Media and Government Influences

Which best defines the purpose of Political Action Committees (PACs)?

• To raise and donate money to political compaigns
• Develop yard signs and other campaign materials such as doorhangers
• To influence legislators through lobbying
• To organize people into a political party and run election campaigns

Which of these describes the main purpose of an interest group?

• To influence government officials on a specific issue

• To form legislative committees that study public policy

• To regulate the economy by setting federal lending rates

• To select cases for hearing in appeals courts

Which of these is an example of lobbying by an interest group?

• A hotel association develops a plan to attract more tourists.

• An animal rights organization presents its views to a legislator.

• A group of citizens asks city officials for a schedule of public hearings.

• A neighborhood association backs a candidate for an election.

How does the media influence public opinion?

• Gives money to political parties
• Regulates the type of media people use
• Focuses attention on certain issues
• Tells people who to vote for

What is it called when individuals try to get legislators to introduce or vote a certain way on a bill?

• Interest groups
• Lobbying
• Demonstrating
• PAC

Bias means _____________ one view over another view.

• supplementing
• favoring
• opinioning
• hosting

What is an organized group of people who share a common goal and actively attempt to influence lawmakers?

• ideology group

• interest group

• political party

• political action committee

What is the purpose of lobbying?

• to increase interest group membership

• to influence the policy making process

• to select the best candidates for office

• to raise money for political campaigns

What is the role of political action committees (PACs)?

• They arrange exhibits and forums to inform citizens about interest groups.

• They fact-check the information given out by the government.

• They run the primaries that parties use to select their nominees.

• They raise money and advertise in support of political candidates.

A strategy by which organized interests seek to influence the passage of legislation by exerting direct pressure on members of the legislature.

• Hyperpluralist thoery
• Lobbying
• Olson's Law of Large Groups
• Pluralist theory