Chapter 7-Government

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

-hosting a protest on the steps of Congress -creating public service announcements to be aired on television

One of the more influential interest groups lobbying for foreign concerns, particularly with regard to Israel, is known by the abbreviation or acronym ___.

AIPAC

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

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

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

Christian Coalition

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

joining because of social associations

economic

_____ 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 meetings with members of Congress

A person known as a ____ rider derives a benefit without contributing to its achievements.

free

How does an interest group foster civic participation?

interest groups provide ways for people to organize to influence government

An example of direct interest group strategy is

litigation

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 a ___ ____ ____.

political action committee

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

trade and professional

Professionals typically become members of professional associations due to

membership incentives and services

Which of the following did Robert Putnam identify as a benefit of interest groups?

the creation of social capital

One of the criticisms of interest group activism is

the political action committees have caused campaigns to become too expensive

Which person is likely to become an interest group member?

19-23 year old college student

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%

What percentage of Americans belong to a voluntary group or association?

80%

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

Ronald Reagan

True or False: If your mother participated in your town's historical preservation society, you have an increased likelihood of becoming an interest group member.

True

Litigation by an interest group is often used to challenge

policy

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

solidary

Which is not a key function of interest groups?

run candidates for office

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

umbrella

Which of the following would be considered an electioneering strategy?

-a get-out-the-vote drive -press releases endorsing a candidate -forming a political action committee (PAC)

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

The disproportionate influence of agricultural interest is due to the small number of farmers and framworkers relative to the size of the

general population

One of the factors included in the evaluation of an origination's resources is

financial potential

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

gender

Which represents a shared view of elitists and pluralists?

interest groups are important to individuals exercising control over government

Corporate interest groups frequently and naturally compete against ____ interest groups

labor

Which type of group typically has a problem with free riders?

citizens' groups

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

An example of an environmental interest group is

Greenpeace

Which philosopher/constitutional framer believed that people with similar interests would form and join groups to promote government action?

James Madison

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

agriculture

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

lobbying

_____ is perhaps the most common direct interest group strategy which involves a meeting of the interest group representatives and policy makers.

lobbying

Interest groups engage in ___ outreach in order to raise awareness of issues in the hope that it will promote civic engagement.

public

The type of interest group concerned with a broad range of economic and social issues affecting residents at large is a _____ interest group.

public

Which term describes the behavior of an individual who joins an interest group because of moral conviction about a particular issue?

purposive

joining because of similarly held beliefs

purposive

Joining because certain services or activities are available only to members

solidary

Religious groups that are overtly involved in political actives risk losing their

tax exempt status

A characteristic of group participation in the 1960s was

that a great deal of socialization was done at home

A characteristic of group participation now, as opposed to the 19060s, is that

people maintain contact via digital social networking as opposed to joining organizations with shared interests

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

-electioneering -public outreach

Which of the following are values of interest groups in American democracy?

-serving as a tool to help guide policy makers -serving as a mechanism for people to approach government

Which is a common reason people might cite as a key motivator for joining an interest group?

They share an ideological belief with that group

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

because contributing to candidates' campaigns can help gain access for interest group lobbyists

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

can

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

democrats

A formally organized group that seeks to influence government decision making or policy making is referred to as a(n) _____ group.

interest

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

issue network

Which of the following is not an important resource for a successful interest group?

overlapping benefits

A weakness of Robert Putnam's 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 source of social capital

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

the American Farm Bureau

Which of the following is not used to predict interest group success?

the group's ability to run candidates for political office