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Ch.8 Crossword

Down: 2) group that forms in response to a percieved threat from another group or to fight a government policy those who join believe will adversely affect them, or in response to an unexpected external event 3) self serving interconnection among the us military the defense manufacturing industry and federal agencies overseeing scientific research 4) group of citizens who share a common interest and try to influence public policy to benefit themselves 7) act of trying to persuade elected officials to adopt a specific policy change or maintain the status quo 9) tax exempt groups that are prohibited from lobbying or campaigning for a party or candidate 11) benefits offered exclusively to members of an interest group 12) group that forms when a n enterprising individual sees an opening or oppertunity to create the group for social, political or economic purposes 13) groups founded to create support for favorable us policies toward one or several foreign countries 15) veiw of democratic society in which interest groups compete over policy goals and elected officials are mediators of group conflict 17) interest groups that represent firms that share a common economic perspective 18) benefits to members of a group that are intangible but come from interacting with people who share similar professional or personal interests 19) theory that leaders in any organization eventually behave in their own self interest even at the expense of rand and file members the larger the organization the greater the likelihood that the leader will behave this way 23) benefits to interest group members of having specific opinion expressed in the larger social or political sphere 24) movement of members of congress lobbyists and executive branch employees into paid positions in each other's organizations 29) condition in which differences between parties and or the public are so stark that disagreement breaks out fueling attacks and contreversy 30) view of democratic society in which a select few interest groups shape policies in favor of a small group of wealthy o powerful citizens 36) interest groups of individuals who share a common type of employment and seek better wages and working conditions through collective bargaining with employers

Across: 1) insular and closed relationship among interest groups members of congress and federal agencies 5) role of the press in monitoring government actions 6) established a federal role in monitoring and protecting working conditions in intervening in disputes between workers and management 8) group formed to advance the economic status of its members 10) goods or benefits provided by government from which everyone benefits and from which no one can be excluded 14) groups that form to present one view on a highly salient issue that is intensely important to members, such as gun control or abortion 16) set groups of seeking a particular benefit for themselves in the policy process 20) permanent resident card issued to eligible immigrants 21) groups that form among citizens with the same belifs about a specific issue 22) problem faced by interest groups when a collective benefit they provide is so widespread and diffuses those members and nonmembers alike recieve it reducing the incentive to join the group 25) defined by madison as any group that places its own interests above the aggregate interests of society 26) interest groups that represent individuals who share similar jobs 27) individuals who expend their own time, energy and resources to form an interest group 28) right to freely associate with others and form groups protected by the first ammendment 31) banning of alcohol 32) sponsoring advertisements (issue ads) or distributing literature on a policy issue, rather than for a specific candidate 33) groups formed to raise and contribute funds to support elctoral candidates and that are subject to campaign finance laws 34) briefs filed by outside parties (friends of the court) who have an interest in the outcome of a case 35) group that forms in response to an economic or political event ut does not focus on only one issue 37) groups that form to draw attention to purely public issue that affect all citizens equally 38) right to ask the government for assistance with a problem or to express opposition to a government policy, protected by the first ammendment 39) veiw of the relationship among interest groups members of congress and federal agencies as more fluid open and transparent than that described then the term iron triangle 40) tangible benefits available only to members of a group such as discounts and monthy magazines

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