- Political activities that are started and carried out by people at a local level, not by professional politicians
Your answer:
grassroots
lobbying
referendum
amicus curiae
- A form of direct legislation allowing voters to approve or disapprove a proposed amendment to the state constitution or a law already passed by the state legislature
Your answer:
propaganda
referendum
initiative petition
litigation
- A lawsuit brought by a person or group on behalf of all people who would benefit directly from the court's decision in a case
Your answer:
class action suit
legislation
electioneering
lobbying
- A labor union made up of workers with a similar skill, such as plumbers, electricians, or carpenters
Your answer:
industrial union
workers union
autoworkers
craft union
- An organization of people with shared ideas and attitudes who attempt to influence public policy
Your answer:
grassroots
interest group
political action committee
industrial union
- An interest group working for the common good, rather than for benefits for specific individuals
Your answer:
social action group
public-interest group
labor union
activist group
- Legal arguments that are delivered voluntarily to a court (by a “third party” or “friend of the court” who is not part of the lawsuit) to give testimony for or against a particular decision
Your answer:
electioneering
litigation
amicus curiae
lobbying
- A labor union that includes both skilled and unskilled workers in the same industry, such as the United Auto Workers and United Steel Workers
Your answer:
Teamsters
craft union
industrial union
class action suit
- Interest groups that focus their attention almost entirely on one issue, such as abortion, gun control, prohibition of alcoholic beverages, etc.
Your answer:
single-issue groups
class action groups
political action committees
labor unions
- Publicly supporting a candidate for office (often through passing out literature to voters)
Your answer:
electioneering
litigation
campaigning
focus groups
- Organized efforts to influence legislation or public policy, whether aimed at the legislative or executive branches
Your answer:
filibustering
legislating
lobbying
referendum
- A group that is set up legally by an interest group to collect and spend funds for political purposes
Your answer:
grassroots
single-issue group
political action committee
referendum
- The total value of all goods and services produced by a nation in a year
Your answer:
class action suit
gross national product
consumer price index
litigation
- When interest groups fail to change public policy in the legislative or executive branches of government, they frequently turn to this – bringing a lawsuit, to get what they want
Your answer:
initiative petition
referendum
litigation
lobbying
- Any persuasive communication (such as advertising) designed to influence people's beliefs, opinions, emotions, or actions
Your answer:
propaganda
litigation
class action suit
lobbying
- A process of direct legislation that voters start by signing a petition proposing a law or constitutional amendment
Your answer:
initiative petition
litigation
lobbying
referendum