AP GOV: Chapter 7 Flashcards

An organization that seeks to achieve goals by influencing government decision making.

The many ways in which our lives are improved in many ways by social connections.

A theory that holds that policy making is a competition among diverse interest groups that ensure the representation of individual interests.

A theory that holds that a group of wealthy, educated individuals wields most political power.

An entity whose specific goal is to raise and spend money to influence the outcome of elections.

The motivation to join an interest group based on the companionship and the satisfaction derived from socializing with others that it offers.

Large, often informal groups of individuals or organizations striving for a broad, common goal, frequently centered on significant change to the social or political order.

Motivation to join an interest group based on the belief in the group’s cause from an ideological or moral standpoint.

Motivation to join an interest group because the group works for policies that will provide members with material benefits.

Interest groups that represent collective groups of industries or corporations.

Labor organizations comprising federal, state, and municipal workers, including police officers and teachers.

Outcomes shared by the general public; also called public goods.

The phenomenon of someone deriving benefit from others’ actions.

The idea that from an economic perspective it is not rational for people to participate in collective action when they can secure the collective good without participating.

To communicate directly with policymakers on an interest group’s behalf.

The fluid web of connections among those concerned about a policy and those who create and administer the policy.

The interaction of mutual interests among members of Congress, executive agencies, and organized interest during policy making.

Supreme Court ruling that the First Amendment’s protection of free speech applies to political advertising and communications of corporations, labor unions, nonprofits, and other organizations.

The practice of using public outreach to build favorable public opinion of an organization.

Working to influence the election of candidates who support the organization’s issues.