Unit 3: Congress and Special Interest Groups

$ doesn't buy you ________ it gets you _________

Interest Groups use legislative ratings to influence the behavior of legislators.

What vote in the House and Senate is needed in order to override a Presidential Veto?

A business CEO with a college degree would be LESS likely to be in an interest group.

All of the following are material incentives EXCEPT: 

It is better for a lobbyist if their issue is:

What committees are permanent and report out on bills?

Voting to make your political party happy is:

_____________ leads to experience and expertise in Congress.

Who draws the boundary lines of congressional districts?

Compared to average Americans, where do political beliefs for Congressmen lie?

Senator Hamman gets federal $$ for a new dog shelter for Palatine. This is an example of:

Corporations make up 75% of interest groups.

What committee in the House sets conditions for debate?

The House Ways and Means Committee:

A lobbyist can do all the following EXCEPT:

Whose job is it to keep the majority leader informed about opinions and votes of party members?

Which body of Congress is MORE diverse?

The idea that all groups and interests should be able to be heard in government is called:

Congressional powers include all of the following EXCEPT:

What government official ORIGINALLY was chosen by state legislatures?

How are members of the House and Senate elected?

The fact that Congressman can get programs passed to benefit their districts is an example of: 

In a Parliament, members: 

___ want to influence policy, _____ want to control government.

Where is most of the power of Congress found?

Hamman votes for Berleman's cookie Friday bill, if she votes for Hamman's taco Tuesday bill.

What protects interest groups in the US Constitution?

What is an organization that hopes to influence public policy?

Why is there a decline in union membership?

Who ratifies treaties and confirms presidential appointments?

When people benefit from an interest group but they do not join they are:

When a committee or subcommittee makes changes to the original bill, it is called,

A lobbyist may provide biased BUT not inaccurate information to legislators.  

Where must revenue bills originate?

Senator Berleman worked for the FDA and is now hired by an interested group. This is:

What type of committee deals with the bill at the end of the legislative process?

What body of Congress serves 2 year terms?

How many votes are needed to pass a bill?

The balance of power between large and small states is an important effect of

Mass production industry directly led to:

What is NOT an enumerated power of Congress?

Why would a committee ask for CLOSED rules?

A filibuster is ended by invoking:

What is lobbyists most powerful weapon?

All of the following are powers of the Speaker of the House EXCEPT:

How do purposive membership organizations stay effective?

When a Senator wants to delay legislative action to kill a bill, this is called:

When a bill has many non-germane amendments added on it is called a:

Why would an interest group use a PAC?