AP GoPo Unit 5 Part B

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Issue network

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Informal organization of interest groups and individuals who work together to lobby government for policy change. These collaborations are usually short-term efforts focused on specific proposals, issues, or regulations.

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Linkage institutions

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A societal structure which connects people to the government, or to a centralized authority. I.e. Interest groups, elections, political parties, etc.

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Lobbying

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Efforts to influence public policy through contact with public officials on behalf of an interest group.

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Mass associations

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Interest groups with a large number (mass) of members who pay a membership fee.

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Material benefits

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The tactics employed outside Washington D.C., by interest groups seeking to achieve their policy goals.

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Outside strategies

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The tactics employed outside Washington D.C., by interest groups seeking to achieve their policy goals.

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Peak associations

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Interest groups that have close ties to a particular political party or ideology.

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Political action committee (PAC)

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Organizations that spend money to support or oppose political candidates/initiatives; different from super PACs in that PACs can donate directly to candidates but have strict limits on spending.

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Purposive benefits

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Referring to the satisfaction one may feel after working for a meaningful cause.

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Referendum

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A direct vote by citizens on a specific issue or law proposed by the government.