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GOVT 2305 Spiker Rainey Spring 2014 Exam 2 Study Gui
Grace McGill
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06/21/2014

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Interest Group
Definition
any organization that actively seeks to influence public policy; these groups are a linkage mechanism.
Term
______________ is an organization that seeks to connect citizens with the government
Definition
Linkage Mechanism
Term
Labor groups
Definition
seek to promote policies that benefit workers in general and union members in particular
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Citizens' groups
Definition
are joined together by a purposive incentive, the satisfaction of contributing to what they regard as a worth goal or purpose.
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Lobbying
Definition
efforts by groups to influence public policy through contact with public officials
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Iron Triangle
Definition
consists of small and informal but relatively stable set of bureaucrats, legislators, and lobbyists who seek to develop policies beneficial to a particular interest.
Term
Interest groups that are not directly involved in litigation often file _______ briefs to encourage a ruling that is beneficial to their cause
Definition
amicus curiae
Term
PAC stands for ___________?
Definition
Political Action Committee
Term
Which of the following media are subject to content regulation by the government?
1) television
2) radio
3) satellite radio
4) internet
Definition
1,2 (television and radio)
Term
The rise of partisan new outlets in the past few decades has resulted in an increase in ______________.
Definition
Party polarization
Term
The media functions as a _____________ when it desseminates information from political leaders to the public.
Definition
Common carrier
Term
Franking Privileges
Definition
The privilege of incumbents to send mail to constituencies at the government's expense
Term
When Congress have their votes officially recorded in the record by member it is called a __________ vote.
Definition
Roll call
Term
Elections held in the years between presidential elections are called, what?
Definition
midterm elections
Term
Whose vote breaks the tie if a the Senate is tied?
Definition
The Vice President
Term
Which of the following leadership positions is the least influential in the Senate?
Definition
President Pro Tempore
Term
Hearings are an effective way to ________.
Definition
gather information
Term
A race with out an incumbent is called an __________.
Definition
open-seat-race
Term
Choosing committee chairs based on which member has the longest tenure on a standing committee is an example of the _______________.
Definition
Seniority system
Term
To balance the desire for representation at different levels the framers made Congress a ________________.
Definition
Bicameral institution
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