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

David B. Truman

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

Reverend Jerry Falwell

An organization that seeks a collective good that will not selectively and materially benefit

group members

Public Interest Group

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.

Christian Coalition

A group with the primary purpose of

promoting the financial interest of its members

Economic Interest Group

This group has the upper hand in lobbying legislators

which causes increasing concerns about the overall

effectiveness of interest groups.

The rich and powerful

This organization of 150 large corporations lobbied

successfully against the Kyoto Protocol for Climate

Change

The Business Roundtable

___________ is the currency on Capitol Hill, not dollars according to

many lobbyists.

Information

Corporations now funnel money to favored

candidates through PACs, employee contributions

and 527’s as a result of this legislation.

Campaign Finance Reform

This Republican House Majority Leader from Texas developed the K

Street Strategy to punish lobbying firms that hired

Democratic strategists

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

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

Policymaking(Lobbying firms and

Washington attorneys deal with regulatory agencies directly and monitor the

implementation of laws and policies)

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

group.

Economic Interest Group

State and local governments often retain

lobbyists and spend a considerable amount of revenues trying to win these kinds of funds.

Earmarks

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.

Political Action Committee (PAC)

This was the first national interest group to form in

1833.

American Anti-Slavery Society

(A single interests group)

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

Lobbyists

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.

The Progressive Era

This organization was formed by the Senate in 1928 to investigate the

unethical lobbying tactics of the business

community.

The Federal Trade Commission

(FTC)

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.

Public Citizen, Inc.