POLS 1101 Ch. 7 Interest Groups

Which of the following would be considered an electioneering strategy?

-Press releases endorsing a candidate -Forming a political action committee (PAC) -The get-out-the-vote drive

Match the type of incentive for joining an interest group to its definition.

-Solidary: joining because of social associations -Purposive: joining because of similarly held beliefs -Economic: joining because certain services or activities are available only to members

A group that raises and spends money for the purpose of influencing the outcome of an election is known as ___________.

A political action committee

Which of the following is an example of an economic interest group?

Agriculture

What is the primary difference between interest groups and political action committees (PACs)?

An interest group pursues the group's broad goals while PACs raise and spend money to influence election outcomes

Americans who happen to work for a foreign company ________ contribute to PACs.

Can

Which example would NOT be a direct interest group strategy?

Civil disobedience

When an interest group uses public outreach to build favorable public opinion for an organization or business, its activities are referred to as ____________ control.

Climate

Which membership characteristic relates to interest group success?

Cohesion

What is a common tactic environmental groups employ to generate attention for their issue?

Confrontational protests

Which type of interest group is NOT classified as an economic interest group?

Consumer

Labor group political action committees typically favor which political party with their contributions?

Democrats

Which is NOT a correct category of interest groups?

Domestic

Which term describes the behavior of those who join a group because they will receive incentives such as discounts on insurance or travel?

Economic

Two factors that impact the success of interest groups are organizational resources and organizational ______________.

Environment

____________ testimony is used by interest groups to provide information to policy makers concerning the impact of policies.

Expert

One of the factors included in the evaluation of an organization's resources is ____________.

Financial potential

A person known as a _____________ rider derives a benefit without contributing to its achievement.

Free

Which factor is NOT a likely predictor of who will become a member of an interest group?

Gender

The disproportionate influence of agricultural interests is due to the small number of farmers and farmworkers relative to the size of the ___________.

General population

An ___________ is represented by connections between those concerned about a policy and those creating and administering the policy.

Issue Network

The interest group strategy that includes face-to-face meetings with legislators, hosting legislative receptions and events, and making telephone calls is known as _____________.

Lobbying

The most common direct strategy for interest groups is perhaps _____________, which involves a meeting of the interest group representatives a policy makers.

Lobbying

Professionals typically become members of professional associations due to ____________.

Membership incentives and services

If your mother participated in your town's historical preservation society, you are ____________ someone whose mother was not a member of an interest group.

More likely to become an interest group member than

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

Political action committee

Interests groups engage in __________ outreach in order to raise awareness of issues in the hope that it will promote civil engagement.

Public

Litigation by an interest group is often used to challenge ____________.

Public policies

A _____________ incentive means that people join an interest group because they discover that this group's ideological beliefs are well suited to their own.

Purposive

The idea that it is not rational for people to participate in collective action when they can secure the collective good without participating is based on the ___________.

Rational choice theory

The Moral Majority, a conservative Christian group, helped to elect ____________, a Republican, to the presidency in 1980.

Ronald Reagan

With which issue would public or consumer groups be most likely to concern themselves?

Social Security reform

Which terms describe the aims of those who join interest groups in hope of getting to know members with similar interests?

Solidary

Which issue would NOT represent a concern of the largest agricultural interest group?

Subsidized housing

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

The American Farm Bureau

Which category of interest group includes doctors, lawyers, engineers, accountants, and even video game developers as members?

Trade and professional

True or false: American employees of foreign corporations doing business in the United States may form and contribute to political action committees.

True

Interest groups lobbying for policies representing groups of industries or corporations are termed ____________ organizations.

Umbrella

Which of the following are said to make up the iron triangle in policy making?

-Organized interest groups -Executive departments and agencies -Congress

The percentage of United States workers who were union members in the 1950s and 1960s was ____________, as opposed to membership in the 1980s, which was ____________.

35% ; 20%

Which person is most likely to become an interest group member?

A 23-year-old doctoral student in political science

What political issue gave rise to consumer interest groups?

Automotive safety

Why do many interest groups form political action committees (PACs)?

Because contributing to a candidate's campaign can help gain access for interest group lobbyists

The organization advocating that "people of faith have a right and responsibility to be involved in the world around them " is the ____________.

Christian Coalition

Corporate interest groups frequently and naturally compete against _____________ interest groups.

Labor

Why did Congress enact laws to create PACs?

To provide a means of overseeing the flow of money into political campaigns

Which of the following factors within an interest group's organizational environment can increase its success?

-A lack of competition from opposing interest groups -Highly skilled leadership within the group itself

Which of the following are examples of indirect strategies employed by interest groups in advancing their interests?

-Electioneering -Public outreach

Which of the following would be considered a public outreach activity used by interest groups?

-Hosting a protests on the steps of Congress -Creating public service announcements to be aired on television

They typical makeup of a foreign interest group includes which of the following?

-International corporations based abroad -A foreign government -U.S. citizens of the foreign nation's heritage

Which of the following explain why financial resources can help interest groups succeed?

-Money allows interest groups to hire experienced staff -Money can be used to hire lobbyists -Money can be used to raise additional funds

Which of the following are included in a public employee union?

-Police -Teachers