Exam 8: Interest Groups and Social Movements: Collective Action, Power, and Representation

The theory of governmental influence that focuses on the advantages that certain interests have in the political process based on the unequal distribution of economic and political power is called ______ theory.

The group that actively protested against economic inequality following the economic crisis of 2008 was ______.

Members of interest groups and social movements often resort to ______ to achieve their goals.

Most recent efforts to regulate lobbying have focused on ______.

In Democracy in America, French philosopher and sociologist Alexis de Tocqueville wrote about his observations of American life when he visited the United States in 1831-1832. He found that the Americans were ______.

Advocates for American financial firms and members of Occupy Wall Street both had to contend with the challenge of collective action.

According to data presented by opensecrets.org, the ______ sector accounted for the single largest group of contributions when analyzed by sector.

Which of the following groups continues to be overrepresented in groups based on membership?

Many pundits encouraged the Occupy Wall Street social movement to become more politically involved by becoming a(n) ______ group.

When the NAACP used the federal judiciary to bring an end to legal segregation in the United States, it did so ______.

Political scientist E. E. Schattschneider thought that there was a(n) ______ in the way power is used.

Interest groups vary on the basis of their ______.

Social movement success may best be determined by ______.

Which of the following could most readily be classified as a collective good?

An interest group is an association of individuals who come together to change things by calling attention to injustices and educating the public to act.

Efforts that focus on reaching the constituents themselves rather than their representatives are described as ______ lobbying.

In the end, which of the following was Congress's policy decision regarding the bailout?

At the first protest held at Zuccotti Park for the Occupy Wall Street movement, many protesters were arrested for what?

Interest groups are often categorized and analyzed according to the ______.

Successful lobbyists must have or gain ______ representatives and senators in Congress, in addition to building relationships and donating money.