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| An organization of people sharing a common interest or goal that seeks to influence the making of public policy. |
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| Something of value one cannot get without joining an organization. |
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| The social rewards (sense of pleasure, status, or companionship) that lead people to join political organizations. |
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| Money or things valued in monetary terms. |
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| A benefit that comes from serving a cause or principle. |
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| ideological interest groups |
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| Political organizations that attract members by appealing to their political convictions or principles. |
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| A political organization whose goals will principally benefit nonmembers. |
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| A widely shared demand for change in some aspect of the social or political order. |
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| A signal telling a legislature what values are at stake in a vote, and how that issue fits into his or her own political views on party agenda. |
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| Assessments of a representative's voting record on issues important to an interest group. |
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