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Lobbying

Lobbying

Chapter 29 of the CLEP American Government study guide on Effortless Math covers Lobbying: the key terms, the core ideas, and worked examples showing how this topic is tested on the exam. CLEP American Government, Chapter 29 Lobbying Lobbying is organized communication intended to influence a public decision. The lobbyist may be a paid professional, […]

Hyperpluralism

Hyperpluralism

Hyperpluralism is the theory that so many interest groups have so much influence that government cannot act coherently. Each group wins its own concessions, policy becomes contradictory, and gridlock sets in. It is an extreme form of pluralism: pluralists see group competition as healthy, while hyperpluralists see too much of it as weakening government. CLEP […]

Elite theory

Elite theory

Pluralism

Pluralism

Leadership and organization

Leadership and organization

Free-rider problem

Free-rider problem

Membership incentives

Membership incentives

Collective-action problem

Collective-action problem

Single-issue groups

Single-issue groups

Ideological groups

Ideological groups

Public-interest groups

Public-interest groups

Professional associations

Professional associations