Interest Groups Review

These are made up of people who try to influence politicians/political process...

• Interest groups

• PTSO

• Congress

• Federal Courts

Federalists were the first...(check all that apply)

• interest group

• political party

• members of the Supreme Court

• to rebel against the presidency

Modern lobbyists/interest groups did not start emerging until...

• 1960s

• 1830s

• 1890s

• 2000s

Which are direct techniques (check all that apply) that interest groups use?

• Private meetings

• Social occasions

• providing political information

• building alliances with other groups

Which are indirect techniques(check all that apply) of interest groups?

• groundswell of public pressure

• building alliances with other groups

• use constituents as lobbyists

• providing political info

Which of the following is a benefit of pluralist theory?

• groups compete to counterbalance each other

• gives little room for error to those who are not organized

• it fails to deal with the fact that some groups have more power than others

• seems to leave no room for consideration of transcendent national interests

Which of the following types of PACs is MOST likely to contribute to any/all parties?

• Ideological

• Corporation

• Labor Group

• Political Party

These cannot work with candidates directly

• Super PACs

• PACs

• Party leaders

• Judges

The first amendment was used to state that corporate/individual contributions to PACs...

• cannot be limited

• can be limited

• can be eliminated

• can be regulated by party leaders

PACs can donate up to this amount directly to a candidate per election...

• $5,000

• $50,000

• $500

• $5,000,000