Question 1

______ are formed with the common goal of altering public policy.

Accepted Answer

A)  Political parties 
B)  Trade associations 
C)  Interest groups 
A)  Political parties 
B)  Trade associations 
C)  Interest groups

Question 2

Selective incentives are necessary for some interest groups because ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  their members are not interested in the group's collective benefit 
B)  they have no collective benefit to offer their members 
C)  collective benefits cannot be kept from those who do not join the group, and the group needs paying members to join 
D)  there are too few potential members for the group to be effective 
E)  their members are too wealthy to join the group for the collective benefit 
A)  their members are not interested in the group's collective benefit 
B)  they have no collective benefit to offer their members 
C)  collective benefits cannot be kept from those who do not join the group, and the group needs paying members to join 
D)  there are too few potential members for the group to be effective 
E)  their members are too wealthy to join the group for the collective benefit

Question 3

Astroturf lobbying refers to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  presenting misleading polls to members of Congress 
B)  taking members of Congress to sporting events 
C)  lobbying efforts directed at congressional staff members 
D)  advertisements that support issues or candidates without telling constituents how to vote 
E)  indirect lobbying efforts that manipulate public sentiment 
A)  presenting misleading polls to members of Congress 
B)  taking members of Congress to sporting events 
C)  lobbying efforts directed at congressional staff members 
D)  advertisements that support issues or candidates without telling constituents how to vote 
E)  indirect lobbying efforts that manipulate public sentiment

Question 4

A common feature of all interest groups is that they ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  spend huge amounts of money on campaign donations 
B)  sponsor public demonstrations 
C)  are organized around shared interests among members 
D)  provide exclusive benefits to members in order to keep them loyal 
E)  have all potential members in society defined and loyal to their cause 
A)  spend huge amounts of money on campaign donations 
B)  sponsor public demonstrations 
C)  are organized around shared interests among members 
D)  provide exclusive benefits to members in order to keep them loyal 
E)  have all potential members in society defined and loyal to their cause

Question 5

Corporate and business interest groups are the most numerous and powerful of all interest groups because ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  they are concerned with only one or two issues 
B)  the government plays a key role in regulating the economy and setting the rules for economic competition 
C)  they provide collective benefits 
D)  they provide expressive benefits to overcome the free rider problem 
E)  none of the above 
A)  they are concerned with only one or two issues 
B)  the government plays a key role in regulating the economy and setting the rules for economic competition 
C)  they provide collective benefits 
D)  they provide expressive benefits to overcome the free rider problem 
E)  none of the above

Question 6

Economic interest groups include all of the following EXCEPT this:

Accepted Answer

A)  consumer groups 
B)  unions 
C)  professional associations 
D)  corporations 
E)  agricultural interest groups 
A)  consumer groups 
B)  unions 
C)  professional associations 
D)  corporations 
E)  agricultural interest groups

Question 7

The ______ is a business association that represents three million businesses that range from small mom-and-pop stores to large employers.

Accepted Answer

A)  Americans for Job Security 
B)  Freedom Partners 
C)  Chamber of Commerce 
D)  ALFA International 
A)  Americans for Job Security 
B)  Freedom Partners 
C)  Chamber of Commerce 
D)  ALFA International

Question 8

The ability to make sizable and strategically placed campaign contributions helps interest groups ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  purchase a foothold with members of the minority party in Congress, who will favor those interest groups when they rise to the majority party 
B)  purchase the votes of all representatives or senators who are on the fence about a particular issue 
C)  flex their political muscles to their competing interest groups 
D)  buy access to representatives, senators, the White House, and their staffs 
E)  take advantage of the tax benefits enjoyed through political rather than corporate spending 
A)  purchase a foothold with members of the minority party in Congress, who will favor those interest groups when they rise to the majority party 
B)  purchase the votes of all representatives or senators who are on the fence about a particular issue 
C)  flex their political muscles to their competing interest groups 
D)  buy access to representatives, senators, the White House, and their staffs 
E)  take advantage of the tax benefits enjoyed through political rather than corporate spending

Question 9

Compared to citizens in many other advanced industrial nations,Americans tend to join groups or associations ______ citizens of nearly every other country.

Accepted Answer

A)  more often than 
B)  less often than 
C)  about as often as 
A)  more often than 
B)  less often than 
C)  about as often as

Question 10

Which of the following statements best reflects the political situation surrounding women's interest groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  Numerous groups push for equal treatment of women and reproductive rights, and numerous others push to narrow reproductive rights and favor a more traditional role for women in society. 
B)  The number of women's interest groups pales in comparison to the number of pro-men interest groups. 
C)  All women's groups lobby for equal rights, reproductive rights, and equal pay for equal work. 
D)  Liberal women's groups push to get more women elected to office, whereas conservative women's groups have worked to minimize the number of women elected to office. 
E)  All women's interest groups lobby to increase women's reproductive rights. 
A)  Numerous groups push for equal treatment of women and reproductive rights, and numerous others push to narrow reproductive rights and favor a more traditional role for women in society. 
B)  The number of women's interest groups pales in comparison to the number of pro-men interest groups. 
C)  All women's groups lobby for equal rights, reproductive rights, and equal pay for equal work. 
D)  Liberal women's groups push to get more women elected to office, whereas conservative women's groups have worked to minimize the number of women elected to office. 
E)  All women's interest groups lobby to increase women's reproductive rights.

