Quiz  /  Interest Groups

  • 1. 
    What is it called when special interest groups try to influence public officials?

  • Lobbying
  • Vetoing
  • Voting
  • Polling

  • 2. 
    True or False: Political interest groups try to influence laws and government policy?

  • TRUE
  • FALSE

  • 3. 
    How would the National Wildlife Federation would rate a Senator who supported National Parks?

  • Medium
  • Low
  • High

  • 4. 
    What are the two main types of interest groups?

  • Business and Labor
  • Agriculture and Consumer
  • Environmental and Civil Rights
  • Economic and public

  • 5. 
    True or False: Interest groups may run ads to get the general public on their side.

  • TRUE
  • FALSE

  • 6. 
    What are some ways that lobbyists try to influence elected officials?

  • All of the above
  • Have meetings
  • Offer legal advice
  • Help to draft new laws

  • 7. 
    What type of public-interest group is the NAACP?

  • Civil rights
  • Consumer
  • Agriculture
  • Trade association

  • 8. 
    What is a lobbyist?

  • A person who works for a special interest group
  • A person who helps elected officials who support a specific lobby
  • A person who tries to persuade public officials to support their cause
  • All of the above

  • 9. 
    True or False: Environmental groups try to protect the civil rights of people in the country.

  • FALSE
  • TRUE

  • 10. 
    What type of interest group is the Better Business Bureau?

  • Trade association
  • Civil rights
  • Agriculture
  • Consumer
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