APGOV Chapter 10: Interest Groups

In contrast to confederation, a centralized interest group ____. (p. 336)

• maintains a lot of independent chapters

• often has local chapters competing over resources

• deploys the group's resources more efficiently

• is able to find out what its members want

Interest groups that want to maximize the amount of access they receive in return for a campaign contribution will sometimes ___. (p. 336)

• contribute to weak candidates who need the money

• wait until the general election to make a contribution

• help candidates who support them, even if they electorally safe

• avoid electioneering efforts altogether

Interest groups are more likely to succeed when their request has ___ salience and when it has ____ conflict. (p. 356-357)

• low; little

• high; little

• low; high

• high; high

Directly involved interest group members in lobbying efforts is called... (p. 348)

• Astroturf lobbying

• grassroots lobbying

• democratic lobbying

• inside lobbying

The logic of collection action says that when people ____ on policy priorities and the costs are ____ cooperation is not easy. (p. 341)

• agree; high

• agree; low

• disagree; high

• disagree; low

Which of the following actors is not a member of an iron triangle? (p. 338)

• The president

• Congressional committees

• Executive branch agencies

• Interest groups

Why is the number of lobbyists increasing? (p. 333)

• The federal government is growing in size and influence.

• Lobbying is not closely regulated .

• Citizens are now more supportive of special interests .

• Interest groups have more money to spend.

Interest groups generally ___ draft legislation; they generally ___ provide testimony before committees. (p. 346)

• do; do

• do not; do

• do; do not

• do not; do not

Labor unions are generally able to get over the collection action problem through the use of ____. [p. 342]

• solidary benefits

• purposive benefits

• coercion

• selective incentives

Asking government officials to change policy in line with the groups goals is ____. [p. 3.43]

• Astroturf lobbying

• direct lobbying

• indirect lobbying

• outside lobbying