Interest Group Quiz

What is it called when special interest groups try to influence public officials?

• Vetoing

• Voting

• Polling

• Lobbying

TRUE or FALSE: Political interest groups try to influence laws and government policy?

• TRUE

• FALSE

How would the National Wildlife Federation rate a Senator who supported National Parks?

• High

• Medium

• Low

What are the two main types of interest groups?

• Environmental and Civil Rights

• Business and Labor

• Economic and Public

• Agriculture and Consumer

• Trade and Firearms

TRUE or FALSE

Interest groups may run ads to get the general public on their side.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What are some ways lobbyists try to influence elected officials?

• Have meetings

• Offer legal advice

• Help to draft new laws

• Take them out to dinner

• All of the above

What type of public-interest group is the NAACP?

• Agriculture

• Trade Association

• Civil Rights

• Consumer

• Environmental

What is a lobbyist?

• A person who works for a special interest group

• A person who tries to persuade public officials to support their cause

• A person who helps elected officials who support a specific lobby

• All of the above

• None of the above

TRUE or FALSE

Environmental groups try to protect the civil rights of people in the country.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What type of interest group is the Better Business Bureau?

• Agriculture

• Trade Association

• Consumer

• Civil Rights

• Environmental