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Government Test 3

Chapter 10 Bold Print Terms

TermDefinition
Interest Group An organized group of individuals that seeks to influence public policy. Also called a lobby.
Lobbyist A representative of an interest group.
Program Monitoring Keeping track of government programs; usually done by interest groups.
Lobby An organized group of individuals that seeks to influence a public policy.
Agenda Building The process by which new issues brought into the political limelight.
Interest Group Entrepreneur An interest group organizer or leader.
Disturbance Theory states that interest groups form primarily in opposition to other interest groups so as to counteract influence in their respective political domains.The theory also states that interest groups form and grow in response to threats.
Free Rider Problem The situation in which people benefit form the activities of an organization ( such as an interest group) but do not contribute to those activities.
Political Action Committee ( PAC) An organization that pools campaign contributions from group members and donates those funds to candidates for political office.
Grassroots lobbying Lobbying activités performed by rank and file group members and other supporters.
Coalition Building The banding together of several interest groups for the purpose of lobbying.
Cesar Chavez A poor mexican american began to crisscross the Central Vally of California, talking to workers and plating the idea of a union. He is responsible for the United Farm workers Union.
Trade Association An organization that represents firms within a particular industry.
Direct Lobbying Attempts to influence a policymakers through personal contact with that individual.
Information Campaign An organized effort to gain public backing by bringing a group's views to pubic attention.
Citizen Group Lobbying organization built around policy concerns unrelated to members' vocational interests.
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