Exam 8: Interest Groups

Which of the following groups has had the greatest success with a strategy of litigation?

If one enjoys the benefits of a group's collective efforts but did not contribute to those efforts,one is called a:

Which of the following has been eliminated as a result of 2002 campaign-finance reforms?

A political action committee (PAC)can contribute ______ to any candidate for federal office,provided it contributes to at least five different federal candidates each year.

A criticism of interest-group pluralism is:

Parties with a direct interest in a regulatory rule or decision are often termed:

Interest groups tend to proliferate at times when government is shrinking.

Which of the following is NOT a job regularly performed by lobbyists?

The Christian Coalition is best described as a(n)______ group.

A benefit that is sought by an interest group and that,once achieved,cannot be denied to nonmembers is called a:

The New Politics movement led to the proliferation of public interest groups in the 1970s.

A loose,informal relationship of public officials,interest groups,and activists who are all concerned with the same policies is called:

A grassroots lobbying campaign occurs:

Successful interest groups quickly become:

One way that the AARP has been effective at overcoming the free-rider problem is by providing ______ benefits to its members.

The American Bar Association is a good example of a labor group.

Interest groups are permitted to spend as much money as they want on issue advocacy during a campaign season,as long as they:

When a coalition of credit card companies form an interest group called the Partnership to Protect Consumer Credit,this indicates:

Which of the following is a main theoretical assumption of pluralism?

Interest groups are prohibited by federal law from lobbying administrative agencies.