Ch. 9 Government
which of the following are legal tactics used by interest groups to influence policy makers
-engaging in public relations -making campaign contributions -lobbying
inside strategies
-giving policy-relevant info to a politician -lobbying a politician
outside strategies
-grassroots letter writing campaigns -using televised advertising to promote a group's position
what are considered reasons for Americans' broad participation in groups such as volunteer organizations?
-the importance of religion -a tradition of free association -the prominence of public education
what is true of interest groups?
-they broaden the range of issues that lawmakers address -they can support controversial issues that lawmakers often avoid
interest groups rely on the courts to advance their policy when
-they've faced legislative hurdles -have a low chance of achieving their goals through elected officials
consequence of the effort of the writers to devise a governing system that would guard against tyranny and majority
America's system of divided power provides abundant opportunities for interest groups to achieve their policy goals
which political leader wrote that the government must dilute the influence of factions and interest groups by filtering their views through properly structured governing institutions?
James Madison
benefits that belong to the entire group
collective (public) good
free rider
derives benefit without contributing to its achievement
inside lobbying
face-to-face meetings with legislators and providing policy info to policymakers
iron triangle
informal group of people from Congress, executive agencies, and interest groups with a mutual interest in a particular policy area
citizens interest group
interest group that addresses issues of concern to the general public not just the groups members
the percentage of union workers today compared to the 50's-60's is
lower
PAC
main goal to raise/spend money to influence the outcome of elections
interest group
organization that seeks to influence gov decision making
outside lobbying aims to bring _____ pressure to bear on policy makers
public
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
the limit on corporate and union spending in federal elections
how are issue networks formed
they are the result of the fact that individuals have interests and expertise in particular policy issues despite disagreeing on the outcome
economic interest groups
to gain material benefit for their members