Chapter 11 Interest Groups

Question 1

Political action committee (PAC)

Answer 1

A committee set up by a corporation, labor union, or interest group that raises and spends campaign money from voluntary donations

Question 2

Lobbyist

Answer 2

A person who tries to influence legislation on behalf of an interest group

Question 3

Incentive

Answer 3

Something of value one cannot get without joining an organization

Question 4

Solidary incentives

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Material incentives

Answer 5

Money or things valued in monetary terms

Question 6

Purposive incentive

Answer 6

A benefit that comes from serving a cause or principle

Question 7

Ideological interest groups

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Public-interest lobby

Answer 8

A political organization whose goals will principally benefit nonmembers

Question 9

Social movement

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Political cue

Answer 10

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

Question 11

Ratings

Answer 11

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

Question 12

Earmark

Answer 12

A provision in a law that provides a direct benefit to a client without the benefit having been reviewed on the merits by all of Congress

Question 13

Interest groups

Answer 13

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