Which statement about interest groups is not correct?
a. Interest groups provide information to officeholders in all branches of government.
b. Interest groups engage in the electoral process by nominating their members for public office.
c. Interest groups help to inform public opinion.
d. Interest groups engage in the electoral process by contributing money to candidates.
e. Interest groups politicize and inform members of their groups.
Q. 2Which statement is not accurate with regard to the general rules of interest group formation?
a. Those in the working class are more likely to join groups than those in the upper class.
b. Economic-producing groups are more likely to be organized than are consuming groups.
c. People with more education are more likely to join groups than those with less education.
d. Passionate believers are more influential than citizens who are less emotionally involved.
e. All of these statements are accurate.
Q. 3LULAC, which is considered a racial/ethnic group, protects the interests of which group?
a. African Americans
b. Asian Americans
c. Hispanics
d. Arabs
e. Anglo-Americans
Q. 4The NAACP, which is considered a racial/ethnic group, protects the interests of which group?
a. African Americans
b. Asian Americans
c. Hispanics
d. Arabs
e. Anglo-Americans
Q. 5Interest groups such as Common Cause and the League of Woman Voters are most accurately defined as which type of group?
a. public interest
b. artsy or recreational
c. ethnic
d. spiritual
e. economic
Q. 6Which of these interest groups would least likely be considered an economic group?
a. Texas Symphony League
b. Texas Bankers Association
c. State Bar of Texas
d. AFL-CIO
e. Texas Medical Association
Q. 7Reforms in Texas's tort law that make it more difficult to win punitive damages against a business and reduce the maximum amount of damages that can be awarded reflect the power of which group?
a. Texans for Lawsuit Reform
b. Texas Trial Lawyers Association
c. Chamber of Commerce
d. Texas Medical Association
e. Christian Right
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