TED Chapter 11 Interest Groups
Groups that exist to promote favorable economic conditions and economic opportunities
for their members, are referred to as ________________ groups. - answers economic
interest
According to Mancur Olson, smaller groups are more likely to organize because -
answers members can more readily see the benefits and logic of working together than
the same number working independently
Since 1940, what has been the trend in labor union membership as a percentage of the
total workforce? - answers It has significantly decreased.
Noneconomic interest groups that exist to promote the broad, collective good of citizens
and consumers are called - answers public interest groups
Which of the following is one of the most influential interest groups that lobbies for the
needs of senior citizens? - answers AARP
Interest groups regularly lobby the court system by doing all of the following except -
answers funding judges' super PACs
A lobbyist may legally communicate with public officials in all of the following ways,
except - answers an extravagant gift
Why does the wealth of interest group members matter in terms of political influence? -
answers The members' financial contributions provide them with the resources to
influence legislation.
In which of the following does James Madison express his views on factions (i.e.,
organized interests)? - answers Federalist No. 10
Which theory says that public policy is a product of whatever most citizens prefer? -
answers majoritarianism
An example of an interest group that can tie its success not to the size of it membership
or the wealth of its members, but to its members' dedication to a cause is ________. -
answers the National Right to Life Council
Interest groups are protected by which of the following? - answers First Amendment
right to "peaceably assemble and petition the government for redress of grievances"
Through __________, interest groups use the court system as a means of achieving
their goals. - answers litigation
Groups that exist to promote favorable economic conditions and economic opportunities
for their members, are referred to as ________________ groups. - answers economic
interest
According to Mancur Olson, smaller groups are more likely to organize because -
answers members can more readily see the benefits and logic of working together than
the same number working independently
Since 1940, what has been the trend in labor union membership as a percentage of the
total workforce? - answers It has significantly decreased.
Noneconomic interest groups that exist to promote the broad, collective good of citizens
and consumers are called - answers public interest groups
Which of the following is one of the most influential interest groups that lobbies for the
needs of senior citizens? - answers AARP
Interest groups regularly lobby the court system by doing all of the following except -
answers funding judges' super PACs
A lobbyist may legally communicate with public officials in all of the following ways,
except - answers an extravagant gift
Why does the wealth of interest group members matter in terms of political influence? -
answers The members' financial contributions provide them with the resources to
influence legislation.
In which of the following does James Madison express his views on factions (i.e.,
organized interests)? - answers Federalist No. 10
Which theory says that public policy is a product of whatever most citizens prefer? -
answers majoritarianism
An example of an interest group that can tie its success not to the size of it membership
or the wealth of its members, but to its members' dedication to a cause is ________. -
answers the National Right to Life Council
Interest groups are protected by which of the following? - answers First Amendment
right to "peaceably assemble and petition the government for redress of grievances"
Through __________, interest groups use the court system as a means of achieving
their goals. - answers litigation
