| A | B |
|---|
| Any group that seeks to influence public policy | interest groups |
| Interest groups made up of those who join voluntarily | membership interests |
| Large not-for-profit firms with trade representatives or lobbyists in Washington who win federal grants and contracts | beltway bandits” |
| The sense of pleasure, status, or companionship arising from group membership | solidary incentives |
| Money, things, or services obtainable from interest group membership | material benefit incentives |
| The goals of an organization that, if attained, would benefit primarily nongroup members | public-interest lobby |
| Organizations that attract members mostly by the appeal of their broad, controversial principles | ideological interest groups |
| Organizations that gather information on consumer topics (first organized by Ralph Nader) | PIRGs |
| The solicitation of funding through letter campaigns | direct mail |
| The situation that arises when a government agency services as well as regulates a distinct group | client politics |
| Argued the latent causes of faction are sown in the nature of man | Federalist 10 |
| Nonprofit group that lobbies, campaigns and received non-tax deductible donations | Section 501 (c)(4) organizations |
| Backing for a public policy that arises or is created in public opinion | grassroots support |
| A list, compiled by an environmental interest group, of those legislators who voted most frequently against its measures | Dirty Dozen” |
| The part of the public that is directly affected by or deeply concerned with a governmental policy | issue public |
| Groups that can collect political donations and make campaign contributions to candidates for office | PACs |
| The practice of lobbying officials with such promises as employment after their government service | revolving-door influence |
| Its application restricted to lobbying efforts involving direct contacts with members of Congress | Federal Regulation of Lobbying Act of 194 |
| A signal to a member of Congress that identifies which values are at stake in a vote | cue (political) |
| Nonprofit group that addresses political matters but cannot lobby or campaign | Section 501(c)(3) organizations |
| A valued benefit obtained by joining a political organization | incentive (political) |
| A person attempting to influence government decisions on behalf of an interest group | lobbyist |
| The sense of satisfaction derived from serving a cause from which one does not benefit personally | purposive incentive |
| An assessment of a representative’s voting record on issues important to an interest group | ratings |
| A widely shared demand for change in some aspect of the social or political order | social movement |
| Lobbyists working closely with a few key members of Congress, meeting them privately to exchange information and sometimes favors | insider strategy |
| Plan increasingly used by lobbyists with advent of modern technology and employing grassroots lobbying | outsider strategy |
