Straighterline US Government Chapter 9 Exam Questions with highest ratings (A+)

pluralist theory - ANSWER-Theory that holds that society's interests are represented most effectively through group action. dangers of faction - ANSWER-Warned about by James Madison in Federalist No. 10. he meant a polity where factions (groups) become so powerful that they trample on the legitimate interests of other groups and society as a whole. interest group - ANSWER-Aka faction, presure group, special interest, organized interest. any organization that actively seeks to influence public policy. lobbying and electioneering - ANSWER-the traditional means by which gropus communicate with and influence political leaders. economic groups - ANSWER-most organized and effective interest groups have economic activity as their primary purpose. business groups - ANSWER-the most numerous kind of economic group. More than half of all groups formally registered to lobby Congress are business groups. associations - ANSWER-organizations of organizations that seek to advance the broad insterests of business, e.g. the National Association of Manufacturers and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Labor groups - ANSWER-seek to promote policies that benefit works in general and union members in particular. AFL-CIO - ANSWER-the dominant labor group which has its national headquarters in Washington, D.C. It has 12 million members in nearly sixty affiliated unions including the Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, the Sheet Metal Workers, and the American Federation of Teachers.