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AP GOV STUDY SESSION VOTING/ INTEREST GROUPS 3-8-10
ESSAY
Techniques interest groups use to obtain objectives
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Describe all given techniques and why they are used
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Litigation
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Campaign Contribution
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Grassroots Lobbying/ Mass Mobilization
Select one of these groups and identify the technique they use, why they don’t use the
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other techniques.
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AMA-American Medical
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Sierra Club
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NRA- National Rifle
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NAACP- National Association for Advancement of Colored People
MULTIPLE CHOICE
Q: Define the term the founders used to describe pol. parties
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A: Factions
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Q: Factions should be based on:
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A: Distribution of property
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Q: Another name for an interest group
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A: Special Interest
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Q: Oldest union in USA
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A: Grangers
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Q: The US workforce is:
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A: Less unionized due to privatization
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Q: Which Company is not unionized?
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A: Wall Mart
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Q: Know the term paycheck protection
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Q: Find what issues PRIG promoted.
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Q: American Cancer Societies and Girl Scouts have in common?
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A: Tax-Exempt
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Q: Interest groups:
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A: Non-partisan
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Q: Where do you find the most PACs?
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A: Business world
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Q: Compared to earlier years, the number of PAC’s now is:
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A: The largest
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Q: Define bundling
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A: PAC’s collect money and send as a single package
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Q: 2002, bipartisan campaign format know it
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Q: Define original term of lobbyist
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A: Catch congressional people in the lobby to persuade/bribe them
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Q: What does revolving door refer to?
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A: Employment cycle: Post-Politics you will go to lobbyist group
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Q: Define soft money
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A: Unlimited amount of money you can raise and contribute. Don’t have to report it.
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Q: In 2002 all pol. Parties tried to get int. groups to participate thru:
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A: All of them, personal contact and mail
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Q: Who would oppose abortion?
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A: Hispanic w/ low income and high dropout rate.
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Q: When a large portion of population opposes something strongly:
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A: Random Sampling
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Q: When there is an opinion, when it hasn’t be set in stone
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A: Latent
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Q: When you develop political attitude it is:
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A: Political Socialization
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Q: 3 socialization areas
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A: Family, Media, Education
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Q: When do people become politically socialized
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A: Young kids, usually religious families
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Q: Who beat Thomas Dewey
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A: Truman
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Q: 25% of the population are politically active
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A: Active Public
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Q: 40% of people selectively act in politics
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A: Part time public
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Q: You are required to register to vote except in:
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A: North Dakota
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Q: Midterm elections usually elect:
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A: 1/3 senators and all reps
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Q: Independents will vote:
A: Political party.
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Q: When a individual votes based on what a candidate pledges to do:
A: Prospective Voting
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