Question 1

Which of the following is true of pluralists?

Accepted Answer

A) They contend that conflicts among interest groups can only divide a nation into hostile camps. 
B) They contend that no one interest group can dominate the political process. 
C) They state that politics is the result of collaboration of interest groups and not competition among them. 
D) They contend that the influence of interest groups on government is undemocratic. 
E) They state that the influence of interest groups on government is undemocratic. 
A) They contend that conflicts among interest groups can only divide a nation into hostile camps. 
B) They contend that no one interest group can dominate the political process. 
C) They state that politics is the result of collaboration of interest groups and not competition among them. 
D) They contend that the influence of interest groups on government is undemocratic. 
E) They state that the influence of interest groups on government is undemocratic.

Question 2

_____ maintain that the influence of interest groups on government is not undemocratic because individual interests are indirectly represented in the policymaking process through these groups.

Accepted Answer

A) Marxists 
B) Textualists 
C) Naturalists 
D) Pluralists 
E) Secularists 
A) Marxists 
B) Textualists 
C) Naturalists 
D) Pluralists 
E) Secularists

Question 3

Discuss the major provisions of the Federal Regulation of Lobbying Act of 1946 and the reasons why it failed to regulate lobbying to a great degree.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. In an attempt to cont

Question 4

Live and Teach Better is an interest group that has been lobbying members of Congress to improve the health benefits of teachers in Wisconsin. Only about 20 percent of the total number of teachers in Wisconsin are members of the group and contribute to it. Recently, it was successful in getting better health benefits for teachers throughout the city. Even though most of the teachers in the city did not make an effort to help the members of the interest group, they were able to enjoy the improved health benefit plans. In this scenario, the members of the interest group is faced with the issue known as the _____.

Accepted Answer

A) dispersed cost problem 
B) union decline problem 
C) free rider problem 
D) independent expenditure problem 
E) free access problem 
A) dispersed cost problem 
B) union decline problem 
C) free rider problem 
D) independent expenditure problem 
E) free access problem

Question 5

Under the 1946 Federal Regulation of Lobbying Act, _____.

Accepted Answer

A) lobbying was prohibited 
B) bundled campaign contributions were banned 
C) only those lobbyists who sought to influence federal legislation directly were covered 
D) only persons whose lobbying was directed at agencies in the executive branch were required to register as lobbyists and file quarterly reports 
E) members of Congress were prohibited from accepting gifts or travel paid for by lobbyists 
A) lobbying was prohibited 
B) bundled campaign contributions were banned 
C) only those lobbyists who sought to influence federal legislation directly were covered 
D) only persons whose lobbying was directed at agencies in the executive branch were required to register as lobbyists and file quarterly reports 
E) members of Congress were prohibited from accepting gifts or travel paid for by lobbyists

Which of the following is true of pluralists?

_____ maintain that the influence of interest groups on government is not undemocratic because individual interests are indirectly represented in the policymaking process through these groups.

Discuss the major provisions of the Federal Regulation of Lobbying Act of 1946 and the reasons why it failed to regulate lobbying to a great degree.

Under the 1946 Federal Regulation of Lobbying Act, _____.

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Exam 6: Interest Groups

Which of the following is true of pluralists?

_____ maintain that the influence of interest groups on government is not undemocratic because individual interests are indirectly represented in the policymaking process through these groups.

Discuss the major provisions of the Federal Regulation of Lobbying Act of 1946 and the reasons why it failed to regulate lobbying to a great degree.

Under the 1946 Federal Regulation of Lobbying Act, _____.

America in the Twenty-First Century

The Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Political Parties

Public Opinion and Voting

Campaigns and Elections

Politics and the Media

The Congress

The Presidency

The Bureaucracy

The Judiaciary

Domestic Policy

Foreign Policy

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