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A) Any association of individuals
B) A group of people who want to gain control of the government
C) An organization that actively attempts to influence government policy
D) Any organization that requires members to pay dues
E) An organization set up to support a particular candidate for public office
G) C) and E)
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A) Grassroots lobbying
B) Coalition building
C) Information campaigns
D) Direct lobbying
E) Insider lobbying
G) A) and D)
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A) It has plateaued.
B) It has completely disappeared.
C) It has doubled.
D) It has tripled.
E) It has declined.
G) A) and D)
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Interest groups and political parties are both important players in the political process, but they serve different functions and have different goals.
Interest groups are organizations that seek to influence public policy on specific issues. They can represent a wide range of interests, including business, labor, environmental, and social justice groups. Interest groups work to advance their specific policy goals by lobbying lawmakers, organizing grassroots campaigns, and providing information to the public. They do not directly participate in elections or seek to hold political office.
Political parties, on the other hand, are organizations that seek to win elections and control government. They typically have a broader set of policy goals and seek to appeal to a wide range of voters. Political parties nominate candidates for office, develop platforms that outline their policy positions, and work to mobilize voters to support their candidates. While political parties may also engage in lobbying and advocacy on specific issues, their primary focus is on winning elections and governing.
In summary, interest groups focus on influencing specific policy outcomes, while political parties focus on winning elections and governing. While there may be some overlap in their activities, their primary goals and methods of operation are distinct.
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A) An interest group member
B) A participant in a social movement
C) Someone granted free passage to Washington DC to demonstrate
D) Someone who benefits from the actions of a group without joining it
E) A civil rights activist
G) A) and E)
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A) Interest groups are never considered a valid source of information because they are so biased.
B) So few people are members of interest groups that any communication policymakers receive from such groups is considered insignificant.
C) They are an important source of political information.
D) They tend to confuse policymakers and often alienate them.
E) They serve to overwhelm policymakers with too much information.
G) A) and E)
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A) Grassroots coalition
B) Interest collaboration
C) Targeted partnership
D) Professional interest group
E) Citizen group
G) D) and E)
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A) Poor Americans
B) Workers in the public sector
C) Workers in the private sector
D) The agriculture industry
E) Small businesses
G) A) and B)
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A) Business, labor, and public interest groups
B) Labor, agricultural, and environmental groups
C) Business and labor groups and foreign governments
D) Business, labor, and professional groups
E) Professional and agricultural groups and foreign governments
G) A) and E)
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A) A super PAC
B) A PAC
C) A cabinet department
D) A political party
E) An interest group
G) A) and C)
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A) They do not offer equal representation to all.
B) They only represent big business.
C) They take funding away from social services.
D) They are made up of one of the two major political parties.
E) They have a basis in socialism.
G) B) and D)
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A) Political action committees
B) Unions
C) Special interests
D) 501 (c) (3) organizations
E) 501 (c) (4) organizations
G) A) and E)
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A) Passing information on to his or her employers and policymakers
B) Assisting campaigns and organizing funding packets
C) Trading on favors
D) Mobilizing campaign contributors
E) Exchanging goods for services
G) B) and C)
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A) A large budget
B) A small but very vocal membership
C) A long history of supporting that particular legislator
D) A large, politically active membership
E) A group of policy experts willing to draft legislation for the legislator
G) None of the above
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A) The Tea Party
B) The American Farm Bureau Federation after Congress banned GMO foods in the United States
C) Flint Rising and the Coalition for Clean Water, which emerged in Flint, Michigan, during its water crisis
D) Water You Fighting For, which emerged in Vermont after the Canadian Oil Pipeline leak
E) Lobbyists on Madison Avenue after the stock market crashed
G) B) and C)
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