Chapter 9 (Interest Groups) Reading Quiz # 10 : 5 points

1. 1. Since 1960 the power and size of interest groups have increased steadily. All the following are reasons for the power of interest groups EXCEPT: A) America’s diversity contributes to the power of interest groups America’s three branch national government contributes to the power of interest groups The weakness of political parties in America contribute to the power of interest groups America’s socialist system contributes to the power of interest groups Chapter 9 (Interest Groups) Reading Quiz # 10: 5 points • 2. Many people join interest groups for a sense of status or companionship that they get out of meeting in small groups. This incentive to join an interest group is describe as: A) Economic incentives B) Solidary incentives C) Ideological incentives • Voting incentives

2. 3. The AARP a well known interest group in the U.S. has recruited over 30 million members by supplying them with low cost life insurance and mail order discount drugs. This is an example of ___________ incentives: A) Solidary B) Material C) Social D) Legal 4. The civil rights movement of the 1960’s was an example of a ___________. A) social movement B) legal-supported movement C) constitutional movement D) locality movement

3. 5. This group is motivated by its members thinking that they are working selflessly for the common good: A) Solidary lobby • Economic lobby • Public-interest lobby • Closed lobby meeting