US Gvmt Test 3: Chapters 8 & 9 - The amount that a pac is...

The amount that a pac is allowed to
contribute to a federal candidate each
election?
NOT ALLOWED TO CONTRIBUTE TO
CANDIDATES
Pac Political Action Committee- must keep track of
the money they give
Political Party v. Interest Group Political Parties are organizations created for
the purpose of winning election so they can
govern and win policies/ interest groups want
to influence officials- they are behind the
scenes people
Divided government The white house is controlled by one party
while the US House is controlled by the
opposing party
Which interest group has the greatest number
of lobbyist?
Business
Lobbyist Works on behalf of the interest group; go and
speak to politicians and candidates on behalf
of interest groups
Define realignment A significant change in the composition,
strength and direction of parties
Which interest group spends the least amount
of money?
Defense
When you look at labor and trial lawyers
PACs they prefer to support...
Democrats
Pharmaceutical and Energy PACs prefer to
support...
Republicans
PACs give to both parties because... At the end of the day there's no way to know
who will win
Is the Tea Party a political party in the
conventional sense?
No. It is a movement.
Which party favors the NRA the most? Republican
Which generation has the highest percentage
political independence
Millennials
Looking at most leaders, which incentive
draws in the most members?
Idealists
Ross Peru Billionaire from Texas; defied the Came up with the third party system

two party system
Third Party Any party other than democrats or
republicans
Definition of dealignment A falloff in electoral support for both major
political parties
Major difference between 527 groups and
PACs
527 groups advocate for certain issues but
cannot donate to a campaign or an individual.
Election between G.W. and Al Gore in 2,000 Ralph Nader ran with the Green Party- the
green party helped take enough votes to help
GW Win
Why people join interest groups Sense of belonging- social incentive
-monetary
-idealist
Two states that don’t automatically award