Exam 6: Interest Groups

A public good

Purposive benefits are those that members derive from

All of the following are ways to discourage free riders EXCEPT

The pluralist explanation of interest groups is

About _________ of Americans belong to interest groups.

An important insight from niche theory is that political elites can manipulate proposals on the agenda to mobilize organized interests to support what the agenda setter wants. Does this mean that elected representatives are looking out for our interests?

In theory, interest groups add to the democratic process by condensing public opinion.

Coalition building can be with

Exchange theory depends on a group entrepreneur who seeks to increase membership in the group.

Laws regulating interest groups seek to

Most issues of interest groups attract attention and controversy from opposing interests.

The biological and evolutionary approach to interest group membership is

Corporations have long been banned from making campaign contributions directly to political campaigns.

Political activity in the U.S. has always been shaped by organized group activity.

An interest group is

The most important sources of political clout for an interest group are

The political resources of an interest group are

Political interest groups are closely related to what James Madison called factions.

The Supreme Court Case ruling that corporations, labor unions, and mega-wealthy individuals have a First Amendment right to spend unlimited amounts of money from their general treasuries to convince people to vote for or against some candidate is

One way of overcoming the free rider problem is through mandatory membership in groups.