Question 11

A good or service that,by its very nature,cannot be denied to anyone who wants to consume it is a ______.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A good or service that,by its very...

Question 12

_______ is/are crucial to helping interest groups organize,no matter what its resources.

Accepted Answer

A)  Effective leadership 
B)  Collective goods 
C)  Connections in Washington, D.C. 
D)  A triggering mechanism 
E)  A common problem or threat 
A)  Effective leadership 
B)  Collective goods 
C)  Connections in Washington, D.C. 
D)  A triggering mechanism 
E)  A common problem or threat

Question 13

Social protests are used by groups that ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  have no respect for the law 
B)  are in a hurry to bring change and do not want to use more traditional methods 
C)  are shut out of more traditional avenues of political action 
D)  have the sympathy of the public 
E)  only want to take advantage of the media coverage that traditional techniques cannot generate 
A)  have no respect for the law 
B)  are in a hurry to bring change and do not want to use more traditional methods 
C)  are shut out of more traditional avenues of political action 
D)  have the sympathy of the public 
E)  only want to take advantage of the media coverage that traditional techniques cannot generate

Question 14

Second Amendment groups lobby for or against ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  freedom of the press 
B)  religious freedom 
C)  free speech 
D)  gun control 
E)  reproductive rights 
A)  freedom of the press 
B)  religious freedom 
C)  free speech 
D)  gun control 
E)  reproductive rights

Question 15

This type of interest group can trace its origin back to Earth Day in 1970:

Accepted Answer

A)  Second Amendment groups 
B)  environmental groups 
C)  religious groups 
D)  equal opportunity business groups 
E)  government interest groups 
A)  Second Amendment groups 
B)  environmental groups 
C)  religious groups 
D)  equal opportunity business groups 
E)  government interest groups

Question 16

The ______ is the interest group that argued a number of key civil rights cases in court,including Brown v.Board of Education.

Accepted Answer

A)  National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 
B)  Tax Policy Center 
C)  Better World Campaign 
D)  Center for Global Development 
A)  National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 
B)  Tax Policy Center 
C)  Better World Campaign 
D)  Center for Global Development

Question 17

Interest groups perform all of the following roles in politics EXCEPT this one:

Accepted Answer

A)  representing their members' views to government 
B)  electing members to public office 
C)  providing an avenue for citizen participation in politics 
D)  educating policymakers regarding issues important to the interest group 
E)  alerting the proper government authorities about the group's issue to get the issue on the political agenda 
A)  representing their members' views to government 
B)  electing members to public office 
C)  providing an avenue for citizen participation in politics 
D)  educating policymakers regarding issues important to the interest group 
E)  alerting the proper government authorities about the group's issue to get the issue on the political agenda

______ are formed with the common goal of altering public policy.

Selective incentives are necessary for some interest groups because ______.

Astroturf lobbying refers to ______.

A common feature of all interest groups is that they ______.

Corporate and business interest groups are the most numerous and powerful of all interest groups because ______.

Economic interest groups include all of the following EXCEPT this:

The ______ is a business association that represents three million businesses that range from small mom-and-pop stores to large employers.

The ability to make sizable and strategically placed campaign contributions helps interest groups ______.

Compared to citizens in many other advanced industrial nations,Americans tend to join groups or associations ______ citizens of nearly every other country.

Which of the following statements best reflects the political situation surrounding women's interest groups?

A good or service that,by its very nature,cannot be denied to anyone who wants to consume it is a ______.

_______ is/are crucial to helping interest groups organize,no matter what its resources.

Social protests are used by groups that ______.

Second Amendment groups lobby for or against ______.

This type of interest group can trace its origin back to Earth Day in 1970:

The ______ is the interest group that argued a number of key civil rights cases in court,including Brown v.Board of Education.

Interest groups perform all of the following roles in politics EXCEPT this one:

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Exam 13: Interest Groups

______ are formed with the common goal of altering public policy.

Selective incentives are necessary for some interest groups because ______.

Astroturf lobbying refers to ______.

A common feature of all interest groups is that they ______.

Corporate and business interest groups are the most numerous and powerful of all interest groups because ______.

Economic interest groups include all of the following EXCEPT this:

The ______ is a business association that represents three million businesses that range from small mom-and-pop stores to large employers.

The ability to make sizable and strategically placed campaign contributions helps interest groups ______.

Compared to citizens in many other advanced industrial nations,Americans tend to join groups or associations ______ citizens of nearly every other country.

Which of the following statements best reflects the political situation surrounding women's interest groups?

A good or service that,by its very nature,cannot be denied to anyone who wants to consume it is a ______.

_______ is/are crucial to helping interest groups organize,no matter what its resources.

Social protests are used by groups that ______.

Second Amendment groups lobby for or against ______.

This type of interest group can trace its origin back to Earth Day in 1970:

The ______ is the interest group that argued a number of key civil rights cases in court,including Brown v.Board of Education.

Interest groups perform all of the following roles in politics EXCEPT this one:

Politics: Who Gets What, and How?

American Citizens and Political Culture

Politics of the American Founding

Federalism and the U.S.Constitution

Fundamental American Liberties

The Struggle for Equal Rights

Congress

The Presidency

The Bureaucracy

The American Legal System and the Courts

Public Opinion

Political Parties

Voting, Campaigns, and Elections

The Media

Social and Environmental Policy

Economic Policy

Foreign Policy

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