Ch 7 interest groups
What percentage of American belong to a voluntary group or association?
80%
Which person is likely to become and interest group member?
A 19-23 year old college student
Which of the following would be considered an electioneering strategy?
A get out the vote drive, press releases endorsing a candidate, and forming a political action committee.
Which person is least likely to become a member of an interest groups?
A person from a working class background
A group that raises and spends money for the purpose influencing the outcome of and election is know as
A political action committee
One of the more influential interest groups lobbying for foreign concerns, particularly regard to Israel, is known by the abbreviation or acronym_____?
AIPAC
Which of the following is an example of an economic interest group?
Agriculture
One of the main values interest groups provide american society is to
Allow ordinary people to influence the political process
Which group represents the largest agricultural interest group in the United States today?
American farm bureau
What is the primary difference between interest groups and political action committees?
An interest group pursues the groups broad goals while PAC raise and spend money to influence election outcomes.
Why do many interest groups form political committees(PACs)?
Because contributing to candidates campaigns can help gain access for interest group lobbyists.
Which example would not be a direct interest group strategy?
Civil disobedience
Which membership characteristic related to interest group success?
Cohesion
Which of the following is an example of an economic interest group?
Corporate
A group engaged in mailing bricks to members of congress as a way to demonstrate support for a piece of legislation are employing which interest group strategy?
Direct
Which is not a correct category of interest groups?
Domestic
An incentive that requires a person to join an interest group in order to receive discounted goods and services is a(n) incentive.
Economic
Why has the percentage of union members in the United States declined?
Economic changes in the United States resulted in a loss of manufacturing jobs.
Which of the following are key functions of interest groups?
Educate the public about policy issues, protect the common good, and serve as a method for checks and balances.
Which of the following are examples of indirect strategies employed by interest groups in advancing their interests?
Electioneering and public outreach
A theory where a small, close knit group of people who possess wealth and power have control over policy making in government is the
Elite theory
____ testimony is used by interest groups to provide information to policy makers concerning the impact of policies.
Expert
Lobbying elected officials includes which of the following activities?
Face to face
True or false: both elitists and pluralists agree that interest groups are unable to exercise any control over the government.
False
Person known as a ____ rider derives a benefit without contributing to it achievement.
Free
The disproportionate influence of agricultural interests is due to the small number of farmers and frame workers relative to the size of the
General population
An example of an environmental interest group is
Greenpeace
Which of the following would be considered a public outreach activity used by interest groups?
Hosting a protest on the steps of congress and creating public service announcements to be aired on television.
Who typically benefits the most in government from interest group resources and activism?
Incumbents
A formally organized group that seeks to influence government decision making or policy making is referred to as a(n) _____ group.
Interest
Which represents a shared view of elitists and purists?
Interest groups are important to individuals exercising control over government.
How does an interest group foster civic participation?
Interest groups provide ways for people to organize to influence government.
An ___ is represented by connecting between those concerned about a policy and those creating and admin wearing the policy.
Issue network.
Which philosopher/constitutional framer believed that people with similar interests would form and join groups to prompt government action?
James Madison
Which political leader wrote that the government must dilute the influence of factions and interest groups by filtering through properly structured governing institutions?
James Madison
Corporate interest groups frequently and naturally compete against _____ interest groups.
Labor
____ is perhaps the most common direct interest group strategy which involves a meeting of the interest group representatives and policy makers.
Lobbying
All of the following elements are included in the measurement of a groups organizational resources except
Marketing effectiveness
Professionals typically become members of professional associations due to
Membership incentives and services
A characteristic of group participation now, as opposed to the 1960s is that
People maintain contact via digital social networking as opposed to joining organizations with shared interests.
Litigation by an interest group is often used to challenge
Policy
Litigation by and interest group is often used to challenge
Policy
An interest group may form a _______ whose main goal is to raise and spend money to influence the outcome of elections.
Political action committee
One of the means by which interest groups contribute money to campaigns in order to influence the outcome of elections is termed _____
Political action committee
The type of interest group concerned with a broad range of economic and social issues affecting residents at large is a ____ interest group
Public
A ____ incentive means that people join an interest group because they discover that this groups ideological beliefs are well suited to their own.
Purposive
Which term describes the behavior of an individual who joins an interest group because of moral conviction about a particular issue?
Purposive
Business and corporate political action committees typically favor which political party with their contributions?
Republicans
The moral majority, a conservative Christian group, helped ___ ____, a republican, to presidency in 1980.
Ronald Reagan
An incentive that causes a person to join an interest group because of the social associations offers is a(n) ____ incentive.
Solidary
Which issue would not represent a concern of the largest agricultural interest group?
Subsidized housing
Religious groups that are overtly involved in political activities risk losing their
Tax exempt status
A characteristic of group participation in the 1960s was
That a great deal of socializing was done at home
A weakness of Robert Putnams theory regarding interest groups is
That people are actually involved in more social groups than Putnam measured
One of the benefits identified by Robert Putnam with regards to interest groups is
That they are essential sources of social capital
Citizens United v. Federal election commission involved which issue affecting interest groups?
The ban on unions and corporations promoting or targeting federal candidates.
Which of the following did Robert Putnam identify as a benefit of interest groups?
The creation of social capital.
Which of the following factors is not used to predict interest group success?
The groups ability to run candidates for political office
How are issue networks formed?
They are the result of the fact that individuals have interests and expertise in particular police issues despite disagreeing on the outcome.
Which category of interest 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 colorations are termed ____ organizations.
Umbrella
