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Power & Choice, 8/e
W. Phillips Shively, University of Minnesota---Minneapolis

Structured Conflict: Interest Groups and Politics

True or False



1

All states have interest groups.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
2

According to Olson, interest groups should be difficult to form because they typically seek collective goods.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
3

An interest group is an organized group of citizens one of whose goals is to ensure that the state follows certain policies.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
4

Most interest groups are democratically organized.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
5

Rioters protesting a court decision are an example of an associational interest group.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
6

Litigation as a strategy for interest groups is generally based upon weakness.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
7

In most Third World states, people are strongly organized into interest groups.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
8

Pluralism is high on the scale of organization of interest groups.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
9

Neocorporatism is low on both the scales of interest group organization and of direct involvement.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
10

French interest groups are relatively unlikely to resort to violence compared to interest groups in other countries.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE