Interest Groups Participation Flashcard

Front

What is an Interest Group?

Back

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

Front

Which of these groups is not an interest group? NRA, AARP, NOW, Democratic Party

Back

Democratic Party

Front

What does an interest group do?

Back

Influences Government

Front

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

Back

Lobbying

Front

Which is NOT a function of PACs or special interest groups: pay for television, radio, and internet ads supporting their preferred candidate, make large contributions supporting their favorite candidate, mail pamphlets supporting their preferred candidate.

Back

nominate their favorite candidate for office.

Front

_____ are hired by Interest Groups to influence government decision makers

Back

lobbyists