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33 Cards in this Set
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Special interest |
An unfavorable way to characterize those who stand to gain or lose more from a public policy |
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Interest groups |
An organization that seeks to influence Punic policy |
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Faction |
James Madison's term for a group that pursues interests harmful to those of another group our to the good of the country. In contemporary usage, it often refers to any interest group. |
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Free-rider problem |
The difficulty that exists when an organization seeks a good or policy change but cannot confine the benefits to its own members. Of people can reap the benefits without beating the costs of membership, they lack incentives to join |
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Selective incentive |
A good or service that only members of an organization may enjoy. A selective incentive is one remedy to the free-rider problem. |
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Economic group |
An interest group, such as a union or business, that explicitly pursues its own material welfare |
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Trade or industry association |
An organization that represents business in a particular field or industry |
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National labor relations act (Wagner act) |
The new deal statute that set up the national labor relations board (nlrb) to protect union organizing and encourage collective bargaining. The act forbade such unfair employer practices as setting up a company union and firing workers who organized unions. |
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Taft-Hartley act |
The 1947 law that curbed union power I'm several ways, including a ban on closed shops. |
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Closed shops |
A requirement that employees join a labor union before the business his them. The Taft-hartley act outlawed it. |
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Union shop |
A requirement that an employee join a union after starting employment |
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Right-to-work laws |
Laws in 22 states that forbid union shops |
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American federation of labor-congress of industrial organizations (afl-cio) |
The leading group of American labor, an organization of 56 unions and their 11 million members |
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Policy group |
Am interest group that purports to seek goals that benefit the broader public, not just its own members |
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Ideological interest group |
An interest group with a strong commitment to a particular political philosophy whether liberal, conservative, or libertarian. |
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Public interest group |
A non-profit organization who's primary goal is to seek benefits for the broader public, not just its own members. |
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Think tank |
A research organisation, usually non-profit, that issues statements and reports on policy issues. |
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Foundation |
A non-profit corporation or a charitable trust that makes grants to organizations out individuals for scientific, educational, cultural, religious, or other charitable purposes. |
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Political action committee (pac) |
A political committee, other than a candidate's campaign committee or a part committee, that raises and spends money to elect our defeat candidates. Businesses and labor unions often form pacs because that cannot give money directly to federal candidates from their own treasuries. |
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Super pac |
A political action committee that can accept unlimited contributions from individuals, unions, corporations, and associations, and spend unlimited sums I'm independent expenditures I'm federal election campaigns, provided that it does not continue to or coordinate with Paris or candidates |
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Grassroots |
The broad General public. Interest group often seek grassroots support |
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Lobbyist |
An individual who's job is to influence policy makers on behalf of an interest group |
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In-house lobbyist |
A lobbyist on a group's payroll |
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Contract lobbyist |
A lobbyist who works at outside lawfirms or consulting companies and takes on interest groups as clients |
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Direct lobbying |
Meetings or communications between interest group representatives and the officials they are trying to persuade |
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Revolving door |
Slang for the interchange of employees between government and the private sector |
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Grasstops |
An interest group tactic of existing the support of people with strong local influence our a personal connection to lawmakers |
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Air war |
an interest group effort to sway public opinion through broadcast advertisements |
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Connected pac |
A political action committee that is under sponsorship of a corporation, union, or trade association and many solicit contributions only from people with connections to sponsoring organization. |
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Nonconnected pac |
A political action committee that is not under the sponsorship of an existing organization and may seek contributions from anyone who may lawfully give to federal campaigns |
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Bundling |
The practice of gathering a large number of small contributions into one group. Although the recipient usually views the result as one large contribution, each check counts seperately for the purpose of campaign finance limits |
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Soft money |
Political spending that influences elections but is not subject to contribution or expenditure limits under campaign finance law |
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Astroturf |
Slang for an outpouring of grassroots sentiment that an interest group manufactures |
