Chapter 8&9 Review

Question 0

A lobbyist is

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Organization/individual who attempts to influence the passage, defeat, or contents of legislation

Question 1

What type of techniques would a corporate lobbyist be likely to use to influence politics in congress?

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Issue that is narrowing slope and lower in public visibility

Question 2

What is the primary function of a PAC?

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Raise and give campaign donations on behalf of the organization they represent.

Question 3

How do interest groups benefit individuals?

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Solidary incentive, material incentive, and purposive incentive

Question 4

An interest that is not recognized or represented by an interest group is a

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Latent interest

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A free rider is

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Someone who benefits from a group w/ out joining it

Question 6

The benefit a person receives from the sense of belonging he or she gets from joining a group known as a(n)

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Solidary Incentive

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The economist benefit a person receives from joining an interest group is known as a(n)

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Material incentive

Question 8

People who become members of interest groups for purposive incentives are joining

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Social Movements

Question 9

Most people who join American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) are doing so based upon

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Free Rider Policy

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People who join social movements are most likely to join because of

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Purposive incentives

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Pursuing the best interest of the overall community rather than the narrow interest of a particular group is known as pursuing

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Public interest

Question 12

According to the Fortune magazine, the two most effective interest groups in the country are

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National Rifle Association (NRA) and AARP

Question 13

The most numerous types of interest groups in the United States are

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Economic interest groups

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American farmers and their workers represent approximately two percent of the U.S. population. This fact supports the proposition that

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Even a small % of the populace can be effective if they organize

Question 15

Corporate lobbyist will try to influence what types of groups/people?

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Legislative

Question 16

How are the “poor” represented by interest groups?

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They depend largely on indirect representation, some of the poor don’t even know what party represents them

Question 17

The National Audubon Society and the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) are examples of

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Interest groups who focus on the preservation of the environment

Question 18

How do interest groups and political parties both promote U.S. Democracy?

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Link citizens to the political process

Question 19

How does the unit rule work?

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All of a states electoral vote are cast for the Presidential candidate recovering a plurality of the popular vote in that state

Question 20

The rule of unions in American society has _______ in recent decades.

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Declined or shrunk

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Successful interest groups and their representatives try to cultivate long-term relationships with

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Legislators and government officials

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Groups recognize that the greatest concern of legislators is to

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Be re-elected

Question 23

Traditionally, labor unions such as the AFL-CIO, support which political party(ies)?

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Democratic candidates

Question 24

The use of public relations techniques to create favorable public opinion toward an interest group, industry, or corporation is known as

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Climate control

Question 25

Most interest groups have a(n) ______ bias.

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Middle or upperclass

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Who tends to benefit the most from interest group activities?

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Better educated, middle or upperclass

Question 27

Interest groups often hire former government or former members of Congress as lobbyists because

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They cannot be effective if they don’t hire these people

Question 28

What groups make up the iron triangle?

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Bureaucratic agency, legislative committee, and interest groups

Question 29

What type of political alignments have been occurring in recent years?

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Decrease in both parties, moderate party rise

Question 30

An example of a(n) ________ benefit would be the AARP provides discounts, automobile insurance, and organized travel opportunities for its members.

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Material incentive

Question 31

A voter or a candidate who does not identify with a political party is called a(n)

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Independent

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A political party is a group of individuals who

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Organize to win elections, operate gov, and determine political policy

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A political party differs from an interest group in that

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Political parties want to run for office and operate the gov while interest groups do not

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Today, a faction is

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A sub party of a political party.

Group/bloc in legislation in pursuit of some special interest or position

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The ______ emerged I the 1850’s as an antislavery party and consisted of former northern Whigs and antislavery Democrats

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Republican Party

Question 36

A political system in which only two parts have a reasonable chance of winning is called

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Two party system

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The first partisan political division in the US was between the

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Federalist and the Antifederalist

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The presidential election of 1912 was unique because

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There were 3 significant contenders for President

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What did the party system look like by the election of 2000?

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Majority Republican

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During the half-century, the democrats have been known as the party of

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Working class, racial, and ethic minorities

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During the half-century, the Republicans have been known as the party of

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Business

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The members of the general public who identify with a political are known as

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Party in the Electorate

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The elected and appointed officials who identify with a political party are known as

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Party in Gov

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The leadership of a political party are part of

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Party organization

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A situation in which one major political controls the presidency and the other controls the chambers of Congress is known as

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Divided gov

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Voting for candidates of two or more parties for different offices is known as

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Ticket splitting

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The group of people that officially elect the president and the Vice President of the US is known as

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Electoral College

Question 48

The process in which a substantial group of voters switches party allegiance, producing a long-term change in the political landscape is known as

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Realignment