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Chapter 10
Interest Groups
1.
The purpose of a (n)______________________ is to provide a voice for people who share common
goals and concerns and want to influence public policy.
2. One of the main strategies utilized by interest groups is to pay a ___________________ who will work
to communicate the message of that organization to government in the hopes of influencing policy
making.
3. A majority of the public would agree with the ____________________ theory maintaining that a few
big interests looking out for themselves run the government.
4. Brown v. Board of Ed. Topeka Kansas is an example of _____________________, a common strategy
for interest groups to use to address policy changes.
5. Senior citizens who gain from the lobbying in government by the AARP but are not members of that
interest group are known as _____________________________.
6. AFL-CIO is an example of a (n)_________________________ group; a type of interest group whose
goal is to promote economic interests for its members.
7. Even though there are a number of loopholes, the ____________________________________ does
require lobbyists to register and disclose who their employer is and what legislation they are
attempting to influence.
8. Some of the most notable interest groups like the NRA are _________________________groups
defined as a group with narrow interests.
9. The Sierra Club is an example of a (n)_____________________________group, an organization
whose goal is to bring about public policy that is good for society.
10. Some people are concerned that funds raised by _____________________ are donated to a favored
congressman with the intentions of seeking favors later on.
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free riders
“lucky old people”
Federal Regulations of Lobbying Act
Federal Election Campaign Act
PACs
interest group
political party
litigation
campaign contributions
initiatives
boycotting
lobbyist
single issue interest
public interest
ideological interest
traditional interest
hyperpluralist
pluralism
elite