David B. Truman

1. This well known political scientist developed the disturbance theory, hypothesizing that interest groups form to counteract the activities of other groups.

2. David B. Truman

3. Founder of the Moral Majority, this minister is credited with sending 3 to 4 million newly registered voters to the polls in the 1980 presidential election to vote for Ronald Reagan

4. Reverend Jerry Falwell

5. An organization that seeks a collective good that will not selectively and materially benefit group members

6. Public Interest Group

7. In response to the efforts of this interest group headed by Pat Robertson during the 2004 presidential election year, President George W. Bush created the Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives.

8. Christian Coalition

9. A group with the primary purpose of promoting the financial interest of its members

10. Economic Interest Group

11. This group has the upper hand in lobbying legislators which causes increasing concerns about the overall effectiveness of interest groups.

12. The rich and powerful

13. This organization of 150 large corporations lobbied successfully against the Kyoto Protocol for Climate Change

14. The Business Roundtable

15. ___________ is the currency on Capitol Hill, not dollars according to many lobbyists.

16. Information

17. Corporations now funnel money to favored candidates through PACs, employee contributions and 527’s as a result of this legislation.

18. Campaign Finance Reform

19. This Republican House Majority Leader from Texas developed the K Street Strategy to punish lobbying firms that hired Democratic strategists

20. Tom DeLay (after the 2000 election 62 percent of Republicans and 15 percent of Democrats joined lobbying firms)

21. Lobbying the Executive Branch results often times in influencing this type of executive responsibility.

22. Policymaking(Lobbying firms and Washington attorneys deal with regulatory agencies directly and monitor the implementation of laws and policies)

23. The American Medical Association, and AFL-CIO are this type of interest group.

24. Economic Interest Group

25. State and local governments often retain lobbyists and spend a considerable amount of revenues trying to win these kinds of funds.

26. Earmarks

27. This is a political arm of a business, labor, trade, professional or interest group authorized to raise funds on a voluntary basis from employees or members.

28. Political Action Committee (PAC)

29. This was the first national interest group to form in 1833.

30. American Anti-Slavery Society(A single interests group)

31. Central Pacific Railroad gained unprecedented political control of the California state legislature using what type of representative to influence legislation?

32. Lobbyists

33. During this time period the growth of organized labor led to the creation of the National Association of Manufacturers and the Chamber of Commerce who attempted to defeat the Clayton Act.

34. The Progressive Era

35. This organization was formed by the Senate in 1928 to investigate the unethical lobbying tactics of the business community.

36. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

37. Like Common Cause, a watchdog over the federal government, which lobbied against the congressional seniority system and for campaign finance reform, this collection of groups headed by Ralph Nader provides a way for citizens to influence government.

38. Public Citizen, Inc.