POLS QUIZ 8

AARP has approximately ________ members today.

38,000,000

the best description of the ideal of pluralism is that

interest groups should be free to compete for governmental influence

which of the following is a theoretical assumption of pluralism

competition among interests will produce balance with all interest regulating each other.

the increased number and importance of interest groups

is a response to an increase in the size and activity go government

Since the 1930s, the number and scale of interest groups at the national level has

dramatically increased

in recent years the religious right has had a great effect on American politics through

grassroots mobilization

what is the most important and beneficial resource that lobbyists provide government officials

information

the practice of lobbying is protected by

First Amendment

national defense is a good example of a

collective good

The fact that interest groups favor the wealthy and well educated can be understood as a reflection of what dilemma in American politics

liberty is often inconsistent with equality

what distinguishes lobbying from other strategies of influence

lobbyists try to exert pressure directly on government officials themselves

_____ occurs when interest groups take out advertisements and hold marches

mobilizing public opinion

The Sierra Club is a(n) ________ group.

public interest

the national league of cities is a good example of

public-sector interest group

organized interest groups enhance America democracy by

representing the interests of large numbers of people and encouraging political participation

which of the following groups has had the greatest success with a strategy of litigation

the national association for the advancement of colored people

what is the primary function of a PAC

to raise and distribute money to election campaigns

members of interest groups in the United States are typically people

with tiger levels of income and education