Interest Groups
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jgodoy Teacher on November 9, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 interest group | organizations that seek to influence public policy |
| public policy | all of the many goals that a government pursues |
| trade association | is an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific industry. |
| labor union | an organization of workers who share the same type of job or who work in the same industry |
| public interest group | group formed from a social movement trying to help a wide variety of people |
| private interest group | exclusive groups that influence public policy to benefit their members |
| single-issue interest group | groups that concentrate on only one public policy matter |
| professional groups | Are those that require extensive and specialized training; examples: doctors/lawyers/etc. |
| propaganda | a technique of persuasion aimed at influencing individual group or behaviors to create a particular belief |
| lobbying | activities by which group pressures are brought to bear on legislators and legislatives process |
| grass roots | Of or from the people, the average voters |
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