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Pressure Groups MatchUp

Target Level
C
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Attempt
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Click on a top box, then click on its match below. Or, drag a top box and drop it onto the correct match. Match all pairs before clicking ‘Check’.

Test Cases
Agency Capture
Revolving Door
AFL-CIO
Elitism
Lobbying
Pluralism
Political Action Committees
Parties
Access Points
Heller
It can be argued that US pressure groups are strong because US political ______ are weak.
Initials of US trade union organisation, loosely attached to the Democrats.
An important Supreme Court case which examined whether Washington could ban the ownership of guns: District of Columbia v ______ 2008.
When politicians leave office and go off to work for pressure groups or lobbyists, it is called the ____________ syndrome.
Idea that power is dispersed throughout society and does not reside in any single group.
Phrase used when a pressure group has a sympathetic ear in a government department or someone it can rely on to support its cause.
Pressure groups often bring ______ ______ to court in order to alter the existing interpretation of the Constitution (e.g., NAACP in Brown v Board).
Idea that power is concentrated in the hands of a small number of key decision makers.
Openings in which pressure groups can often gain influence.
To put pressure on a person or institution (some people get paid to do this).
Created by pressure groups to raise money from members and channel these funds to finance election campaigns of selected politicians.

This is your 1st attempt! You get 3 marks for each one you get right. Good luck!

Pass Mark
75%