| Term | Definition |
|---|
| interest | any involvment that affects economic, social or emotional well-being |
| rules of formation (of interest groups) | ppl who feel emotional intestiy are more likely to join group---the larger a proportion of effort of group that I constitue, greater my chance of participation--the more group offers individual goods more likely to mobilize potential membership--the more group offers collective goods less likely to mobilize potential membership---understand bias (who is more or less influential) |
| individual goods | good used in exclusion to others ex) sandwhich |
| access | personal relationship with policy makers |
| PhRMA | pharmaceutical research and manufacturer of america--trade association of pharm. co with largest lobby in Washington |
| Graduate School of Political Management | teaches how to be a lobbyist |
| iron triangles | relationship between interest group, committee in Congress and administrative agency implementing policy--illustrate private inlfuence over public policy |
| Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 | US law passed by Congress that gave farmers subsidies $248 million--illustrates the iron trianglesor private influence over public policy within interest group |
| public interest group | does not try to serve individual interest in group but public interest of society in general |
| MADD | 1982 Candy Lightner-founder who had 13 yr old daughter killed---organized, raised money, and created national organization (benefits everyone)--significant drop in alcohol-related deaths |
| collective goods | shared with everyone else ex) safe streets |
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