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| Cooperative relationships that facilitate the resolution of collective problems. |
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| The tendency to form small-scale associations for the public good. |
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| A collection of people or organizations that tries to influence public policy. |
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| The theory that political power is distributed among a wide array of diverse and competing interest groups. |
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| The theory that interest groups form as a result of changes in the political system. |
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| The theory that public policies are the result of narrowly defined exchanges among political actors |
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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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| Population ecology theory |
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| The theory that the formation of political organizations is conditional on the resources allocated to a given issue area. |
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| An organization that seeks a collective good that will not selectively and materially benefit group members. |
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| Interest group representatives who seeks to influence legislation that will benefit his or her organization or client through political and/or financial persuasion |
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| A group that represents a specific industry. |
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| the activities of a group or organization that seeks to persuade political leaders to support the groups position. |
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| A person who finances a group or individual activity. |
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| Potential members fail to join a group because they can get the benefit, or collective good, sought by the groups without contributing the effort. |
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| Honest leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 |
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| Lobbying reform banning gifts to members of Congress and their staffs, toughening disclosure requirements, and increasing time limits on moving from the federal government to the private sector. |
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| a group with the primary purpose of promoting the financial interests of its members. |
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| Funds that an appropriations bill designates for specific projects within a state or congressional district. |
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| Political Action Committee |
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| Officially registered fund-raising organization that represents interest groups in the political process. |
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| Theory that most IG have no power, power is mainly in the business groups related to money |
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| Theory that there are too many interest groups! |
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| The drive or effort put forth(single issue groups fall into this category) |
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| Method of groups to elect and keep politicians who favor their policy. |
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| using the courts as a means of changing policy. Going to the judiciary! |
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