Ch.5 Interest Groups Quiz

Single issue interest groups are typically _______.

more cohesive

__________ have been found to influence court decisions on whether to review cases.

Amicus curiae briefs

Successful lobbying efforts by consumer groups benefit all consumers and not just group members who fought for change. This is an example of __________.

A free-rider problem

What is the difference between an open shop company and a closed shop company?

At an open shop company, joining the labor union is the choice of the employee; at a closed shop company, union membership is required.

The ideological groups Americans for Democratic Action and the American Conservative Union produce ratings for members of __________.

Congress

Which of the following best characterizes James Madison's view of how government should deal with competing interests?

He favored a wide-open system in which many groups would participate and counterbalance one another.

Why do independent expenditures have more influence than what interest groups can do through political action committee contributions?

Independent expenditures are unlimited, provided the person or group operates independently of the candidate or party. PACs are limited.

Who discussed how to eliminate the negative effects of "factions" in The Federalist, No. 10?

James Madison

_______ incentives give individuals a sense of belonging stemming from their group association.

Solidary

What is a 527 organization?

a political group organized under a section of the Internal Revenue Service Code

Pluralists would argue that lobbying __________.

is an essential way for interest groups to get their beliefs known

Compared with other industrial democracies, the American workforce __________.

is the least unionized

The invention of PACs is attributed to __________.

organized labor

In Citizens United v. FEC in 2010, the Supreme Court decided __________.

that corporations and unions could use unlimited funds for election-specific ads

One of most powerful foreign policy interest groups is __________.

the American Israel Political Action Committee