David B. Truman
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This well known political scientist developed the disturbance theory, hypothesizing that interest groups form to counteract the activities of other groups.
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David B. Truman
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Founder of the Moral Majority, this minister is
credited with sending 3 to 4 million newly registered
voters to the polls in the 1980 presidential election to vote
for Ronald Reagan
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Reverend Jerry Falwell
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An organization that seeks a collective good that will not selectively and materially benefit
group members
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Public Interest Group
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In response to the efforts of this interest group headed by Pat Robertson during the 2004 presidential election year, President George W. Bush created the Office of Faith-
Based and Community Initiatives.
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Christian Coalition
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A group with the primary purpose of
promoting the financial interest of its members
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Economic Interest Group
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This group has the upper hand in lobbying legislators
which causes increasing concerns about the overall
effectiveness of interest groups.
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The rich and powerful
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This organization of 150 large corporations lobbied
successfully against the Kyoto Protocol for Climate
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The Business Roundtable
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___________ is the currency on Capitol Hill, not dollars according to
many lobbyists.
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Information
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Corporations now funnel money to favored
candidates through PACs, employee contributions
and 527’s as a result of this legislation.
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Campaign Finance Reform
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This Republican House Majority Leader from Texas developed the K
Street Strategy to punish lobbying firms that hired
Democratic strategists
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Tom DeLay (after the 2000 election 62 percent of Republicans and 15 percent of Democrats joined lobbying firms)
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Lobbying the Executive Branch results often times in influencing this type of executive responsibility.
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Policymaking(Lobbying firms and
Washington attorneys deal with regulatory agencies directly and monitor the
implementation of laws and policies)
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The American Medical Association, and AFL-CIO are this type of interest
group.
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Economic Interest Group
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State and local governments often retain
lobbyists and spend a considerable amount of revenues trying to win these kinds of funds.
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Earmarks
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This is a political arm of a business, labor, trade,
professional or interest group authorized to raise funds on a voluntary basis
from employees or members.
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Political Action Committee (PAC)
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This was the first national interest group to form in
1833.
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American Anti-Slavery Society
(A single interests group)
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Central Pacific Railroad gained unprecedented political control of the California state legislature using what type of representative to influence legislation?
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Lobbyists
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During this time period the growth of organized labor led to the creation of the National Association of Manufacturers and the Chamber of Commerce who attempted to defeat the Clayton Act.
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The Progressive Era
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This organization was formed by the Senate in 1928 to investigate the
unethical lobbying tactics of the business
community.
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The Federal Trade Commission
(FTC)
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Like Common Cause, a watchdog over the federal government, which lobbied against the congressional seniority system and for campaign finance reform, this collection of groups headed by Ralph Nader provides a way for citizens to influence government.
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Public Citizen, Inc.