Types of Interest Groups and Government Policies Quiz

Type of Interest Groups that promotes policies based on a set of core political or religious beliefs

• Ideological Groups

• Public Interest

• Single-issue Group

• Interest Group

A person who is employed by an interest group or corporation to try to influence legislators and their policy decisions

• Lobbyist

• executive departments and independent agencies

• direct financial assistance

• Deregulation

Controls on the behavior of companies and industries in order to protect consumers and workers

• economic regulations

• Public Policy

• social regulations

• grassroots organization

PAC stands for

• Political Action Committee

• Police Action Commitee

• Political Alliance Corportation

• Politicians Allied for the Common

The collection of opinions or attitudes of a population

• Ideological Groups

• Public Interest

• Single-issue Group

• Public Opinion

Type of Interest Groups that focuses on one narrow topic, such as immigration or drunk driving

• Ideological Groups

• Public Interest

• Single-issue Group

• Interest Group

The government gives funds to certain people (tax cuts, unemployment benefits, etc.)

• direct financial assistance

• Deregulation

• Interest Groups

• Public Opinion

Type of Interest Groups that focuses on topics that affect the general public like education, the environment, and politics

• Ideological Groups

• Public Interest

• Single-issue Group

• Interest Group

Conditions that allow for all citizens of the community to meet basic needs and achieve fulfillment.

• common good

• economic regulations

• Public Policy

• social regulations

A group of people who share common goals and organize to influence government

• Ideological Groups

• Public Interest

• Single-issue Group

• Interest Group