Question 1

When a group forms in response to an economic or political event but does not focus on only one issue, the group is said to be a

Accepted Answer

A)  grassroots movement. 
B)  union. 
C)  special interest. 
D)  political action committee. 
E)  nongovernmental organization. 
A)  grassroots movement. 
B)  union. 
C)  special interest. 
D)  political action committee. 
E)  nongovernmental organization.

Question 2

Interests groups can achieve financial stability by doing all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  creating not-for-profit businesses. 
B)  fundraising using the Internet. 
C)  ensuring that expenditures exceed income. 
D)  collecting dues from members. 
E)  keeping operating costs in line with income. 
A)  creating not-for-profit businesses. 
B)  fundraising using the Internet. 
C)  ensuring that expenditures exceed income. 
D)  collecting dues from members. 
E)  keeping operating costs in line with income.

Question 3

The __________restricted corporations and unions from using television and radio ads for "electioneering communications" that refer to a candidate by name within thirty days of a primary and sixty days of a general election.

Accepted Answer

A)  McCain-Feingold Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act 
B)  Federal Election Commission Reform Act 
C)  Political Action Committee Reform Act 
D)  Citizens United Supreme Court decision 
E)  McCutcheon et al. v. Federal Election Commis sion Supreme Court decision 
A)  McCain-Feingold Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act 
B)  Federal Election Commission Reform Act 
C)  Political Action Committee Reform Act 
D)  Citizens United Supreme Court decision 
E)  McCutcheon et al. v. Federal Election Commis sion Supreme Court decision

Question 4

Describe the iron law of oligarchy.

Accepted Answer

The iron law of oligarchy is a political

Question 5

Name sources of financial stability for interest groups.

Accepted Answer

Interest groups, also known as advocacy

Question 6

When a group lobbies for public goods or collective benefits that are so widespread that members and nonmembers alike receive them, incentives to join the group disappear. Mancur Olson called this the

Accepted Answer

A)  free rider problem. 
B)  problem of public goods. 
C)  security dilemma. 
D)  selective benefits problem. 
E)  tragedy of the commons. 
A)  free rider problem. 
B)  problem of public goods. 
C)  security dilemma. 
D)  selective benefits problem. 
E)  tragedy of the commons.

Question 7

A set of groups seeking a particular benefit for themselves in the policy process are known as

Accepted Answer

A)  corporate interests. 
B)  union interests. 
C)  special interests. 
D)  citizen interests. 
E)  public interests. 
A)  corporate interests. 
B)  union interests. 
C)  special interests. 
D)  citizen interests. 
E)  public interests.

Question 8

Groups with tax-exempt status, known as _________ organizations, are prohibited from engaging in any activity on behalf of a candidate or party in an election campaign.

Accepted Answer

A)  PAC 
B)  grassroots 
C)  501(b)(3) 
D)  501(c)(5) 
E)  501(c)(3) 
A)  PAC 
B)  grassroots 
C)  501(b)(3) 
D)  501(c)(5) 
E)  501(c)(3)

Question 9

Movement of members of Congress, lobbyists, and executive branch employees into paid positions in each other's organizations is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  democratic society. 
B)  the iron triangle. 
C)  the revolving door. 
D)  an interest group window. 
E)  selective benefits. 
A)  democratic society. 
B)  the iron triangle. 
C)  the revolving door. 
D)  an interest group window. 
E)  selective benefits.

Question 10

E. E. Schattschneider believed that the sometimes narrow focus of interest groups is

Accepted Answer

A)  unrealistic and unsustainable. 
B)  the only moral impetus for change. 
C)  a threat to democracy. 
D)  a legitimate and laudable goal. 
E)  a boon to democracy. 
A)  unrealistic and unsustainable. 
B)  the only moral impetus for change. 
C)  a threat to democracy. 
D)  a legitimate and laudable goal. 
E)  a boon to democracy.

Question 11

Explain the pluralist view of society.

Accepted Answer

The pluralist view of society is a persp

Question 12

Describe the different types of economic interest groups.

Accepted Answer

Economic interest groups can be categori

Question 13

Relate what de Tocqueville said about Americans and groups to the study of interest groups in our modern society.

Accepted Answer

Alexis de Tocqueville, a French politica

Question 14

Alexis de Tocqueville noted that the formation of group life was an important element of the success of _________ in America.

