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Interest-ing Vocab
Interest-ing Groups
Interest-ing Acts and Decisions
The Revolving Interests
Miscellaneous Interests
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An organization that raises money privately and employs lobbyists to influence legislation.
What is a political action committee
100
provides retirement planning, media publications for seniors, medical insurance and lobbies the government on behalf of its massive membership of millions of Americans over age 50.
What is The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
100
Sponsored by Senators Russ Feingold and John McCain in 2002, this act increased the role of soft money in campaign financing and the proliferation of issue advocacy ads. However, the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission overturned this provision.
What is the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act
100
government officials quitting their jobs to take positions as lobbyists or consultants to businesses. Many people fear this allows private interests unfair influence over government decisions
What is the revolving door
100
A problem with a large membership of an interest group in which an individual tends to think someone else will do all the work
What is a free rider
200
a non-profit organization formed under Section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code, which grants tax-exempt status to political committees.The term has come to refer to a new form of political organization operating in a gray area of the law.
What is 527
200
named after the acronym,Early Money is Like Yeast, this group is a national political action committee that works to elect pro-choice female Democrats. Its interests include abortion rights, economic and social issues, like education funding.
What is EMILY's List
200
Signed into law in 2007, this act strengthens public disclosure requirements concerning lobbying activity and funding, places more restrictions on gifts for members of Congress and their staff, and provides for mandatory disclosure of earmarks in expenditure bills.
What is the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act
200
the actions groups take by keeping people in office who support their cases. This is an important part of their work
What is electioneering
300
describes the activity of fundraisers who pool a large number of campaign contributions from political action committees and individuals. This activity allows fundraisers to funnel far more money to campaigns than they could personally give under campaign finance laws.
What is Bundling
300
Founded in 1909, this group is the nation's oldest and largest civil rights organization. Their mission is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate race-based discrimination.
What is the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
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Signed in 1995, this act made provisions in which lobbyists are required to register with the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate. It was amended substantially by the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 due to its numerous loopholes.
What is the Lobbying and Disclosure Act
300
created a scandal in 2006 surrounded by him being sentenced to prison for issues relating to defrauding Indian tribes by secretly lobbying against them while also representing them as a lobbyist
Who is Jack Abramoff
300
this idea argues that just a few interest groups have most of the power
What is elitist theory
400
by using computers, groups can mail directly to selected individuals identified from lists developed by staff or purachased from other groups in order to get their funds.
What is direct solicitation
400
founded in 1847, this group is the largest association of medical doctors who promote the art and science of medicine and the betterment of public health.
What is the American Medical Association
400
This case was brought by groups and U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell, then the Senate Majority Whip, who argued that the legislation was an unconstitutional infringement on their First Amendment rights. It was partially overruled by Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission.
What is the McConnell v. Federal Election Commission
400
This president restricted all senior appointed officials from lobbying an agency up to five years after leaving the federal government but later revoked the order just before a republican government was set to take place
Who is Bill Clinton?
400
This idea claims that interest group benefit American democracy by bringing representation to all. Benefits include linkage between the people and government, counterbalancing of power, and necessity for good publicity.
What is pluralist theory
500
interest groups can influence court decisions by filing this, which consist of written arguments submitted to the courts in support of one side
What is amicus curiae briefs
500
Founded by Roger Baldwin in 1920, this group's primary focus was on freedom of speech, primarily for anti-war protesters. Since then, it has expanded to working to defend and preserve Constitutional rights and liberties.
What is the American Civil Liberties Union
500
This law created the Federal Election Commission and was amended in 1974 to place legal limits on the campaign contributions, 1976 in response to the provisions ruled unconstitutional by Buckley v. Valeo, and in 1979 to allow parties to spend unlimited amounts of hard money on activities like increasing voter turnout and registration.
What is the Federal Election Campaign Act
500
Ronald Reagan's deputy chief of staff who was convicted of perjury after he left his position to work in the private sector who was found to have used government contracts to help clients of his public-relations firm.
Who is Michael Deaver
500
this idea says that too many groups are trying to influence the political process, resulting in political chaos and contradiction among government policies.
What is hyperpluralist theory