Special Interest Group Practice AP Questions!

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Special Interest Group Practice AP Questions!
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• Which of the following accurately characterizes
  the main difference between elite theories and
  pluralist theories of politics in the United
  States?
• A. Elite theories concentrate on the role of
  interests groups pluralist theories emphasize
  the role of individuals.
• B. Elite theories argue that a single minority
  dominates politics in all policy areas
  pluralist theories argue that many minorities
  compete for power in different policy arena.
• C. Elite theories argue that social status is
  the major source of political power pluralist
  theories argue that wealth is the major source.
• D. Elite theories emphasize the multiple access
  points that interest groups have to public
  officials pluralist theories stress the limits in
  the number and effectiveness of such access
  points.
• E. Elite theories view government as efficient
  pluralists theories view it as slow and wasteful

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• The primary function of a lobbyist is to
• A. Find political candidates for special
  interests groups
• B. Poll the public to help determine a position
  that a special interest group should take
• C. Provide information to members of Congress
  that is favorable to a position taken by a
  special interest
• group
• D. Raise money for political action committees
• E. Increase awareness of special interest groups
  to the electorate

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Which of the following is the Mexican American
Legal Defense and Educational Fund LEAST likely
to do to achieve its goals?

• A. Lobby Congress on immigration reform
• B. Endorse only Hispanic candidates for office
• C. File a lawsuit involving immigrant
• employment discrimination
• D. Challenge English-only ordinances
• E. Submit a restricting plan to increase Latino
  voter strength

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Interest Groups, Political Parties, Elections,
and Media

• Name the four linkage institutions.

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Revolving Door

• Former Congressman Billy Tauzin, R-La., who
  steered Medicare Part D bill through the House,
  retired soon after and took a 2 million a year
  job as president of Pharmaceutical Research and
  Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), the main
  industry lobbying group.
• What is this an example of?

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Congress (Congressional committees, Executive
Agencies (Bureaucracy), and SIGS

• The three relationships of an iron triangle are?

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PAC Political Action Committee

• If an interest group wants to donate money to a
  political candidate, what must it form?

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--All lobbyist must register with the House and
Senate--Twice a year all registered lobbyists
must reportClient Lists, Expenses, Issues
worked on--Lobbyist cannot give gifts or travel
reimbursements for politicians--Former
Congressmen who become lobbyists must now wait
(two years for Senate, one year for House) before
lobbying their former peers. This limits the
so-called revolving door

• List two regulations that lobbyists have to
  follow.

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Amicus Curiae briefs

• How do lobbyists lobby the courts?

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Free Rider Problem

• Joey is not a member of the Sierra Club. But,
  when the Sierra Club lobbies for new restrictions
  on water quality everyone benefits.

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Public Outreach, Electioneering/PACS

• Given an example of an INDIRECT strategy of SIGS

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Diplomacy, Sanctions, Military

• What are the three main tools used to shape U.S.
  foreign policy?

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AARP

• What is the largest interest group?

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Education and Income

• What are the two top characteristics of people
  who join interest groups?

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Grassroots mobilization

• The opening story of the chapter Advocating
  for Immigration used this when they urged
  immigrant workers to protest, and contact
  lawmakers to try to protest H.R. 4437

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CH. 8 Political Parties

• Practice AP Questions

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Party Organization

• Examples include committees, headquarters
  conventions, party leaders, staff, volunteer
  workers.

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Great Depression

• Democratic President FDR expanded National Govt.
  during this time

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Independent

• Do not affiliate with ANY party

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Party Identifiers

• People who clearly identify themselves with one
  party over anotherusually based on particular
  stances

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Buckley v. Valeo

• Ruling that political parties are entities with
  special status because of their function of
  educating and mobilizing voters
• Opened the door to soft money flow into party
  building activities.

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Primary Elections

• Where parties choose the candidate they want to
  run in the general election

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Divided Government or Party Realignment

• Political scientists see the outcomes of the
  presidential elections of the last three decades
  of the 20th century as proof of this.

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Who tends to vote Republican?

• Older
• White
• Males
• Educated
• Wealthy
• Protestant/Religious
• White collar/Business

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