WorksheetsHGov Chapter 9 Exit
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Interest groups tend to do all but which one of the following?
try to influence the political process
pursue members’ shared policy goals
contribute support to candidates and officials who favor their goals
change policy positions in order to win elections
If an interest group wants to influence policy decisions at the implementation stage, efforts should be directed primarily toward the
judiciary.
bureaucracy.
White House
Congress
Interest-group politics is aligned with the political theory of
elitism
inclusion
communitarianism
pluralism
When lobbyists supply policymakers with information and indications of group strength to persuade them to adopt the groups’ perspective, the activity is called
arm twisting.
wrangling.
purposive persuasion.
inside lobbying.
Economic interest groups have an advantage over other groups chiefly because of their
ability to muster large numbers of members.
emphasis on training people to run for Congress.
devotion to promoting the broad public interest.
access to financial resources.
Political action committees
raise money for election campaigns by soliciting voluntary contributions from members or employees.
have declined rapidly in number since the passage of the recent campaign finance reform legislation.
are under no restrictions regarding the amount of money each PAC can give to the election campaign of a single candidate for federal office.
are not an important source of funds in congressional campaigns.
The free-rider problem results when individuals can benefit from the activities of an interest group even if they do not contribute to the group’s activities.
true
false
The key tactic of outside lobbying activity is to seek influence through public pressure.
true
false
Interest-group liberalism is a term used by Theodore Lowi to express the tendency of interest-group politics to favor narrow interests over majority interests.
true
false
Affluent citizens and business groups dominate the interest-group system.
true
false
