Organized collections of people or organizations that try to influence public policy.
100
What is a lobbyist?
An interest group representative who seeks to to influence legislation that will benefit his/ her organization or client through political and/ or financial persuasion.
100
Provide the founding year, number of memberships, Fundraising- 2012 Cycle of the AARP.
1958, 40 million, N/A
100
What 4 things do interest groups need to be successful?
Leaders, Funding, Patrons, Members
100
What does EMILY stand for?
"Early Money Is Like Yeast"
200
What is a Public Interest Group?
An organization that seeks collective good that will not selectively and materially benefit group members.
200
What year was the Federal Regulation of Lobbying Act passed?
1946
200
Provide the founding year, number of memberships, Fundraising- 2012 Cycle of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
1912, 3 Million Businesses, $276,463
200
What do Interest Group leaders do?
Similar to an entrepreneur, their job is to attract members.
200
What is a GOTV effort?
"Get Out The Vote"
300
What is an Economic Interest Group?
A group with the primary purpose of promoting the financial interests of its members.
300
What does the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 declare a Lobbyist as?
One who devotes at least 20% of a client's or employer's time to lobbying activities.
300
Provide the founding year, number of memberships, Fundraising- 2012 Cycle of the Sierra Club.
1892, 1.4 million, $975,775
300
Without ________, few Interest groups could survive their initial start-up periods.
Financiers
300
What is the Candidate voting System for? What is it's scale?
Help voters and group members make informed voting decisions. 1-100
400
What is the "Transaction Theory"?
The theory that public policies are the result of narrowly defined exchanges or transactions among political actors.
400
What were the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007's key provisions?
Banned gifts to members of congress and their staff, Tougher disclosure requirements, and longer time limits on moving from the Federal Government to private lobbying sectors.
400
Provide the founding year, number of memberships, Fundraising- 2012 Cycle of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
1916, 700,000, $1,085,867
400
In the book, there are 3 stated. What are the 3 entities that can serve as patrons to an Interest Group?
Governments, Foundations, Wealthy Individuals.
400
What is a PAC?
"Political Action Committee"
500
What are "Collective Goods"?
Something of value that cannot be withheld from a nonmember of a group, for a example, a tax write-off or a better environment.
500
What is an Amicus Curiae?
"Friend of the Court"- Someone who is not party to the case, who offers information that bears on the case but who has not been solicited by any of the parties to assist a court.
500
Provide the founding year, number of memberships, Fundraising- 2012 Cycle of MoveOn.org.
1998, 5 Million, $17,011,544
500
How many tiers of an interest group's members are there? What are the tiers?
3: Leaders, Workers, Rank-and-File Members.
500
What is a Political Action Committee?
A government regulated organization that can make direct contributions to candidates in national elections.