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PSCI 1101
Vocab Ch. 13
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Political Studies
Undergraduate 1
12/12/2009

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Lobbyists
Definition
Professionals who work to influence public policy in favor of their clients' interests
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Lobbying
Definition
Activities through which individuals, interest groups, and other institutions seek to influence public policy by persuading government officials to support their groups' position
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Interest Groups
Definition
Organized groups of people seeking to influence public policy
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Policy Gridlock
Definition
Political paralysis in the face of pressing national problems
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Moral Incentives
Definition
The personal satisfaction of active self-expression through the contribution or other involvement to social causes
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Selective Incentives
Definition
Private goods or benefits that induce rational actors to participate in a collective effort to provide a collective good
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Social Movements
Definition
Amorphous aggregates of people sharing general values and a desire for social change
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Insider Tactics
Definition
Interest group activity that includes normal lobbying of Capitol Hill, working closely with members of Congress, and contributing money on incumbents' campaigns.
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Outsider Tactics
Definition
Interest group activities designed to influence elected officials by threatening to impose political costs on them if they do not respond. Tactics include marches, demonstrations, campaign contributions to opponents, and electoral mobilization.
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Grassroots Lobbying
Definition
Lobbying conducted by rank-and-file members of an interest group.
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Public Interest Lobby
Definition
A group that promotes some conception of of the public interest rather than the narrowly defined economic or other special interests of its members.
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