AP Government: Chapter 9 Study Guide: Interest Groups
Key Terms to know:
-Interest Group
-Economic Interest Group
-Centralized Interest Group
-Peak Associations
-Free Riding
-Direct Lobbying
-Political Action Committee
-527 organization
-Referendum
-K Street
-Lobbying
-Citizen Interest Group
-Confederate Interest Group
-Collective Action Problems
-Coercion
-Grassroots Lobbying
-501(c)(3) organizations
-"taking the late train"
-revolving door
-Factions
-trade association
-Single Issue Interest Group
-Mass Associations
-Prisoner's Dilemma
-Selective Incentives
-Astroturf Lobbying
-501(c)(4) organizations
-Initiative
-IRON TRIANGLES
-Super PAC's
Questions to answer:
1. Using Figure 9.1 on p. 313, describe the trend in lobbying over the decade spanning 2001-09.
2. What restrictions were asked for on Interest Group Lobbying following conviction of Jack Abramoff?
3. What issues would prevent the restrictions in #2 from being implemented?
4. Use the internet, and list the top five spenders on lobbying in 2014.
5. Name the four Economic types of interest groups and give an example of each.
6. Name the four types of Public interest groups, and give an example of each.
7. Name and describe what you feel is the most effective technique used by lobbyists.
8. Why are collective action groups easier to form than citizen interest groups?
9. Name five Inside Strategies used by lobbying firms to get their job done.
10. What is electioneering?
11. After reading about the different "organizations" (i.e.: 527, PAC, 501c3, etc….) which do you think is
the most damaging to American politics?
12. What does it mean when an interest group tries to act as "Watchdog?"
13. Name and describe 3 good outcomes from having interest groups.
14. Name and describe 3 bad outcomes from having interest groups.
AP Government: Chapter 7 Study Guide: Political Parties
Key Terms:
-Party Organization
-spoils system
-Patronage
-Party Coalitions
-Unified Government
-527 Organization
-Party In Government
-P. Org: national committee
-Caucus/Conference
-Party Platform
-Party in Power
-Polarization
-Party in Electorate
-Political Machine
-Dealignment
-Backbenchers
-Duverger's Law
Questions to answer:
1. For the First Party System, give the years it existed, the dominant party, and major issues of the era.
2. For the 2nd Party System, give the years it existed, the dominant party, and major issues of the era.
3. For the 3rd Party System, give the years it existed, the dominant party, and major issues of the era.
4. For the 4th Party System, give the years it existed, the dominant party, and major issues of the era.
5. For the 5th Party System, give the years it existed, the dominant party, and major issues of the era.
6. For the 6th Party System, give the years it existed, the dominant party, and major issues of the era.
7. What is the job of the party organization?
8. What limitations does the party organization have?
9. What value is there to a political machine?
10. What is the significance of party identification?
11. What influence do minor parties have in American politics? Give at least 2 examples.
12. What are the common functions of major political parties today?
AP Government: Chapter 8 Study Guide: Elections
Key Terms:
-Popular Vote
-electoral vote
-seat shift
-normal election
-nationalized elections
-superdelegates
-wholesale politics
-ground game
-Federal Election Commission
-soft money
-split ticket
-incumbent
-open primary
-closed primary
-absentee ballot
-plurality voting
-swing states
-retail politics
-campaign platform
-McCain-Feingold Act
-issue voters
-straight ticket
-undervote
-delegates
-proportional allocation
-winner-take-all
-frontloading
-open seat
-mobilization
-attack ads
-hard money
-coattails
Questions:
1. How did the "undervote" play such a significant role in the 2000 election?
2. Explain the high reelection rates for Congressional Incumbents.
3. Explain how the electoral college works, and how one wins the presidency.
4. Using table 8.2 on pg. 260, give 3 facts about the Congressional elections from 1994-2010.
5. What are the two stages in the election process for House/Senate candidates?
6. Give 3 examples of attack ads from past campaigns that have been used effectively.
7. Give one conclusion you can draw from the data in Table 8.4 on p. 282.
8. What is the principle difference between a 527 and a 501©4 organization?
9. List 3 voting cues people use to determine which candidate to vote for.
10. Name 4 distinct campaign strategies and explain each.