AP Govt Ch 7 Interest Groups Part 2
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- Q1A latent interest is an interest __________.recognized and represented by an interest groupbased on input from free ridersmandated by voting records of interest group membersneither recognized nor represented by an interest group30s
- Q2Alexis de Tocqueville observed in 1834 that “in no country of the world has the principle of association been __________.”less successfully used or applied than in Americamore successfully used or applied to a greater multitude of objectives than in Americamore subject to abuse than in America, where two, but only two, factions have control over the entire scope of governmentmore subject to abuse than in America30s
- Q3Direct techniques used by interest groups include __________.using YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook to generate influencestaging demonstrations, marches, and boycottsusing constituents to lobby Congress on behalf of an issuebuilding alliances with other groups to enhance their collective effectiveness30s
- Q4Because the economically disadvantaged cannot afford to join interest groups, they are __________.indirectly represented, with only little direct voice of their ownlargely represented by labor unionslargely represented by business groupsnot represented; they intentionally choose to be outsiders30s
- Q5A strategy employed by interest groups that uses the general public or individual constituents to influence government officials is known as a(n) __________.direct techniquematerial techniquesolidary contactindirect technique30s
- Q6Congress’s first attempt to control lobbyists, the Federal Regulation of Lobbying Act of 1946, __________.proved largely ineffectual because it provided for public disclosure more than for regulationreduced the effectiveness of most interest groupsforced many interest groups to abandon attempts to influence the governmentironically caused an increase in the number of lobbyists in Washington, DC30s
- Q7People who become members of interest groups in response to purposive incentives join __________.because they have been pressured to do sofor ethical beliefs or ideological reasonsfor a sense of belongingfor economic opportunities30s
- Q8The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) are known as umbrella groups because they __________.are based in the Pacific Northwest, where rainfall is a frequent occurrencerepresent certain types of businesses or companies that deal in a particular type of productuse lobbyists, who are said to offer protection for “rainy days”combine with other types of interest groups, such as public interest groups and professional organizations, in order to achieve their objectives30s
- Q9Interest groups __________.would greatly increase in number if the Supreme Court reversed itself by extending First Amendment protections to interest groupsare largely irrelevant to the actions of American governmentallow for more powerful representation of the opinions of individualsare disadvantaged by the fact that pressure on government officials can be applied at relatively few points30s
- Q10The “shotgun” approach of mobilizing constituents to lobby for an interest group’s goals may __________.be ineffective because the legislators know that the activity has been artificially manufacturedbe best suited to interest groups that are focused on a single-message, like the National Rifle Associationalso incorporate a demonstration or boycott to draw attention to the groups messagerequire a minimal number of participants to effect considerable change if the message is “on target”30s
- Q11Indirect techniques used by interest groups include __________.rating voting records of members of Congress and publicizing the resultsforming alliances with other groups that are concerned about the same legislationpaying members of Congress to act as consultantsmobilizing the general public to influence the government on issues of concern to them30s
- Q12The fact that American farmers and their workers represent only 2 percent of the U.S. population supports the proposition that __________.more farmers are needed today than 40 years agofarmers are an unsuccessful interest groupgeographical dispersion works against the formation of effective interest groupssmall percentages of the populace can be effective if they organize30s
- Q13__________ sees political struggle as the pitting of different groups against each other to reach a compromise.DespotismMajoritarianismMinoritarianismPluralism30s
- Q14The existence of interest groups ___________.conclusively demonstrates the validity of the pluralist model of our representative democracyposes problems for our representative democracy because the upper classes often dominate interest groupsis required by the Constitution in Article IVconclusively demonstrates the validity of the majoritarian model of our representative democracy30s
- Q15__________ is the ability of interest groups to mandate or defeat policies needed for the public good.PluralismMajoritarianismHyper-pluralismHyper-majoritarianism30s