TCC GOV FINAL PRACTICE

a person who is paid by a lobby or interest group to represent that group’s interests

• interest groups
• lobby
• lobbyist
• public interest groups

organizations of people with a common interest that try to influence government policies and decisions

• interest groups
• lobby
• lobbyist
• public interest groups

Who do lobbyists represent in their attempts to influence government?

• military officers

• elected officials

• interest groups

• circuit judges

a person who participates in activities in order to influence government officials

• interest group

• lobbyist

• activist

• political action committee

Which is a constitutional requirement to run for Congress?

• U.S. permanent resident

• at least 25 years old

• at least 30 years old

• U.S. citizen

Organizations created to press for laws and policies their members favor-

• Lobbyists
• Interest groups
• Public agenda
• Public policy

A person whose job it is to contact elected officials and convince them to vote a particular way on proposed laws-

• Lobby/Lobbyist
• Candidate
• Campaign assistant
• Policymaker

groups that collect voluntary contributions from members and use this money to fund candidates that their committees favor

• political action committees
• action political committees
• political volunteer committees
• political action volunteers

How do political action committees (PACs) try to influence elections?

• by hosting Presidential debates

• by providing funding to candidates

• by holding primary elections

• by hiring lobbyists

an independent political organization that promotes the cause of a particular interest group, usually through raising money and campaigning to elect candidates who support the group's views

• freedom of the press

• interest group

• political action committee

• lobbyist