Exam 12: Interest Groups and Social Movements

There is little room for average citizens in the work of most large and successful think tanks in Canada.

Besides lobbying, what are the main tactics employed by interest groups in their efforts to influence public policy. What determines if and when they deploy each tactic?

The Government Relations Institute of Canada maintains a code of professional conduct for lobbyists.

The Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada is:

There are no constitutional limits preventing governments from regulating lobbyists in Canada.

What is the notion that people whose interests are promoted by a group will benefit from its efforts whether or not they actively participate in the group's activities?

What does the term "vertical mosaic" mean?

Using any one of the following examples as case studies, compare social movements and interest groups in terms of their roles, objectives, and overall impact in Canadian politics: a) farmers b) post-secondary students c) people with disabilities

Explain the dynamics of the university/college student movement in Canada.

As an early example of an organized interest in Canada, how did farmers advance their agenda and attempt to meet their objectives in the early twentieth century? What have farmer politics taught us about organized interests and their options for political mobilization in Canada?

Interest groups that want to spark nationwide reforms often register to lobby in several jurisdictions.

What does the term astroturfing mean?

Political parties have a more direct and substantive connection with many Canadians than do interest groups.

Whereas interest groups hold societal transformation as their ultimate objective, social movements tend to focus on narrower policy goals.

Which of the following statements is accurate?

By law at the federal level, interest groups must register with ________ if they spend $500 or more on advertising during a federal election.

Institutionalized interest groups tend to employ government outsiders as lobbyists because they provide unbiased perspectives on how to develop public policy.

In the early days of Confederation, _______ worked together in court to achieve _____.

For a union seeking to raise labour standards across Canada, which of the following tactics would be most direct and effective?

Why do many Canadians have a more direct and substantive connection with interest groups than with political parties?