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AP US Government Interest Groups

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  • Q1
    A signal, frequently provided by interest groups, that tells a politician what values are at stake in an issue and how that issue fits into his or her own set of political beliefs.
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  • Q2
    A mailing from an interest group focused at a specialized audience whose purpose is both to raise money and mobilize supporters.
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    A law which required groups and individuals seeking to influence legislation to register with the secretary of the Senate and the clerk of the House of Representatives. Quarterly financial reports on expenses were also to be filed. Note the 1995 reform legislation was more stringent.
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    An organization that attracts members by appealing to their interests on a coherent set of usually controversial principles.
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    Something of value offered by mass-membership organizations to get people to join; it is a benefit exclusive to members.
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    Individuals or organizations representing other organizations.
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  • Q7
    An organization that seeks to influence public policy.
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  • Q8
    A group that attempts to influence government decisions, especially legislation.
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    A person who engages in lobbying.
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  • Q10
    Something tangible, such as money or services, which attracts people to join mass-membership organizations.
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  • Q11
    A type of interest group that represents the interests of its members.
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  • Q12
    A description of the United States political system, once used by scholars, contending that the policy-making process encompasses the effective competition of interest groups. This account is now generally considered incomplete, if not inaccurate.
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  • Q13
    An organization which finances candidates and may lobby. Such organizations can contribute no more than $5,000 to a federal candidate in an election.
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  • Q14
    An interest group whose efforts significantly benefit nonmembers.
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  • Q15
    An incentive to join a mass-membership organization based on the appeal of the group's goal(s).
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  • Q16
    An evaluation supplied by some interest groups that ranks legislators on their degree of support for a particular cause, such as unions or the environment. These can be helpful sources of information, but are often biased.
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  • Q17
    A widely shared demand for change in some aspect of the social or political order.
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  • Q18
    An inducement to join a mass membership organization based on the sense of pleasure, status, or companionship derived from membership.
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