AP Government Quizizz for 5.7 & 5.8

People who join together to pursue a common interest in influencing legislation are known as what?

• Political Action Committees (PAC's)
• Public Opinion
• Mass Media
• Interest Groups

How does the American constitutional system encourage interest group participation?

• Because there are so many state and federal officials and political canidates, there are many opportunities for interest groups to influence the government
• Interest groups have little power due to their lack of influence on the public
• Only one branch of government, Congress provides opportunities for interest groups to influence government

How do interest groups promote democracy?

• They help officials get elected
• They help make the president aware of items that were not previously part of his or her agenda
• They help to communicate the views of industry to staunch the regulatory direction of congress
• They help to convey the policy views of individuals and groups to public officials

Why might a group that lobbies for an end to discrimination on the basis of gender have a free-rider problem?

• Many people don't know they have to pay dues to the group
• So many people benefit from it that most members have little incentive to take active roles themselves
• Other people try to take credit for the group's accomplishment

groups that care about one single issue and try to influence policy on that issue

• single interest group

• social movement

• Electoral College

• protest movement

broad-based efforts to achieve major policy change (some gain momentum while others may lack organization)

• single interest group

• social movement

• Electoral College

• protest movement

use strategies such as civil disobedience to call attention to their issue

• single interest group

• social movement

• Electoral College

• protest movement

Total amount of electoral votes in the electoral college.

• 270
• 538
• 3
• 269

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CCSS.5.NBT.A.2

Even though Washington, D.C. is not a state, it has three electoral votes.

• True
• False

"Winner take all" means that all of a state's electoral votes go to the candidate who had the majority of votes in that state.

• True
• False