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Interest Groups

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_______ is attention paid to something.

a)

Advocate

b)

Interest

c)

Bias

d)

Public opinion

2.

_______ means to promote or support.

a)

Advocate

b)

Interest

c)

Bias

d)

Lobbyist

3.

______________ are organizations that help interest groups raise money for campaigns.

a)

Political parties

b)

Lobbying groups

c)

Single issue groups

d)

Political action committees

4.

__________ are group of people who work to influence government about specific issues.

a)

Political Action Committees

b)

Political Parties

c)

Interest groups

d)

Super Political Action Committees

5.

______ occurs when one view is favored over another.

a)

Interest

b)

Judgement

c)

Approval

d)

Bias

6.

________ refers to the way candidates raise money for political campaigns.

a)

Campaign financing

b)

Political funding

c)

Party fundraising

d)

Party revenue

7.

_______ represent interest groups and communicate directly with government officials.

a)

Political Action Committees

b)

Lobbyists

c)

Super Political Action Committees

d)

Political Parties

8.

_______ refers to a collection of popular and widespread attitudes or beliefs.

a)

Popular trends

b)

Party platforms

c)

Public opinion

d)

Candidate platforms

9.

When lobbyists visit with members of Congress to share their reasons for supporting or opposing an upcoming bill they are...

a)

Informing

b)

Donating

c)

Endorsing

d)

Planning

10.

When members of an interest group host a fundraiser for a candidate they are ________.

a)

Endorsing

b)

Donating

c)

Informing

d)

Campaigning

11.

When an interest group runs an ad that supports a candidate running for office they are...

a)

Endorsing

b)

Donating

c)

Informing

d)

Fundraising

12.

Why are people often critical of interest groups?

a)

They are ineffective at influencing the government.

b)

They want to amend the constitution.

c)

They raise very little money for candidates.

d)

They may have more influence over government than the American people.