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ISMs
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100
Organizations of people with shared policy goals
What is an interest group?
100
Laws that forbid employers to require employees to join unions
What is a right to work law?
100
Only the most powerful have influence over the government's decisions
What is elitism?
100
These raise money from individuals and then it is distributed to political candidates.
What are PACs?
100
This is the definition of lobbying.
What is communicating with government officials to persuade them to support a particular policy decision?
200
This is why intensity and passion are important for interest group members.
What is that lawmakers are more willing to listen and take sides with interest groups that are passionate and intense about their cause?
200
A provision that requires employees to join a union within a specific period of time
What is a union shop?
200
Government gives in to too many demands
What is hyperpluralism?
200
The approximate number of interest groups in 2012
What is 25,000?
200
The majority of lobbyists live here...
What is Washington DC?
300
This is why intensity and passion are important for members of an interest group.
What is they attract more attention from lawmakers when they are passionate and intense about their cause?
300
Benefits that can be restricted to only group members
What are selective benefits?
300
Interest groups are integral to government decisions
What is pluralism?
300
Main reason for the proliferation of interest groups.
What is technology?
300
The job of many lobbyists before working full-time as a lobbyist.
What is a House member, Senator, or Cabinet member?
400
Interest groups offer certain benefits to help overcome this problem.
What is the free-rider problem?
400
Something of value that cannot be withheld from a potential group member
What is a collective good?
400
Ensures that no single issue becomes too dominant
What is pluralism?
400
This is why the size of the interest group is important.
What is smaller groups are usually more successful - more passionate, more focused on issues, not as many competing ideas?
400
The lobbyist offers at least 2 things to lawmakers.
What is expertise, campaign strategies, drafting legislation, connections politically
500
When a case that an interest group is interested in, but not actually sponsoring, comes before the courts, the group can file this...
What is an amicus curiae brief?
500
Sub governments that include interest group leaders, government agencies, and members of Congress
What is an iron triangle?
500
Policy gridlock is most likely to occur with which theory of the isms?
What is hyperpluralism?
500
4 strategies of interest groups to try and shape policy
What is lobbying, electioneering, litigation, and appealing to the public?
500
Two categories of lobbyists
What is full time and part time as a consultant?
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