Quiz 8

38,000,000

AARP has approximately_______ members

Representing the interests of large numbers of people and encourage political participation

Organized interest groups enhance American democracy by

Dramatically increased

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

Public-sector interest groups

The National League of Cities is a good example of

Public Interest

The Sierra Club is a(n) ___________ group

Interest groups should be free to compete for governmental influence

The best description of the ideal of pluralism is that

Liberty is often inconsistent with equality

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

Is a response to an increase in the size and activity of government

The increased number and importance of interest groups

the First Amendment

The practice of lobbying is protected by

Lobbyist try to exert pressure directly on government officials themselves

What distinguishes lobbying from other strategies of influence?

Information

What is the most important and beneficial resource that lobbyist provide government officials?

To raise and distribute money to election campaigns

What is the primary function of a PAC?

the National Association for the Advancement of Colored people

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

Competition among interests will produce balance, with all interests regulating each other

Which of the following is a theoretical assumption of pluralism?

Mobilizing public opinion

________ occurs when interest groups take out advertisements and hold marches

Grassroots mobilization

In recent years, the religious right has had a great effect on American politics though

With higher levels of income and education

Members of interest groups in the United States are typically people

Collective benefit

National defense is a good example of a