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| THE LATE PROFESSOR ____ ____: A PLURALISM ADVOCATE. |
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WHY ARE INTEREST GROUPS GOOD?
ACCORDING TO THE THEORY..
INTEREST GROUPS ARE A LINK BETWEEN the ___ and ___ ___. |
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| public; government officials |
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| THE ALTERNATIVE THEORY: ELITIST theory INTEREST GROUPS ARE BAD FOR democracy why? ___ ___ big rich groups win far more often , have more influence, have more access to gov. officials than regular citizens. |
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GROUPS WHICH OPPOSE ____ WIN MOST OFTEN…
SO THERE IS A ____ ___ ___. |
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| ELITISTS ARGUE THAT INTEREST GROUPS “S____” government and they dont care about ___ ___. |
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| sidetrack; public interest |
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| 3 MAIN TYPES OF INTEREST GROUPS are ___ groups, ___, ___ ___ groups. |
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| private; public; single-interest |
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| _____ GROUPS LOBBY FOR SELECTIVE BENEFITS. |
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a BENEFIT WHICH GOES PRIMARILY
TO THAT PARTICULAR GROUP LOBBYING FOR IT.? |
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| THE MOST POWERFUL, RICHEST, AND MOST NUMEROUS? |
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___ OF THE LOBBYISTS IN DC, AND ___ IN AUSTIN REPRESENT I. BUSINESS GROUPS…
A. ___ ___, B. ___ ___, C. ___ ___ ___. |
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| 60%; 80%; trade associations; peak associations; small business associations |
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| LABOR UNIONS=___-___=LARGEST ONE |
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UNION MEMBERSHIP HAS ___ SINCE THE 1950S
DUE TO A LOT OF OFF-SHORING. |
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PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS…
AMA; ABA; APSA; ADA;
FASTEST GROWING IN THE US:
MEMBERS ARE RELATIVELY WEALTHY, highly educated. |
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| american association of retired persons |
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| LOBBY FOR COLLECTIVE/SHARED BENEFITS? |
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IF COMMON CAUSE SUCCEEDS, THEY FAIL
AND IF THEY FAIL, THEY SUCCEED is ___ ___ ___ perfect catch 22 or __ ___. |
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| john nance garner; logical tautology |
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SINGLE INTEREST GROUPS
ARE SMALLER, MORE INTENSE, LESS WILLING TO COMPROMISE
ALSO MORE EXTREME VIEWS ON ISSUES MORE NARROWLY FOCUSED:
LIKE THE NRA V. HANDGUN CONTROL INCORPORATED? |
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| PRO CHOICE GROUPS ___ v. ___ ___ groups. |
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| ALL BRANCHES AND LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT ARE LOBBIED BY INTEREST GROUPS. |
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THE NAACP AND THE ACLU
SPECIALIZE IN LOBBYING THE COURTS.= through ___ ___. |
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| NAACP; ACLU; amicus curie |
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| 2 GENERAL LOBBYING TECHNIQUES: ___ __ and ___ ___. |
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| direct lobbying; eye contact |
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| General Lobbying Techniques: __ __ most valued, dont contact all politicians only the ___, focus on ___, testify before ___. |
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| personal contact; undecided; committees; committees |
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| ALL INDIRECT LOBBYING INVOLVES TRYING TO ___ or ___ or ___ ___ ___. |
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| affect; change; mold; public opionion |
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| indirect lobbying: ___ lobbying, ___, forming ___. |
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| grassroots; advertising; coalitions |
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| USA ENGAGE: IS AGAINST ____ AGAINST ____ ____. |
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| sanctions; brutal governments |
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Supporting Organizations
National Foreign Trade Council
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
National Association of Manufacturers,U.S. Council on International Business
American Petroleum Institute? |
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REALISTIC GOALS: MOST REALISTIC GOAL:
is protect the ___ ___ and willing to ___. |
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| #1PREDICTOR OF SUCCESS: ____ |
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| texas groups most powerful: ___ ___, ___ ___ ___, ___ ___. |
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| business groups; texas trial lawyers; insurance groups |
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| texas groups in between: ___, __ __, __ __. |
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| agriculture, public employees, civil rights |
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| texas groups least powerful: ___ ___, ___, ___. |
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| labor unions;environmntal; consumer; |
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TORT REFORM:
___s: REAGAN ADMIN CUT BACK ON WORKPLACE SAFETY INSPECTIONS. |
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| 1ST TIME SINCE ___, WORKPLACE ACCIDENTS INCREASED. |
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| MOST DANGEROUS STATE TO WORK IN? |
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TORT REFORM BECAME A HUGE ISSUE IN ___“GREEDY LAWYER” IMAGE
MOST OF THE TIME, IN LARGE SETTLEMENTS
____ WILL TAKE PLACE. |
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STRENGTH OF PRO-BUSINESS POLITICAL CULTURE
IS SINGLE-HANDEDLY RESPONSIBLE FOR
STRENGTH OF ___ AND WEAKNESS
OF ___, ____AND ____ GROUPS. |
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| business; labor; environment; consumer |
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| AGRICULTURE GENERATES GOODS, NOT MANY ___. |
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____ ___ CANNOT STRIKE OR
COLLECTIVELY BARGAIN FOR WAGES
BUT MAKE UP A LARGE GROUP OF STATE VOTERS. |
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CIVIL RIGHTS GROUPS ___ AMONGST THEMSELVES
____ VOTE, ___ FINANCIAL RESOURCES. |
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