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| cue | a signal provided by interest groups that tell a politician what values are at stake |
| direct mail | a mailing form an interest group focused at a specialized audience whose purpose is both to raise money and mobilize support |
| Federal Regulation of Lobbying Act of 1946 | requires groups and individuals seeking influence legislation to register w/ the secretary of the Senate and the clerk of the House |
| ideological interest group | organization that attracts members by appealing to their interests |
| incentive | something of value offered by mass-membership organizations to get people to join |
| institutional interests | individuals or organization representing other organizations |
| interest group | organization that seeks public policy |
| lobby | a group that attempts to influence govt. decisions |
| lobbyist | a person who engages in lobbying |
| material incentive | something tangible, such as money which attracts people to join mass membership organizations |
| memebership interests | a type of interest group that represents the interests of its members |
| pluralistic political system | description of the US political system |
| political action committee | organization which finances candidates and may lobby |
| public interest lobby | interest group whose efforts significantly benefit nonmembers |
| purposive incentive | incentive to join a mass memebership organization based on the appeal of the groups goal |
| ratings | an evaluation supplied by some interest groups that ranks legislators on their degree of support for a particular cause |
| social movement | a widely shared demand for change in some aspect of the social or political order |
| solidary incentive | an inducement to join a mass membership organization based on the sense of pleasure, status, or companionship derived from membership |
