Exam 13: Interest Groups

Narrow private interests thus often enjoy an advantage over broader ones.

How do outsider tactics differ from insider tactics?

When the National Rifle Association wants to prevent new restrictions on firearms, its members shower Congress with letters, e-mails, faxes, and phone calls, and this is an example of what kind of lobbying?

The largest interest group in the United States, AARP, was formed to market insurance to senior citizens, and it thrives by ______.

For James Madison, factions were by definition ______.

Although almost everyone advocates a balanced budget, every spending program and tax break is defended by organized beneficiaries but why does deficit reduction have less organized support?

According to one estimate, the number of lobbying organizations more than tripled between the 1960s and the 1990s; a subsequent analysis indicated a further doubling between 2000 and 2005.

Which of the following is a standard collective action problem that must be overcome for an interest group to promote or defend a shared interest?

Under the pluralist argument, interest groups were regarded as essential and valuable participants in the democratic politics of a modern industrial society.

Before a rule or regulation can be adopted, the Administrative Procedure Act of 1946 requires administrative agencies to ______.

What does the fight over financial reform legislation tell us about the role of interest groups in the United States?

In general, the more government does ______.

Since politicians know that lobbyists are advocates, they can only trust a lobbyist's information when ______.

How do insiders and outsiders use electoral politics differently to influence elected officials?

Which of the following is true about the conflicts to be found among organized interests?

One way that lobbyists increase the credibility of their messages is by ______.

Most scholarly research has found that political action committees ______.

When polled, a representative sample of lobbying group offices in Washington identified their most important activities as ______.

To qualify as a multicandidate committee, a PAC must raise money from at least 50 people and contribute to at least ______ candidates.

By helping office holders plan legislation and assemble legislative coalitions, among other things, lobbyists ______.