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CHAPTER 1 Madison's Dilemma i Curing the Mischiefs of Faction 3 Interest Groups and Their Functions 4 Pluralism 9 Interest Groups and Civil Society 11 Conclusion 13 CHAPTER 2 The Advocacy Explosion 14 The Interest Group Spiral 16 The Rise of Citizen Groups 21 Business Fights Back 27 A Labor-Liberal Alliance 31 Conclusion 32 CHAPTER 3 Mobilization and Organization 33 Competing Theories 34 Supply of Benefits 38 Marketing Interest Groups: Direct Mail and Internet Fundraising 44 Maintaining the Organization 47 Who Governs? 52 Making Decisions 56 Conclusion 58 CHAPTER 4 The Party Connection 59 The Advantages of Interest Groups 60 Working Together 65 Keeping Parties Straight and True 67 Financial Support 70 Conclusion 72 CHAPTER 5 Interest Groups in Campaigns 74 Nonfinancial Support 75 Interest Group Money in Campaigns 76 Conclusion 93 CHAPTER 6 Lobbyists s9 A Day in the Life of a Lobbyist 96 Effective Lobbying 98 Lobbying as a Career 102 Lobbyists for Hire 106 Conclusion 109 CHAPTER 7 Public Opinion and Grassroots Lobbying 113 Direct Citizen Lobbying 115 Lobbying the Public 119 Demonstrations and Protests 128 Conclusion 129 CHAPTER 8 Washington Lobbying 131 Congress 132 Executive branch 135 The Courts 140 Strategic Decision Making 145 Conclusion 147 CHAPTER 9 The Rise of Issue Networks and Coalitions 149 Coalitions: Everyday Politics 150 From Subgovernments to Issue Networks 156 The Qualities of Issue Networks 163 Continuity and Change in Issue Networks 166 Conclusion 168 CHAPTER 10 Bias and Representation 170 Corporate Wealth and Political Advocacy 171 A Special Relationship 173 Beyond Business 178 Reform 180