POSI 2310 - Chapter 9

Which of the following are ways in which members of Congress benefit from ties to lobbyists?

- Lobbyists testify at committee hearings - Lobbyists identify bills that need their attention - Lobbyists provide information on specific pieces of legislation

Which of the following states have 800 or more registered lobbyists within the state?

- New York - California - Texas

How do interest groups expand the range of issues that come to lawmakers' attention?

- They focus on issues that may be controversial - They focus on issues that may not have broad impact

Interest groups tend to rely on the courts to advance their policy goals when they have...

- a low chance of achieving their goals through elected officials - faced legislative hurdles

Super PACs are legally forbidden from which of the following?

- giving money directly to candidates - giving money directly to political parties

Capture theory argues that ______ sometimes focus more on the needs of industries than on the public interest.

regulatory agencies

Which of the following would be considered outside lobbying activities used by interest groups?

- having group members send letters to their legislators - organizing a protest on the steps of congress - creating public service announcements to be aired on television

Interest groups rely on what two main lobbying strategies?

- outside lobbying - inside lobbing

Labor group political action committees typically favor contributing to which of the following groups?

Democrats

Government Agency

constituent service

Members of Congress

electoral support

Interest Groups

electoral support to members of congress

An organization that seeks to influence government decision making is referred to as a(n)...

interest group

Compared to iron triangles, the relationship between actors in an issue network tend to be more...

temporary

Which type of interest group represents business firms of a particular kind, such as insurance companies?

trade association

Which of the following are considered reasons for Americans' broad participation in groups, such as volunteer organizations?

- the prominence of public education - the importance of religion - a tradition a of free association

An interest group may form a ____ _____ ____ whose main goal is to raise and spend money to influence the outcome of elections.

political action committee

Which group represents the largest agricultural interest group in the United States today?

the American Farm Bureau

______ goods are those that belong to all people and cannot be withheld on an individual basis, such as clean air or water.

Collective

Which political leader wrote that the government must dilute the influence of factions and interest groups by filtering their views through properly structured governing institutions?

James Madison

_______ goods refer to benefits that are given directly to particular individuals as a result of belonging to an interest group.

Private

A simple way to describe citizens' groups is that they are groups...

anyone can join

Interest Group

beneficial policy decisions

Congressional Committee

budget support for a program

According to the Center for Responsive Politics, which interest group spends the most money each year lobbying members of government?

chamber of commerce

A person known as a(n) _____ rider derives a benefit without contributing to its achievement.

free

Jobs, higher wages, and tax incentives are all examples of _____ incentives to joining interest groups.

material

Federal Agency

support for their administrative programs