Interest Groups & Political Parties

Question 1

What president marked the beginning of the first party system?

Answer 1

George Washington

Question 2

What president marked the beginning of the second party system?

Answer 2

Andrew Jackson

Question 3

What president marked the beginning of the third party system?

Answer 3

Abraham Lincoln

Question 4

What president marked the beginning of the fourth party system?

Answer 4

William McKinley

Question 5

What president marked the beginning of the fifth party system?

Answer 5

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Question 6

What president marked the beginning of the sixth party system?

Answer 6

Lyndon B. Johnson/Richard Nixon

Question 7

What is an interest group?

Answer 7

An organization of people with shared goals who try to influence public policy

Question 8

How do interest groups work?

Answer 8

They use various strategies to try to influence public policy

Question 9

What are the laws governing the activity of lobbyists?

Answer 9

They must register, disclose spending, and follow riles about gifts and contributions

Question 10

What makes a successful interest group?

Answer 10

They must have clear goals, strong leadership, funding, political access, public support, etc.

Question 11

How many representatives does the U.S. Senate Have?

Answer 11

435

Question 12

How did J. Madison refer to interest groups?

Answer 12

Factions

Question 13

What did the 2007 lobbying reforms do?

Answer 13

They were designed to make lobbying activities more transparent and reduce the potential for corruption.

Question 14

What is bundling?

Answer 14

The practice of combining multiple political contributions from different individuals and presenting them as a singular one