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