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Flashcards: Gov - Chapter 11 - Interest Groups

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interest group	is an organization of people with similar policy goals who enter the political process to try to achieve those aims.
Pluralist theory	argues that interest group activity brings representation to all.
elite theory	argues that a few groups have most of the power.
hyperpluralist theory	asserts that too many groups are getting too much of what they want resulting in government policy that is often contradictoryy and lacking in direction.
subgovernments	are composed of key interest groups leaders interested in policy.

potential group	is composed of all people who might be group members because they share some common interest
actual group	is composed of those in the potential group who choose to join.
collective good	iis something of calie such as clean air that cannot be withheld from a potential group member.
free rider problem	a perfectly rational response is thus to sit back and let other people do the work
olson's law of large groups	the begger group the more serious the free rider problem. " the larger the group the further it will fall short of providing an optimal amount of a collective good

selective benefits	are goods that a group can rstrict to those who pay their yearly dues such as information publications.
single issue group	can be defined as a group that has a narrow interest dislikes compromise and single midedly pursues its goal.
lobbying	comes from the place wher petitioners used to collar legislatures.
electioneering	aiding candidates finacially and getting group members out to support them.
political action commitees	provide a means for groups to participate in electioneering.

amicus ciriae briefs	consiste of written arguments submitted to the courts in support of one side of a case.
class action lawsuits	enable a group of people in a similar situation to combinve their common grievances into a single suit.
union shop	requires new employees to join the union representing them.
right to work laws	outlaw union membership as a condition of employment.
public interest lobbies	are organizations that seek "a collective good the achievement of which will not selectivelyand materially benefit the membership or activists of the organization