Exam 6: Interest Groups

Organizations that try to achieve at least some of their goals with government assistance are called __________.

When Representative Billy Tauzin (R-La.), who steered the Bush administration's Medicare drug bill through the House of Representatives, left public service to work as a pharmaceutical industry lobbyist, he typified the __________ of interest groups.

Which constitutional amendment facilitates group formation?

Describe (with examples) three methods that interest groups utilize to lobby the government.

What was the impact of civil disobedience in twentieth-century America?

Political efficacy gives people the sense that __________.

The Founders, including James Madison, __________.

Litigation is a tactic used by interest groups to lobby ________.

How can an interest group lobby the federal courts?

What is lobbying?

When President Obama and his administration launched healthcare reform, deals were cut with which type of interest group?

Those wishing to organize citizen groups on a low budget would find __________ particularly useful.

Technological changes have had what effect on interest groups?

Analyze the reason for the support of some large corporations for healthcare reform and the opposition to it of some small businesses.

A main interest of labor unions is to __________.

Explain why citizens have stopped joining interest groups.

The __________ is a large organization known to lobby for business against government regulation, viewing itself as a "shadow-government policymaking body."

Which of following special interest groups are known for raising money and spending it specifically on political advertising?

___________ are now the most numerous type of interest group and, in the aggregate, the most powerful.

What is meant by direct and indirect lobbying? Identify the various forms of each and assess their effectiveness in achieving group objectives.