Reference no: EM133319908
Part I
1. Define Interest Groups
2. What is a lobbyist? What is the difference between an "In-House" and "Contract" Lobbyist?
3. Describe the three main goals of lobbyists.
4. List and describe the five main types of interest groups.
5. What is the difference between "inside" and "outside" lobbying?
6. What is the difference between a public good and a private good? What is the difference between a public interest groups and a private interest group?
7. Describe the collective action problem and the free rider problem. Give an example.
8. According to Mancur Olson, what are potential solutions to the collective action problem?
Part II
1. What is a political party?
2. How is it different than an interest group?
3. What do political parties do?
4. How does plurality winner-take-all voting prevent third-parties from getting elected in US?
5. What is proportional representation? How does it work and how would it allow third parties to win seats?
6. What other factors cause the US to only have two major parties?