Interest Groups, Lobbyist, and Media Review

How many U.S. Senators does each state have?

• 1

• 2

• 7

• 10

What is the MOST important way that an individual citizen can impact lawmaking?

• Running for Office

• Volunteering

• Petitioning the Government

• Protesting

Based on the government system in the United States, which individual activity is used to directly influence legislative decisions?

• Gathering signatures for a petition

• Watching political debates on television

• Discussing political issues at work

• Collecting opinions for a yearbook

Which example below shows the media working as a "watchdog"?

• A reporter delivers a news story about a local robbery at the local Walmart SuperCenter

• The nightly news does a story on the history of Independence Day and the framers’ ideas

• The news does a story on why Democrats and Republicans sometimes do not agree with each other

• A news agency reports a story about a Congressman stealing money collected from taxpayers

________ groups gather people and resources to support public policies that help their members.

• Interest

• Policy

• Governmental

• Congressional

Who do lobbyists represent in their attempts to influence government?

• supreme court justices

• elected officials

• interest groups

• military officers

Which best describes the main objective of a lobbyist?

• To raise campaign funds for political parties.

• To influence public decision-making for the common good.

• to influence state legislators or members of congress on issues

• to advise political candidates on how to manager their election campaigns

What does PAC stand for?

• Political Action Conference

• Political Action Committee

• Politics Authoring Committee

• Political Artifact College

What must interest groups form if they want to donate money to a candidate?

• Political Action Committee

• Political Party

• Bonds

• Citizen Group

How might a political action committee influence government?

• send a letter to a U.S. Senator’s supporters

• contribute money to a U.S. Senate campaign

• write a letter to a newspaper about a U.S. Senator

• contribute money to a charity in a U.S. Senator’s state