Interest Group Review

A Corporate Lobbyist would least likely speak to which of the following?

• U.S. Speaker of the House

• President

• U.S. Senator

• Justice on the United States Supreme Court

The people most attracted to Interest Groups will most likely be...

• College Educated

• High School Educated

• Younger and more Liberal

• More Conservative

What is Electioneering....

• Illegally Bribing Candidates to win elections

• Working to elect sympathetic candidates can help ensure support for a group’s views in future legislation 

• Working to elect Candidates that will not go along with what your group wants

• Tampering in Elections

A method of lobbying by which interest groups members and others outside the organization writes letters, send telegrams, make phone calls, and/or speak directly to elected officials to influence policy makers is known as

• Litigation lobbying

• Grassroot Lobbying

• Coalition lobbying

• Direct Lobbying

Which would not be a function of interest groups...

• Represent and take a stance on a broad range of issues

• Raise awareness and stimulate interest in public affairs

• Provide information for government 

• Serve as a link between members and government

The NRA is tied to mostly the....

• Democratic Party

• Republican Party

The AARP is tied mostly to....

• Democratic Party

• Republican Party

Which of the following is the best example of a single issue interest group?

• NAACP

• AARP

• NRA

• The American Medical Association

What are the 3 points on the Iron Triangle

• President, Interest Group, Congress

• Interest Group, Congress, Bureaucratic Agency

• Supreme Court, Bureaucratic Agency, Congress

• Congress, President, Supreme Court

The major difference between interest groups and political parties is that interest groups

• Do NOT nominate candidates for office

• provide information to the public that political parties do not

• Raise money

• Run candidates for office