GOVT 220 Quiz Interest Groups
GOVT 220 Quiz Interest Groups
- Which of the following best describes an interest group?
- The Federal Regulation of Lobbying Act of 1946 required groups and individuals seeking to influence legislation to do which of the following?
- Why do Americans participate in civic associations more frequently than citizens of other countries?
- Members of a farm bureau are most likely to have joined as a result of what type of incentives?
- A benefit that comes from something that could be quantified in monetary terms is known as what kind of incentive?
- A lobbying firm securing federal money for a university to construct a nutrition center would be an example of what?
- The free-rider problem increases the difficulty of attracting which of the following?
- Which of the following is true of most people who are sympathetic to the aims of a mass- membership interest group?
- When we talk about a lobbyist, we are talking about a person who is which of the following?
- In recent years, what grassroots lobbying strategy do interest groups frequently use?
- Which type of organization would be the least likely to take a firm stance on abortion?
- Which of these statements best describes today’s lobbying laws?
- Since 1983, labor union membership has declined due to what?
- Some argue that the interest group system is most likely to leave out which of the following groups?
- What are organizations that attract members by appealing to a coherent set of usually controversial principles called?
- Every organization that benefits other people, even if they are not part of the organization, suffers from what problem?
- Which of the following is an example of a legislator following a political cue?
- Successful interest groups and their representatives try to cultivate long-term relationships with which of the following?
- Which of these can remove the tax-exempt status of an organization?
- People who join an interest group for solidary incentives are joining for which of the following reasons?
- Which of these is the fastest-growing type of political action committees (PACs)?
- Since 1960, the greatest growth in unionization has occurred among which of the following groups?
- Purposive incentives are most likely to motivate people who join which of the following groups?
- Which of the following statements about a social movement is generally true?
- Americans are more likely than citizens of other western democracies to join which of the following?
- Most issues lobbied in Congress are lobbied by how many lobbyists?
- Many interest groups employ which of the following, who are hired to represent the group’s interests to the government?
- Who are the dominant players in the lobbying market?
- What is the single most important activity of interest groups in the eyes of many lobbyists and academic students of lobbying?
- The National Organization for Women (NOW) is an example of a feminist organization whose membership incentives are primarily what?