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Civics
11th Grade
01/17/2012

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Interest Group
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An organized group of individuals that seeks to influence public policy. Also called a lobby.
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Lobby
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Another name for an interest group.
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Lobbyist
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A representative of an interest group.
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Agenda Building
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The process by which new issues are brought into the political limelight.
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Program Monitoring
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Keeping track of government programs, usually by interest groups.
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Interest Group Entrepreneur
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An interest group organizer or leader.
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Free-Rider Problem
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The situation in which people benefit from the activities of an organization (such as an interest group) but do not contribute to those activities.
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Trade Association
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An organization that represents firms within a particular industry.
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Political Action Committee (PAC)
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An organization that pools campaign contributions from group members and donates those funds to candidates for political office.
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Direct Lobbying
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Attempts to influence a legislator's vote through personal contact with the legislator.
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Grassroots Lobbying
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Lobbying activities performed by rank-and-file interest group members and would-be members.
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Information Campaign
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An organized effort to gain public backing by bringing a group's views to public attention.
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Coalition Building
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The banding together of several interest groups for the purpose of lobbying.
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Membership Bias
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The tendency of some sectors of society -- especially the wealthy, the highly educated, professionals, and and those in business -- to organize more readily into interest groups.
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Citizen Group
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Lobbying organization built around policy concerns unrelated to members' vocational interests.
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