Chapter 11- Interest Groups

Question 1

Incentive

Answer 1

Something of value one cannot get without joining an organization

Question 2

Interest group

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Material incentives

Answer 3

Money or things valued in monetary terms

Question 4

Political Cue

Answer 4

A signal telling a legislator what values are at stake in a vote, and how that issue fits with his or her own political views or party agenda

Question 5

Public-Interest Lobby

Answer 5

In interest group whose efforts significantly benefit nonmembers

Question 6

Purpose incentive

Answer 6

A benefit that comes from serving a cause or principal

Question 7

Ratings

Answer 7

Assessment of the representatives voting record of issues important to an interest group

Question 8

Social movement

Answer 8

A widely shared demand for change in some aspects of the social or political order

Question 9

Solitary incentives

Answer 9

The social rewards (sense of pleasure, status, or companionship) that lead people to join political organizations.

Question 10

Ideological interest groups

Answer 10

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