Interest Groups
Authored by Nicholas Wesolowski
Social Studies
10th - 12th Grade
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MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What are the benefits of Interest Groups?
Represent minority concerns
people can band together and have more power than 1 individual.
provide research/info on issues
Influence can be disproportional ($, organization)
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What are the negatives of interest groups?
Push own interests, not interests of all Americans (or the "public good")
Power to unelected elites
Tactics may be questionable (bribery, $, threats of revenge)
Push own interests, not interests of all Americans (or the "public good")
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45 sec • 1 pt
What are the types of Interest Groups?
public interest
Economic interest
ideological groups
professional groups
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a public interest group?
groups that organize to influence government policy for the economic benefit (industry, business, labor) of their members
an organization that supports causes that affect the lives of Americans in general
Advocates for people in a particular profession, such as doctors, lawyers, and teachers
political organizations that attract members by appealing to their political convictions or principles
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is an economic interest group?
groups that organize to influence government policy for the economic benefit (industry, business, labor) of their members
an organization that supports causes that affect the lives of Americans in general
Advocates for people in a particular profession, such as doctors, lawyers, and teachers
political organizations that attract members by appealing to their political convictions or principles
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a professional Interest Groups
an organization that supports causes that affect the lives of Americans in general
groups that organize to influence government policy for the economic benefit (industry, business, labor) of their members
Advocates for people in a particular profession, such as doctors, lawyers, and teachers
political organizations that attract members by appealing to their political convictions or principles
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30 sec • 1 pt
What is an ideological interest group?
groups that organize to influence government policy for the economic benefit (industry, business, labor) of their members
Advocates for people in a particular profession, such as doctors, lawyers, and teachers
an organization that supports causes that affect the lives of Americans in general
political organizations that attract members by appealing to their political convictions or principles
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