Chapter 11: Interest Groups

Question 1

Interest Group

Answer 1

An organization of people sharing a common interest or goal that seeks to influence the making of public policy

Question 2

Incentive

Answer 2

something of value one cannot get without joining an organization

Question 3

Solidary incentives

Answer 3

the social rewards (sense of please, status, or companionship) that lead people to join political organizations

Question 4

Material Incentives

Answer 4

Money or things valued in monetary terms

Question 5

Purposive Incentive

Answer 5

A benefit that comes from a serving a cause or principle

Question 6

Ideological Interest Groups

Answer 6

Political Organizations that attract members by appealing to their political convictions or principles

Question 7

Public-interest lobby

Answer 7

A political organization whose goals will principally benefit nonmembers

Question 8

Social movement

Answer 8

a widely shared demand for change in some aspect of the social or political order

Question 9

Political Cue

Answer 9

A signal telling a legislator what values area at stake in a vote, and how that issues fits into his or her own political views on party agenda

Question 10

Ratings

Answer 10

Assessments of a representative’s voting record on issues important to an interest group

Question 11

Factors that lead to birth of interest groups

Answer 11

Economic Development
Government Policy
Leadership
Increased Role of Gov

Question 12

Groups caused by Econ

Answer 12

Farmers- organized when they like sell food

mass production

Question 13

Groups caused by gov policy

Answer 13

wars, veterans, aid veteransrganize that
AFBF
chamber of commerce

Question 14

Groups caused by Leadership

Answer 14

young social movement, need some change, INSPIRED
youth looking to make a difference or whatever
Antislavery

Question 15

Groups caused because gov expands

Answer 15

Like Labor unions

public-interest lobbies (needed civil rights act to set up a lobby)

Question 16

Institutional Interests

Answer 16

Individuals or organizations that represent organizations

ex. GM

Question 17

Membership Interests

Answer 17

organizations supported by the contributions and activities of individual citizens 
#nationofjoiners
RELIGIOUS 
CIVIC 
POLITICAL 
PRC 
we join prc organizations 
think perk
like we have incentives to join 
Americans feel a sense of efficacy

Question 18

Nader

Answer 18

got like stalked by GM and then turned into a superstar
books and stuff
consumers

Question 19

When do public-interest lobbies tend to do the best?

Answer 19

When the government is hostile to them and they get LOTS of media attention

Question 20

Does the interest group always do what the members want?

Answer 20

No, the staff exerts a HUGE influence

Question 21

Which groups tend to be most extreme, small or large?

Answer 21

small

Question 22

What are the three types of feminist organizations?

Answer 22

1. Middle class women with schooling, rely on solidary incentives, broadest appeal
2. Attract with purposive incentives (NOW)- strong positions, divisive issues, militant tactics 3. Caucus that takes on specific issues that have some material benefit to women

Question 23

foundation grants

Answer 23

money from foundations

often law firms

Question 24

Federal Grants and Contracts

Answer 24

support not to lobbying, but to some project that the interest group is doing

Question 25

outsider strategy

Answer 25

oget out news
get out numbers
pools
grassroots lobbying

Question 26

pressure

Answer 26

arguments you don’t agree with

Question 27

Brady bill

Answer 27

gun control