Exam 3 example #31940

1.Interest groups are best seen as largely irrelevant in Texas Politics today.

2. The primary goal of interest groups is to mobilize citizens

3. What resources are interest groups able to use to influence politics?

4. Who argued in Federalist 10 that "factions" would play an important role in American politics?

5.What is the free rider problem?

6. Which incentives do interest groups engage in to overcome the free rider problem?

7.What do interest groups want from policy makers?

8. What do lobbyist do to achieve their goals? Can do all of the following to achieve their agenda?

9. The Texas Medical Association is best described as what kind of interest group?

10. One of the most influential professional groups in Austin is the Texas Medical Association.

11. The largest and most effective public employee interest group in Texas is made up of teachers.

12. What are some of the common ways for interest groups to gain access to politicians and policymakers?

13. Employing former policymakers and officials is one important way for interest groups to gain access to those in government.

14. One major way for interest groups to promote the political interests of elected officials who supported their viewpoints and oppose the interest of those who do NOT is by engaging in buying media access.

15. Since the early 1980's, testing has been considered one of the best ways to ensure accountability by identifying schools that work and those that do not.

16. Interest groups have more time, money, and expertise to offer to policy makers than the average citizen.

17. Lower-class minority interests are more likely to be represented that Upper-class business interests.

18. One important way of gaining access to those in government is to employ former officials as lobbyist.

19. Entertaining politicians is one of the most critials ways for lobbyist to gain access.

20. Lobbyist may gain access to legislators by building support for an issue among their constituents.

21. Name one of the most influential groups in Austin.

22. In Texas teachers makeup an important public employee interests groups.

23. Interests groups representing labor organizations dominate Texas politics.

24. Which is more likely to receive campaigns contributions? Incumbents? Or their challengers?

25. Which groups have had notable political success by litigating in federal courts.

26. Give an example of a public interest group.

27. What do you think about lobbyist?

28. Who is employed by interest groups to express their values and objectives?

29. What advantages do better-funded interest groups have?

30. During the Texas Constitutional Convention of 1875, which interest group played an important role?

31. According to Muncur Olson, what is the basic dilemma interest group politics?

32. What is bundling?

33. Texas has strong laws dealing with lobbying by former government officials.

34. A lobbyist is an individual employed by a political action committee who tries to influence government decisions on behalf of the group.

35. What is the difference between the focus of interest groups and that of political parties?

36. The focus of political parties is larger than that of interest groups.

37. Wanting to please voters and their many issues and concerns political parties' channel and focus their energy and resources on one single issue.