________ are defined as organized groups of citizens who seek to ensure that the state enacts ...

________ are defined as organized groups of citizens who seek to ensure that the state enacts particular policies.
 
  A. Social movements
  B. Interest groups
  C. Informal groups
  D. Out groups
  E. Reference groups

 Q. 2

________ are defined as organized, sustained, and collective efforts that make claims on behalf of members of a group.
 
  A. Government authorities
  B. Social movements
  C. States
  D. Federal cadres
  E. Military coups

 Q. 3

Social movements differ from interest groups and political parties in that social movements ________.
 
  A. involve relatively formal and structured organizations
  B. utilize strong institutional and organizational resources
  C. concentrate on the formal institutions of the state rather than the sphere of civil society.
  D. focus on appeals that are broad and resonate with individuals' political identities
  E. focus on selecting respected professionals, rather than common citizens, to work for their cause.

 Q. 4

Which of the following ways to resolve collective action problems depends primarily on the ability of an influential individual to articulate coherent messages and use organizational skills to attract followers?
 
  A. free-riding
  B. limited contesting
  C. leadership
  D. coercing
  E. salting

 Q. 5

Emphasis, an NGO in the United States, works toward ensuring a green environment by campaigning against the establishment of nuclear power plants. The members conduct protests
 
  and awareness campaigns in order to convey their message. When the
  campaigns result in successful outcomes, the benefits are reaped by all citizens in the
  form of a safer environment. This indicates that these benefits are forms of ________.
  A. public goods
  B. private goods
  C. exclusive goods
  D. complementary goods
  E. tangible goods

 Q. 6

Home Sweet Home, a non-profit organization that provides housing facilities to the under privileged, advertised for volunteers.
 
  They emphasized that they would be
  grateful for any help received to further their aim of constructing houses for the needy.
  Which of the following strategies is used by the organization to resolve the problem of
  mobilizing collective action?
  A. appealing
  B. coercing
  C. enticing
  D. attracting
  E. claiming