Interest Group Formation: Crash Course Government and Politics #

According to pluralist theory, what does it propose about interest groups?

• Every group with a particular interest should be able to form an organization to pursue policies to further that interest.

• Only large groups should be able to form organizations to pursue policies.

• Interest groups should only focus on influencing the government with cash.

• Interest groups should not be allowed to form organizations.

What are collective action problems in political science?

• Problems that occur because people don't want to influence policy.

• Problems that occur because people should work together, but don't.

• Problems that occur because people work together too much.

• Problems that occur because people don't have any interests.

What is the term for when people who stand to get a big benefit from a project either don't pay a big enough share, or they don't pay at all?

• Free sailing

• Free loading

• Free falling

• Free riding

What type of benefits do interest groups provide to their members to build membership?

• Material, informational, solidary, and purposive benefits

• Tangible, intangible, personal, and professional benefits

• Financial, educational, social, and emotional benefits

• Physical, mental, spiritual, and social benefits

What are the insider strategies used by interest groups to influence policy makers?

• Providing campaign contributions, offering discounts, and providing informational benefits

• Funding lawsuits, organizing protests, and providing networking opportunities

• Organizing advertising campaigns, organizing protests, and engaging in grassroots lobbying

• Directly trying to persuade elected officials, using the courts, and filing amicus curiae briefs

What is the term for the bogus attempts at grassroots organizing by well financed groups?

• Pseudo grassroots lobbying

• Astroturf lobbying

• Faux grassroots lobbying

• Simulated grassroots lobbying

What is the main purpose of interest groups in politics?

• To influence policy makers and change policies

• To gain power and control over the government

• To create chaos and disrupt the political system

• To promote individual interests at the expense of others

What is the role of political entrepreneurs in forming interest groups?

• They organize protests and advertising campaigns to mobilize public opinion

• They act as mediators between interest groups and government officials

• They provide financial support to interest groups in exchange for policy influence

• They make extraordinary efforts to bring people together for the purpose of changing policy

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