Provide an example to discuss how special interests can succeed in perpetuating policies that are opposed by the majority of voters because the costs of organizing and motivating groups to take political action increase with groupââ¬â¢s size.
Provide an example to discuss how special interests can succeed in perpetuating policies that are opposed by the majority of voters because the costs of organizing and motivating groups to take political action increase with groupââ¬â¢s size.
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1) What is one of the reasons that interest groups have proliferated over the past half century?
a. Developments in technology made interest group activities easier.
b. A decline in government performance prompted new groups to form.
c. Interest groups became more successful in running candidates for office.
d. Legal restrictions on lobbying activities were lifted.
e. A decline in political parties led to more interest group formation.
2) Which of the following is an example of a single-issue interest group?
a. the Chamber of Commerce
b. the American Association of Retired Persons
c. the Virginia 21 Coalition
d. Common Cause
3) Which of the following is a cost of voting?
a. party identification
b. being informed
c. gender
d. political efficacy
4) Which of the following is an example of the free-rider (or collective action) problem?
a. an elected official accepting bribes from an interest group
b. an elected official relying on information from lobbyists
c. a political action committee contributing to candidates from both major political parties
d. an environmental group struggling to raise funds for a âclean airâ campaign
5) Referring to Figure 10.2, which of the following statements about PAC campaign contributions made by banks and labor unions is true?
a.
Labor PACS donate slightly less money to campaigns overall than do banking PACs.
b.
Banking PACS direct their donations to support whichever candidate shares their ideological values. c. Labor PACs consistently give the majority of their PAC money to Democrats, even when Republicans control Congress. d. Banking PACS focus their money on Democrats, but when Republicans are in power, they split their donations between the two parties. 6) With the formation of so many interest groups in recent years and with so many of them having influence in Washington, __________ argue that it has been increasingly difficult to accomplish major policy change in Washington. a.pluralists b.hyperpluralists c. elitists d. labor unions |