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Ch.8 Crossword
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1) sponsoring advertisements (issue ads) or distributing literature on a policy issue, rather than for a specific candidate
3) right to freely associate with others and form groups protected by the first ammendment
4) groups formed to raise and contribute funds to support elctoral candidates and that are subject to campaign finance laws
5) groups that form among citizens with the same belifs about a specific issue
7) established a federal role in monitoring and protecting working conditions in intervening in disputes between workers and management
11) group that forms when a n enterprising individual sees an opening or oppertunity to create the group for social, political or economic purposes
13) benefits to interest group members of having specific opinion expressed in the larger social or political sphere
14) 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
16) group formed to advance the economic status of its members
19) groups founded to create support for favorable us policies toward one or several foreign countries
22) tax exempt groups that are prohibited from lobbying or campaigning for a party or candidate
24) right to ask the government for assistance with a problem or to express opposition to a government policy, protected by the first ammendment
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
33) defined by madison as any group that places its own interests above the aggregate interests of society
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2) 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
6) interest groups of individuals who share a common type of employment and seek better wages and working conditions through collective bargaining with employers
8) 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
9) goods or benefits provided by government from which everyone benefits and from which no one can be excluded
10) group of citizens who share a common interest and try to influence public policy to benefit themselves
12) set groups of seeking a particular benefit for themselves in the policy process
15) individuals who expend their own time, energy and resources to form an interest group
17) insular and closed relationship among interest groups members of congress and federal agencies
18) permanent resident card issued to eligible immigrants
20) interest groups that represent individuals who share similar jobs
21) briefs filed by outside parties (friends of the court) who have an interest in the outcome of a case
23) interest groups that represent firms that share a common economic perspective
25) movement of members of congress lobbyists and executive branch employees into paid positions in each other's organizations
26) benefits offered exclusively to members of an interest group
27) role of the press in monitoring government actions
28) act of trying to persuade elected officials to adopt a specific policy change or maintain the status quo
29) 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
31) self serving interconnection among the us military the defense manufacturing industry and federal agencies overseeing scientific research
32) benefits to members of a group that are intangible but come from interacting with people who share similar professional or personal interests
34) veiw of democratic society in which interest groups compete over policy goals and elected officials are mediators of group conflict
35) groups that form to draw attention to purely public issue that affect all citizens equally
36) group that forms in response to an economic or political event ut does not focus on only one issue
37) tangible benefits available only to members of a group such as discounts and monthy magazines
38) groups that form to present one view on a highly salient issue that is intensely important to members, such as gun control or abortion
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