AP Gov - Topic 5.7 - FAC (Master Copy)

What best describes the function of interest groups?

• Running candidates for elections

• Influencing policy on specific issues

• Overseeing political party activities

• Monitoring campaign finance

Which of the following distinguishes political parties from interest groups?

• Parties focus on local issues

• Parties are more involved in legislative processes

• Parties represent a wide range of issues

• Parties generally avoid financial regulations

What do the following groups have in common? M.A.D.D., A.A.R.P., W.W.F., N.R.A., P.E.T.A.?

• They're all government agencies seeking to influence Congress.

• They're all nonprofit groups seeking funding for their causes.

• They're all political third parties seeking election of supportive candidates.

• They're all interest groups seeking to draw attention to and lobby for their causes.

The Free Soil party, the “Know Nothing” party, and the Right to Life party are all examples of 

• Ideological parties
• Single-issue parties
• Splinter parties
• Economic protest parties

Private organizers who share certain views & work to shape public policy

Example = NRA or MADD

• Interest Group
• Mass Media
• Political Party
• Interest Factions

Pressure legislators & public-policy-making; Seek to influence on an issue

Think $$$

• Lobbying
• Public Opinion Polls
• Mass Media
• Interest Groups

Which of the following is not a main type of interest group?

• economic issues
• equality concerns
• consumer interests
• litigation

Which of the following best represents how each linkage institution influences policy making?

• A

• B

• C

• D

The right of interest groups and social movements to organize is

• protected by the Constitution.

• protected by the Federal Election Campaign Act.

• protected by state laws.

• protected by the Bill of Rights.

Teachers against Cell Phones is an example of which type of organization?

• Political party

• Social movement

• Single-issue group

• Bureaucratic agency