| Term | Definition |
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| powerful people prevent certain issues from ever reaching the public arena as they control the agenda, thus determining which public policy questions will be debated or even considered | Elitist theory argues that... |
| It consists of competing groups of elite and therefore falls far short of the classic democratic model. | Which of the following, according to your authors, is a correct assessment of pluralism? |
| an interest group | A private group who attempts to influence the government to respond to the shared attitudes of its members is.. |
| Both B and C | Which of the following statements accurately describes interest groups in the US? |
| lobbying | Communication with legislators and other government officials to try to influence their decisions is... |
| All of the above | Which of the following branches of government do lobbyists attemp to influence? |
| grass-roots pressure | A citizen writing or telephoning a member of Congress to express their viewpoint on a policy issue is an example of.. |
| All of the above | Which of the following public interest groups is among the Ralph Nader network? |
| Political Action Committees (PACs) | What are organizations that are sometimes independent but that more often are the political arms of corporations, labor unions, or interest groups and are established to contribute to candidates or to work for general political goals? |
| Realtors Political Action Committee | Which of the following powerful organizations contributed the most money to candidates in the 2002 congressional campaigns |
| All of the above | Which of the following has led to the rise of political action committees (PACs)? |
| Business and manufacturing interests | Which of the following benefit the most from interest group politics? |
| liberal or conservative | All of the following are major types of interest groups EXCEPT |
| They serve as buffers between the president and Congress | WHich of the following is NOT a function of interest groups? |
| expose the collaboration of the coalition as a conspiracy | Partnering with the National Rifle Association to fight the passage of the terrorism bill, the American Civil Liberties Union used the media in all of the following ways EXCEPT to.. |
| First Amendment | According to Senator Mitch McConnell, the most important reform which proects the right of individuals, groups, candidates, and parties to speak to the citizens of the US without government interference is the... |
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