interest groups

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ch 9 voc

Created Nov 30, 2011
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1	special interest	an unfavorable way to characterize those who stand to gain or lose more from a public policy
2	interest group	an organization that seeks to influence public policy
3	faction	james madison's term for a group that pursues interests harmful to those of another group or...
4	free-rider problem	the difficulty that exists when an organization seeks a good or policy change but cannot confine...
5	selective incentive	a good or service that only members of an organization may enjoy. an elective incentive is...
6	economic group	an interest group, such as a union and business, that explicitly pursues its own material welfare
7	trade or industry association	an organization that represents business in a particular field or industry
8	national labor relations act (wagner act)	new deal statute that set up the nlrb to protect union organizing and enourage collective bargaining...
9	taft-hartley act	the 1947 law that curbed union power in several ways, including a ban on closed shops
10	closed shop	a requirement that employees join a labor union before the business hires them. taft-hartley...
11	union shop	a requirement that an employee join a union after starting employment
12	right-to-work laws	laws in 22 states that forbid union shops
13	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
14	policy group	an interest group that purports to seek goals that benefit the broader public, not just its...
15	ideological interest group	an interest group with a strong commitment to a particular political philosophy whether liberal,...
16	public interest group	a nonprofit organization whose primary goal is to seek benefits for the broader public, not...
17	think tank	a research organization, usually nonprofit, that issues statements and reports on policy issues
18	foundation	a nonprofit corporation or charitable trust that makes grants to organizations or individuals...
19	political action committee (pac)	political committee other than a candidate's campaign committee or a party committee which...
20	section 527 group	a group that runs issue advocacy ads and voter mobilization efforts often as a way to get around...
21	grassroots	the broad general public interest groups often seek grassroots supports
22	lobbyist	an individual whose job is to influence policymakers on behalf of an interest group
23	in-house lobbyist	a lobbyist on a group's payroll
24	contract lobbyist	works at outside law firms or consulting companies takes on interest group as clients
25	direct lobbying	meetings or communications between interest group reps and the officals they are trying to...
26	revolving door	slang for the interchange of employees between govt and the private sector
27	grasstops	an interst group tactic of enlisting the support of people with strong local influence or personal...
28	air war	interest group effort to sway public opinion through broadcast ads
29	connected pac	pac that is under the sponsorship of a corporation union or trade association and may solicit...
30	nonconnected pac	pac that isn't under sponsorship of an existing organization and may seek contributions from...
31	bundling	the practice of gathering a large number of small contributions into one group
32	soft money	political spending that influences elections but is not subject to contribution or expenditure...
33	amicus curiae breif	a document filed by an individual or group that is not a party to a legal case, which provides...
34	astroturf	slang for an outpouring of "grassroots" sentiment that an interset group manufactures