AP gov unit 7 review

Which of the following would a group form if they wanted to give "hard money" directly to campaign or candidate running for office?

• 501c4

• 527

• Super PAC

• PAC

The least widely used source of media today is

• Radio

• Television

• Internet

• Newspaper

Which of the following definitions best describes the technique of going public?

• attending a hearing on a bill about a special interest issue to give its pros & cons to members of congress

• running ads on television about a particular interest to get people's attention

• urging fellow members of a special interest group to vote for a specific candidate

• •taking an unconstitutional law passed by a state legislature to court to have it overturned

This federal agency is in charge of regulating the airwaves and all media sources

• FDA

• REC

• FDIC

• FCC

With the development of radio came

• narrowcasting

• broadcasting

• social media

• print media

How is an interest group different from a political party?

• Interest groups often support political candidates and look to win elections

• Membership in an interest group is nonrestrictive

• Special Interests are known as policy specialists, political parties are policy generalists

• Interest groups control government

Based on which protection or rights in the Bill of Rights can citizens come together and form political parties or Special Interest groups?

• 5th amendment

• 6th amendment

• 1st amendment press and religion

• 1st amendment speech, assembly, petition

Pluralist theorists believe that the power of Interest Groups

• Is derived from their equal access to the government

• Comes mostly from public support

• Is unevenly distributed among them

• Is held by only a few wealthy groups

Which of the following would be considered social media platform?

• Instagram

• Television

• Magazine

• Radio

As result of the Supreme Court case Citizens United v FEC, which group below was allowed by law to be formed to their own independent electioneering?

• PACS

• 501c4

• 527s

• Super PACS