Chapter 15 AP Government Flashcards

Voluntary association of people who come together with the global of getting the policies that they favor enacted.

Diffuse groups that educate the public and put pressure on policymakers in an effort to bring about societal change.

The set of issues to which government officials, voters, and the public are paying attention.

Political action that occurs when individuals contribute their energy, time, or money to a larger group goal.

Also called a public good; a public benefit that individuals can enjoy or profit from even if they do not help to achieve it.

Individuals who enjoy collected goods and benefit from the actions of an interest group without joining.

Benefits available only to those who join the group.

Groups advocating on behalf of the financial interest of their member

Groups that act on behalf of the collective interest of a broad group of individuals.

Associations focusing on one specific area of public policy, often a moral issue about which they are unwilling to compromise.

Interacting with government officials in order to advance a groups’ public policy goals.

The moment of individuals between positions in government and lobbying positions.

A brief filed by someone who is not a party to a case in an attempt to persuade the court to agree with the arguments set forth in the brief.

The coordinated and mutually beneficial activities of the bureaucracy, congress, and the interest groups to achieve shared policy goals.

The webs of influence between interest groups, policymakers, and policy advocates.

Mobilizing interest group members to pressure their representatives by contracting them directly through phone calls, email, and social media.

A public demonstration designed to call attention to the need for change

Internationally breaking a law to call attention to an injustice.

A protest movement against social and economic inequality, corporate influence in politics, and the power of large corporations.