Chapter 10

Question 1

The name for a person who represents an organization before the government in an attempt to influence policy.

Answer 1

lobbyist

Question 2

Someone who receives the benefits of a group without having to pay any of the group’s costs.

Answer 2

Free-rider

Question 3

The name for a person who believes many groups healthily compete for access to decision-makers.

Answer 3

pluralist

Question 4

Benefits of groups that are available to members and nonmembers such as public safety or clean air.

Answer 4

Collective good

Question 5

Direct communication between organized interests and lawmakers in an attempt to influence policy.

Answer 5

Inside lobbying

Question 6

A small, informal, stable group made up of three components–congressional committees, the bureaucracy, and interest groups–who seek to promote policies beneficial to a particular interest.

Answer 6

iron triangle

Question 7

An informal, open network of public officials and lobbyists who come together in response to a proposed policy in an area of interest to each of them.

Answer 7

Issue network

Question 8

A political movement that begins from the bottom up usually involving citizens who are concerned about a particular issue.

Answer 8

grassroots movement

Question 9

Indirect lobbying where interest groups use the media to encourage the public to put pressure on lawmakers.

Answer 9

Outside lobbying

Question 10

A benefit that generally accrues to a narrow segment of society. This is also known as a private good.

Answer 10

particularized benefit