Civics Unit 6

What is an interest group?

• Corrupt organizations that only work to oppose candidates

• Groups created manipulate elections

• Organizations formed to support candidates who favor their ideas

• All of the Above

Why do people join interest groups?

• Unified members have a stronger voice

• People feel good about advocating a cause they are passionate about

• Some people like to learn more about topics they are interested in

• All of the Above

Which group would most likely advocate for military aid, economic aid, or trade agreements

• US Businesses

• Foreign-interest lobbies

• Domestic-interest lobbies

• Environmental lobbies

Interests groups often try to influence government through lobbying because lobbyists have...

• No morals

• Access to lawmakers

• Money to bribe them

• All of the Above

Why do interest groups give campaign contributions to support candidates?

• Tax loopholes using campaign contributions can save them money

• It is good publicity

• They hope to assure access and influence with lawmakers that they helped.

• Interest groups are not allowed to give campaign contributions in any form

What are the two different types of interest groups? (SELECT TWO ANSWERS)

• Economic Interest Groups

• Non-Economic Interest Groups

• Political Interest Groups

• Non-Political Interest Groups

What is grassroots activism?

• Supporting agricultural reform

• Creating a mass movement of people to support an issue

• Protesting in favor of environmental reform

• Using lobbyists to advocate an issue by using the inside game to influence government officials

What is a voter guide/candidate scorecard?

• A way that Interest Groups attempt to educate the public about the various candidates running for office

• They rank candidates based on how they have voted on certain issues

• They provide a track record of how candidates have supported certain issues

• All of the Above

What is hyper-pluralism?

• When pluralism is no longer present and a single interest group/faction dominates the government

• When a political system caters to interest groups and no longer listens to the people.

• When every interest group and individuals have a voice in government

• All of the Above

When polling, the measurement from the representative sample and universe (target group) may differ. How is this potential inaccuracy accounted for?

• Using a sampling error range of +/- 3%

• Using fine print to explain their research methodology

• Increasing the sample size

• Using cluster samples to make the representative data more random