An example of an interest group that can tie its success not to the size of it membership or the wealth of its members, but to its members' dedication to a cause is ________.
A) the American Automobile Association
B) the American Farm Bureau Federation
C) the American Trial Lawyers Association
D) the National Right to Life Council
E) Major League Baseball
Q. 2Currently, Texas has approximately __________ inmates.
A) 14,000
B) 107,000
C) 147,000
D) 1,700,000
Q. 3When an individual is able to use his or her AARP membership card for a discount at a local retailer, he or she is receiving which type of benefit?
A) purposive
B) fraternal
C) material
D) solidary
E) economic
Q. 4The stated purposes of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice include all the following, EXCEPT to
A) assist crime victims.
B) provide for public safety.
C) punish lawbreakers.
D) promote positive behavioral change.
Q. 5The satisfaction one receives from interacting with like-minded individuals for a cause are __________ benefits of interest group membership.
A) material
B) purposive
C) solidary
D) selective
E) personal
Q. 6Approximately __________ of convicted adult criminals end up being resentenced to prison after their release.
A) 10 percent
B) 25 percent
C) 40 percent
D) 65 percent
Q. 7Someone joining an interest group that will help win him/her a salary increase is joining for __________ benefits, while those joining to achieve things that will benefit society as a whole are joining for __________ benefits.
A) solidary; material
B) purposive; material
C) purposive; solidary
D) material; purposive
E) material; solidary
Q. 8What are the reasons for which Texas imprisons lawbreakers?
A) to achieve vengeance and pay restitution to crime victims
B) to punish, rehabilitate and isolate offenders, and deter crime
C) to make the prisons self-supporting and isolate offenders from society
D) to eliminate the drug problem and deter other persons from committing crimes
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