Poli Sci quiz 9 Study practice PDF

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Political Science notes, and practice materials week 9...

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Poli Sci quiz 9 Study practice  citizens' interest groups: • Purposive incentives • Collective ( public )goods • The free-rider (loader) problem  Types of citizns groups • Public interest groups • Single- issue groups • Ideological groups 

economic interest groups: • Private (Individual) goods • Material Incentive • Business groups • Labor groups • Agricultural groups • Professional groups

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material and purposive incentive:

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free-rider problem: A person who chooses to receive the benefits of a "public good" or a "positive externality" without contributing to paying the costs of producing those benefits.

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inside lobbying: • Are actively working in the government • Seeking influence through official contacts • They are trying to influence public officials • Targets • Congress • Executive agencies

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outside lobbying: How lobbying works • Iron Triangles more stable • Issue networks temporary Outside lobbying • Seeking influence through citizen pressure • Constituency advocacy • Electoral activities Political action committees (PACS) Endorsements Contribution limits

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iron triangle: consists of a small and informal but relatively stable set of bureaucrats, legislators, and lobbyists who seek to develop policies beneficial to a particular interest.

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issue network: an informal grouping of officials lobbyist and policy specialists ( the network) who come together temp. around a policy problem ( the "issue")

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Political Action Committees (PACS): where a group's contribution is funnel through they can't give organization funds such as corporate profits or union dues, directly to the candidate. It has a limit of how much it can give. 10,000 per candidates and 5,000 in the primary and general election. •

Incumbent: the current holder of a political office

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Citizens United vs. F.E.C. 2010: CU made a movie about Hilary Clinton in 2010 that wasn't all factual. The F.E.C put a fine on it and CU repealed and won in the supreme court. Making freedom of expression and political donations allowed to corporation

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Super Pacs: may raise unlimited sums of money from corporations, unions, associations and individuals, then spend unlimited sums to overtly advocate for or against political candidates. • Early American press partisanship: • objective journalism: era they are going to print the "facts" • the discuss both sides of the story yellow journalism: uses sensationalism and either uses untrue facts or exaggerate facts in order to attract voters

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