American Politics Today - Essentials (3rd Ed)

THE INTEREST GROUP UNIVERSE| 231 The Interest Group Universe Interest groups are organizations that seek to infl uence governme ...

232 CHAPTER 8|INTEREST GROUPS TYPES OF INTEREST GROUPS Scholars often divide interest groups into categories based on who thei ...

THE INTEREST GROUP UNIVERSE| 233 MASS ASSOCIATIONS OR PEAK ASSOCIATIONS Interest groups can also be distinguished according to ...

234 CHAPTER 8|INTEREST GROUPS Studies of political parties and interest groups fi nd that some individuals volun- teer out of ...

THE INTEREST GROUP UNIVERSE| 235 available lobbying strategies. Some groups have suffi cient funding and staff to pursue a wide ...

236 CHAPTER 8|INTEREST GROUPS RESTRICTIONS ON INTEREST GROUP LOBBYING In 2005, a major lobbyist, Jack Abramoff, was accused of ...

THE INTEREST GROUP UNIVERSE| 237 What is this dilemma? On one hand, people who have worked in industry or as lobbyists already ...

238 CHAPTER 8|INTEREST GROUPS meetings on Capitol Hill, and spent additional money on broader publicity eff orts. Ultimately, ...

INTEREST GROUP STRATEGIES| 239 Source: “Lobbying Database,” http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/index.php (accessed 1/30/12); GPO ...

240 CHAPTER 8|INTEREST GROUPS DIRECT LOBBYING When interest group staff meet with offi ceholders or bureaucrats, they plead th ...

INTEREST GROUP STRATEGIES| 241 As these descriptions indicate, interest groups place a high priority on main- taining access to ...

242 CHAPTER 8|INTEREST GROUPS shows that its staff have testifi ed in favor of “right to carry” laws as well as laws that woul ...

INTEREST GROUP STRATEGIES| 243 arrange a meeting with its staff so that they appear willing to learn about their constituents’ ...

244 CHAPTER 8|INTEREST GROUPS Federal laws limit groups’ electioneering and lobbying eff orts. Nuts and Bolts  8.2 provides in ...

INTEREST GROUP STRATEGIES| 245 BIG SPENDERS IN THE 2012 ELECTION: 527 ORGANIZATIONS TABLETABLE » »^ 5.18.2 This table shows the ...

Some groups do no electioneering at all because they lack suffi cient funds, want to avoid making enemies (because of whom they ...

LOBBYING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT: INSIDE AND OUTSIDE STRATEGIES Answers: 1.d; 2.d Groups lobby government officials directly in W ...

248 CHAPTER 8|INTEREST GROUPS AMOUNT OF PUBLIC ATTENTION Interest groups are more likely to succeed when their request attract ...

HOW MUCH POWER DO INTEREST GROUPS HAVE? | 249 of bargaining and compromise, with no groups getting exactly what they want—which ...

250 CHAPTER 8|INTEREST GROUPS small details of proposals. But when large, powerful groups seek controversial changes, their re ...