AP Government and Politics Chp. 16 Vocabulary (Cooper)
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18 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 civic virtue | notion that democracy depended on unselfish commitment to the public good |
| collective good | a good or service that, by its very nature, cannot be denied to anyone who wants to consume it |
| disturbance theory | An idea that interest groups form in part to counteract the efforts of other groups. |
| earmark | funds that an appropriations bill designates for a particular purpose within a state or congressional district |
| economic interest group | a group with the primary purpose of promoting the financial interests of its members. |
| free rider problem | the problem faced by interest groups when citizens can reap the benefits of interest group action without actually joining, participating in, or contributing money to such groups. |
| Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 | lobbying reform banning gifts to members of congress and their staffs, toughening disclosure requirements, and increasing time limits on moving from the federal government to the private sector |
| interest group | a group of people with common goals who organize to influence government |
| lobbying | direct contact made by an interest group representative in order to persuade government officials to support the policies their interest group favors |
| lobbyist | person who seeks to influence political events |
| patron | one who give support (usually financial) |
| pluralist theory | A theory of government and politics emphasizing that politics is mainly a competition among groups, each one pressing for its own preferred policies. |
| political action committee | A committee set up by a corporation, labor union, or interest group that raises and spends campaign money from voluntary donations |
| population ecology theory | the theory that the life of a political organization is conditional on the density and diversity of the interest group population in a given area. |
| public interest group | an organization that supports causes that affect the lives of Americans in general |
| social capital | Democratic and civic habits of discussion, compromise, and respect for differences, which grow out of participation in voluntary organizations. |
| trade association | nonprofit organization that promotes the interests of a particular industry |
| transactions theory | The theory that public policies are the result of narrowly defined exchanges among political actors. |
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