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AP Gov Chapter 15+16
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| interest groups | voluntary associations of people who come together with the goal of getting the policies they favor enacted |
| social movements | diffuse groups that educate the public and put pressure on policymakers in an effort to bring about societal change |
| theory of participatory democracy | the belief that citizens impact policymaking through their involvement in civil society |
| civil society | groups outside the government that advocate for policy |
| pluralist theory | a theory that political power is distributed among many competing groups which means no single group can grow too powerful |
| elitist theory | a theory that the wealthy elite class has a disproportionate amount of economic and political power |
| policy agenda | the set of issues to which government officials, voters, adn teh public are paying attention |
| collective action | political action that occurs when individuals contribute their energy, time, or, money to a larger group goal |
| collective good | also called a public good; a public benefit that individuals can enjoy or profit from even if they do not help achieve it |
| free riders | individuals who enjoy collective goods and benefits from the actions of an interest group without joining |
| selective benefits | benefits available only to those who join the group |
| economic interest groups | groups advocating on behalf of the financial interests of their members |
| public interest groups | groups that act on behalf of the collective interests of a broad group of individuals |
| single-issue groups | associations focusing on one specific area of public policy, often a moral issue about which they are unwilling to compromise |
| government interest groups | organizations acting on the behalf of local, state, or foreign governments |
| lobbying | interacting with government officials in order to advance a group's public policy goals |
| revolving door | the movement of individuals between positions in government and lobbying positions |
| amicus curiae brief | 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 |
| iron triangle | the coordinated and mutually beneficial activities of the bureaucracy, Congress, and interest groups to achieve shared policy goals |
| issue network | the webs of influence between interest groups, policymakers, and policy advocates |
| grassroots lobbying | mobilizing interest group members to pressure their representatives by contacting them directly through phone calls, email, and social media |
| protest | a public demonstration designed to call attention to the need for change |
| civil disobedience | intentionally breaking a law to call attention to an injustice |
| news media | a broad term that includes newspapers, magazines, radio, television, internet sources, blogs, and social media postings that cover important events |
| social media | forms of electronic communications that enable users to create and share content or to participate in social networking |
| agenda setting | the media's ability to highlight certain issues and bring them to the attention of the public |
| mass media | sources of information designed to reach a wide audience including newspapers, radio, television, and internet outlets |
| wire service | an organization that gathers and reports on news and then sells the stories to other outlets |
| investigative journalism | an approach to newsgathering in which reporters dig into stories, often looking for instances of wrongdoing |
| broadcast media | outlets for news and other content including radio and television that bring stories directly to people's homes |
| media consolidation | the concentration of ownership of the media into fewer corporations |
| partisan bias | the slanting of political news coverage in support of a particular political party or ideology |
| horse-race journalism | coverage of political campaigns that focuses on the drama of the campaign rather than the policy issues |
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