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| group that want to influence politics (lobby) |
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| when politcal issues are brought to attention |
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| when interest group keep track of programs |
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| interest group entreprenuer |
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| organizer of interest group |
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| when those who are not paying taxes get government benefits |
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| an organization that represents firms in an industry |
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| PAC (politcal action comittee) |
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| an organization that pools donations of an interest group and donates it to a candidate |
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| when they try to get the legislator to vote through personal contact |
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| when interest groups reach out to potentional members by rank and file |
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| an effort to sway the public backing by bringing a groups views to public attention |
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| bringing together several interests groups to lobby |
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| a group related to a more select individual members |
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| redistribution of representative votes among states |
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| withdrawing a public district to benefit a politcal party |
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| solving problems for constituents |
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| descriptive representation |
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| theory that constituents are representedmore accurately if they are in the same demographics |
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| drawing a district to maximize the chance of a minority to win the campaign |
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| when a president doesn't sign or acknowledge a bill |
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| a permanent comittee that specializes in a legislative area. |
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| made up of members of both house and senate |
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| congressional committee for a specific purpose and for a limited time |
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| temporary to work out differences between house and senate legislation |
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| reviewing operations of an agency |
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| presiding officer of the house of reps |
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| head of part in the senate, second highest rank |
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| when fillibusters are cut off |
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| a representative that is obligated to take the views of constituents into consideration but is not inclined to vote that same way |
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| legislator whose responsibility is to rep a majority view of his constiuents |
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| a system which the cheif executive is the leader whom holds that most seats in the legislator after an election |
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| federal funds that are for use on specific local projects |
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| powers that aren't specified in the constitution but are inferred |
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| presidents' commands to executive branch that modify policies without direct congressional approval |
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| process where cpngress give exective branch more power to address new problems |
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| EOP (Executive office of president |
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| presidential aides and staff |
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| group of advisors to president |
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| one party controls white house other controls congress |
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| when govt is incapableto act on issues because of divided govt. |
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| people who act as communications link between white house and congress |
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| large complex organization |
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| biggest unit of executive branch |
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| executive agency not part of cabinet |
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| directs some aspect of economy |
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