Interests Groups

Question 1

What are interests groups?

Answer 1

-A group of people that want something form the government and put them under pressure to do so.

Question 2

What are some powerful interest group?

Answer 2

• AARP: retirement fund, to send welfare to senior citizens
• CTA: California Teachers Assoc.
• Chamber of Commerce
• American Medical Assistants and Doctors
• Trial Lawyer Association
• Tabacco Industry
• Oil Companies

Question 3

What are lobbyist?

Answer 3

-Try to give campaign contributions to members of government to have interest group represented

Question 4

What are sources of power for the interest groups?

Answer 4

• Campaign contributions: money
• Voters: help mobilize, organize, and information cues
• Connections: use connections to contact office holder
• Information: give information in favor of group to congress

Question 5

What is soft money?

Answer 5

-Campaign contributions that leaves the donated money unregulated

Question 6

What occurred under citizens United vs. FEC?

Answer 6

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Question 7

What is a Super PAC

Answer 7

-Political Actions Committee

Question 8

What is a PAC?

Answer 8

• Political Actions Committee

- specialized organization for raising and spending campaigns funds