The Texas Association of Businesses is an example of :

The Texas Association of Businesses is an example of
 
  A) a trade association.
  B) a trade union.
  C) an umbrella organization.
  D) a public interest group.

 Q. 2

What does Title IX of the Federal Educational Amendments of 1972 guarantee?
 
  A) equal opportunities for women in education
  B) affirmative action policies for women in schools and places of employment
  C) half of all admissions slots to law schools and medical schools are to be awarded to females
  D) equal pay for equal work
  E) the right of women to vote

 Q. 3

Interest groups organized to promote policies that maximize profits and wages for their members are known as
 
  A) economic interest groups.
  B) social groups.
  C) public interest groups.
  D) social movements.

 Q. 4

When reviewing cases dealing with discrimination, the Supreme Court standard that requires government to show that the classification is substantially related to an important state interest, is referred to as the ________________ standard.
 
  A) rational basis
  B) minimum scrutiny
  C) intermediate scrutiny
  D) strict scrutiny
  E) nondiscrimination

 Q. 5

Which of the following generalizations regarding interest group leadership is correct?
 
  A) Interest group decisions are usually made by an active minority of the membership.
  B) Leadership roles in interest groups are widely shared among many active members.
  C) Elected officials are usually the leaders of interest groups.
  D) Most interest group members can afford to devote significant time to interest group activities.

 Q. 6

Since the 1970s, the Supreme Court has applied which standard to sex discrimination cases?
 
  A) The Court has not applied Constitutional protection for sex discrimination cases.
  B) strict scrutiny
  C) rational basis
  D) minimum scrutiny
  E) intermediate scrutiny

 Q. 7

Most political interest groups represent
 
  A) organized blue-collar labor.
  B) professional and managerial occupations.
  C) minimum-wage employees.
  D) fixed-income retirees.

 Q. 8

In 1972, Congress passed the ________,which stated, equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any state on account of sex. It failed to be ratified.
 
  A) 19th Amendment
  B) Equal Pay Act
  C) Lilly Ledbetter Act
  D) Equal Rights Amendment
  E) Voting Rights Act