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| organized group that tries to influence public policy |
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| theory that political owed is distributed among a wide array of diverse and competing interest groups |
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theory that interest groups form in part to counteract the efforts of other groups.
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| theory that public policies are the result of narrowly defined exchanged among political actors |
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| population ecology theory |
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| theory that the life of a political organization is conditional on the density and diversity of the interest group population in a given area |
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| something of value that cannot be withheld from a nonmember of a group, for example, a tax write-off or a better environment |
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| organization that seeks a collective good that will not selectively and materially benefit group members |
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| group with the primary purpose of promoting the financial interests of its members |
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| interest group rep who seeks to influence legislation that will benefit his or her organization or client through political persuasion |
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| activities of a group or organization that seeks to influence legislation and persuade political leaders to support the group's position. |
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| a group that represents a specific industry |
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| potential members fail to join a group because they can the benefit sought by the group without contributing effort |
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| They do not nominate candidates for public office. |
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| How are interest groups different from political parties |
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| Today the most common and most effective types of economic interest groups are |
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| One of the most well-known public interest groups that focuses on good government is called |
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| testifying at legislative hearings. |
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| The most often used lobbying technique at both the state and national level is |
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| Attempting to influence policy by getting individuals to contact their representatives directly is known as |
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| Legally sanctioned organizations that allow corporations, labor unions, and other interest groups to raise money and make contributions to candidates in national elections are called |
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| The Lobbying Disclosure Act |
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| lobbyists must disclose the percentage of their time spent on lobbying activities. |
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| The catalyst for formation of the modern Tea Party movement was the |
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| Robert Putnam's Bowling Alone |
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| began a debate about the decrease in interest group activity. |
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| The creation of the Tea Party movement is an example of |
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| The largest public interest group is |
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| ed upper-and middle class women to form groups to help them. |
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| The plight of immigrants and the poor during the Progressive Era |
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