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| An organized group of individuals that seeks to influence public policy. aka Lobby |
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| A representative of an interest group |
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| the process by which new issues are brought into the political limelight |
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| Keeping Track of government programs; usually done by interest groups |
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| Interest group entrepreneur |
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| An interest group organizer or leader |
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| The situation in which people benefit from the activities of an organization (such as an interest group) but do not contribute to those activities |
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| an organization that represents firms withing a particular industry. |
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| Political action committee (PAC) |
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| An organization that pools campaign contributions from group members and donates those funds to candidates for political office |
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| Attempts to influence a legislators vote through personal contact with the legislator |
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| Lobbying activities performed by rank-and-file interest group members and would-be members |
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| An organized effort to gain public backing by bringing a group's views to public attention |
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| the banding together of several interest groups for the purpose of lobbying |
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| Lobbying organization built around policy concerns unrelated to members vocational interests |
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