Interest Groups

Which best defines the purpose of Political Action Committees (PACs)?

• To raise and donate money to political compaigns

• Develop yard signs and other campaign materials such as doorhangers

• To influence legislators through lobbying

• To organize people into a political party and run election campaigns

What is it called when individuals try to get legislators to introduce or vote a certain way on a bill?

• Interest groups

• Lobbying

• Demonstrating

• PAC

Why might some large lobbying groups not register as lobbyists?

• It is not a law that they register

• Lobbying is not their principal activity

• Their clients ask them not to register

• They wish to avoid certain tax regulations

What is the purpose of lobbying?

• to increase interest group membership

• to influence the policy making process

• to select the best candidates for office

• to raise money for political campaigns

What are the two different types of lobbying?

• Electioneering and grassroots

• Direct and grassroots

• Litigation and direct

• Elite and going public

What is a term for a group of people that share the same common goal and actively attempt to influence lawmakers?

• ideology group

• interest group

• political party

• political action committee

How do interest groups affect the impact of public policy?

• providing campaign assistance

• filing lawsuits in court

• direct contact with policymakers

• All of the above

The primary goal of interest groups is to influence

• the President

• Congress

• public policy

• corporations

All of the following are direct techniques, used by interest groups, EXCEPT

• lobbying to influence law makers

• building alliances with people of similar thinking

• Paying off a candidates personal loans

• educating voters toward ad campaigns

Lobbyists, wealthy donors, fund-raising are essential for which two of the following?

• political parties

• interest groups

• political efficacy

• political socialization