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Interest groups
Techniques used
Factors influencing strength
Government structure
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An organization of individuals sharing common goals that tries to influence governmental decisions.
What is an interest group?
100
The practice of attempting to influence members of the legislature.
What is lobbying?
100
Difficulty recruiting members and money
What does the "free-rider problem" cause?
100
Power is dispersed to many state agencies with little or no central control
What is a fragmented government structure?
100
Free speech and association, and interest groups
The First Amendment protects?
200
Political action committee (PAC)
What is another term used for interests groups?
200
Various activities in which interest groups engage to try to influence the outcome of elections
What is the engineering technique?
200
A characteristic of some interest groups in that they have members in all regions of the state
What is the geographic distribution?
200
The practice of trying to secure benefits for oneself or one's group through political means.
What is rent seeking?
200
"booze, bribes, and broads"
What were the interest group tactics in the past?
300
Membership, Nonmembership, and Government organizations
What are the three broad categories of interest groups?
300
Research fundings
What do interest groups provide to members of the legislature and their staffs?
300
Highly industrialized states with a variety of industries generally have a multitude of interest groups. ex. copper mining in Montana, lumbering in Oregon, oil in Alaska, and coal mining in Wyoming.
How does economic diversity impact the strength of an interest group? Examples?
300
When the relationship between a state agency and an interest group becomes very close.
What does the term capture mean?
300
Interest groups that represent state and local governments
What are state and local interest groups?
400
Interest groups that represent more specific business interests.
What are trade associations?
400
State agency are responsible for enforcing requirements for interest groups and candidates for public office to report information on money collected and activities.
What is the Texas Ethics Commission?
400
States with two strong, competitive parties can offset the influence of interest groups attempting to put their own candidates forward.
How can political parties in the state influence the strength of interest groups?
400
The process of policies being created through the combination efforts of interest groups, the state agency, and the legislative committee.
What is the "Iron Triangle"
400
A person cannot be denied employment because of membership or nonmembership in a labor union or other labor organizations
What are the right-to-work laws?
500
Organizations seeking to protect and promote the interests of member businesses involved in the sales of goods and services.
What are retail trade associations?
500
The U.S Supreme Court, in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
What removed previous restrictions by the federal government on PAC's ability to spend money on election campaigns?
500
A fragmented government structure
What kind of government structure does Texas have?
500
Low levels of voter turnout and other forms of political participation in Texas.
Why do interest groups dominate state politics?
500
one of 24
Texas is one of how many states with right-to-work laws?