Name _______________________________ Date ______________________________ Hour _______
Chapter 9-Interest Groups
Section One-The Nature of Interest Groups (Pg. 242-246)
An interest group is:__________________________________________________________. (pg. 242)
Interest groups are sometimes called _____________, _____________, or _____________. (pg. 242)
Whatever they call themselves; interest groups seek to influence the making and content of ____________.
(pg. 242)
Public policy includes all of the goals that a government peruses in the many affairs in which it is involved.
Some examples include seatbelts, __________________, _______________________, _________________,
and the use of military force in international affairs. (pg. 242)
Area of Difference
Making Nominations
Comparing Interest Groups to Political Parties (pg. 243)
Political Parties
Interest Groups
Primary Focus
Scope of Interests
James Madison’s warned that if factions were left unchecked, could _________________________________
dues to their size, ___________ and/or _________________. (pg. 243)
Alexis de Tocqueville’s was deeply impressed with the with the number of organizations in the United States
saying “Americans of all ages, all ______________ and all depositions, consistently form association … not
only commercial and manufacturing … but … of a thousand other kinds-religious, _____________,
______________,______________, extensive or restrictive, _____________ or diminutive. (pg. 245)
Valuable Functions
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Evaluating Interest Groups (pg. 245-246)
Criticisms
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Your Opinion
Name _______________________________ Date ______________________________ Hour _______
Chapter 9-Interest Groups
Section Two-Types of Interest Groups (pg. 247-252)
An association becomes an interest group when tries to ____________________________________ in order to
promote its own goals. (pg. 247)
A number of groups have been founded on the basis of ______________ interests, especially on the basis of
______________, _______________, ____________________ and professional interests. There are also those
based on ____________ interests. (p 247)
There are some interest groups that exist to promote the welfare of certain groups of people-veterans,
_______________, ________________, the homeless, ____________, and people with disabilities. (pg. 247)
Business Groups:
Explanation:
Groups Based on Economic Interests (pg. 248-250)
Agricultural Groups:
Explanation:
Examples:
Examples:
Labor Groups:
Explanation:
Professional Groups:
Explanation:
Examples:
Example:
Groups Based on Other Interests (250-252)
Groups that Promote Causes:
Religious Organizations:
Explanation:
Explanation:
Examples:
Examples:
Groups that Promote the Welfare of Other
Groups:
Explanation:
Public-Interest Groups:
Explanation:
Examples:
Example:
As a general rule, most interest groups will claim to be working for the “public good,” while in fact they are
more concerned with the best interest of their own ________. (pg. 252)