Accepted Answer

A)  revolutionaries 
B)  democracy 
C)  political action committees 
D)  socialism 
E)  unions 
A)  revolutionaries 
B)  democracy 
C)  political action committees 
D)  socialism 
E)  unions

Question 15

When the federal government shut down in October 2013, the congressmen who refused to vote for continued funding did so due to lobbying pressure from the

Accepted Answer

A)  AARP. 
B)  American Bankers Association. 
C)  National Rifle Association. 
D)  Club for Growth. 
E)  NAACP. 
A)  AARP. 
B)  American Bankers Association. 
C)  National Rifle Association. 
D)  Club for Growth. 
E)  NAACP.

Question 16

Interest group scholar Hugh Heclo suggests that the term "__________" is better than iron triangle, and argues that interest groups, members of Congress, and bureaucrats all share information constantly, and that their interactions are actually quite open and transparent, rather than closed.

Accepted Answer

A)  bureaucracy 
B)  issue network 
C)  iron alliance 
D)  military-industrial complex 
E)  policy network 
A)  bureaucracy 
B)  issue network 
C)  iron alliance 
D)  military-industrial complex 
E)  policy network

Question 17

Discuss the free rider problem and how this issue shapes membership in organizations. How is this problem overcome?

Accepted Answer

The free rider problem refers to the sit

Question 18

In recent years, public employee unions have come under increasing challenge over issues related to

Accepted Answer

A)  issue networks. 
B)  international trade. 
C)  wages and pensions. 
D)  Medicare and Medicaid. 
E)  grassroots mobilization. 
A)  issue networks. 
B)  international trade. 
C)  wages and pensions. 
D)  Medicare and Medicaid. 
E)  grassroots mobilization.

Question 19

The right of petition gives individuals all of the following rights EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  the right to ask for compensation. 
B)  the right to ask for a policy change. 
C)  the right to express opposition to a policy. 
D)  the right to a speedy trial. 
E)  the right to lobby. 
A)  the right to ask for compensation. 
B)  the right to ask for a policy change. 
C)  the right to express opposition to a policy. 
D)  the right to a speedy trial. 
E)  the right to lobby.

Question 20

James Madison was concerned about factions that would

Accepted Answer

A)  divide the political parties in many ways. 
B)  refuse to participate in the electoral process. 
C)  place its own interests above the interests of society. 
D)  unify the country. 
E)  need to be suppressed. 
A)  divide the political parties in many ways. 
B)  refuse to participate in the electoral process. 
C)  place its own interests above the interests of society. 
D)  unify the country. 
E)  need to be suppressed.

When a group forms in response to an economic or political event but does not focus on only one issue, the group is said to be a

Interests groups can achieve financial stability by doing all of the following EXCEPT

The __________restricted corporations and unions from using television and radio ads for "electioneering communications" that refer to a candidate by name within thirty days of a primary and sixty days of a general election.

Describe the iron law of oligarchy.

Name sources of financial stability for interest groups.

When a group lobbies for public goods or collective benefits that are so widespread that members and nonmembers alike receive them, incentives to join the group disappear. Mancur Olson called this the

A set of groups seeking a particular benefit for themselves in the policy process are known as

Groups with tax-exempt status, known as _________ organizations, are prohibited from engaging in any activity on behalf of a candidate or party in an election campaign.

Movement of members of Congress, lobbyists, and executive branch employees into paid positions in each other's organizations is known as

E. E. Schattschneider believed that the sometimes narrow focus of interest groups is

Explain the pluralist view of society.

Describe the different types of economic interest groups.

Relate what de Tocqueville said about Americans and groups to the study of interest groups in our modern society.

Alexis de Tocqueville noted that the formation of group life was an important element of the success of _________ in America.

When the federal government shut down in October 2013, the congressmen who refused to vote for continued funding did so due to lobbying pressure from the

Interest group scholar Hugh Heclo suggests that the term "__________" is better than iron triangle, and argues that interest groups, members of Congress, and bureaucrats all share information constantly, and that their interactions are actually quite open and transparent, rather than closed.

Discuss the free rider problem and how this issue shapes membership in organizations. How is this problem overcome?

In recent years, public employee unions have come under increasing challenge over issues related to

The right of petition gives individuals all of the following rights EXCEPT

James Madison was concerned about factions that would

Gateways to American Democracy

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Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

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Elections and Campaigns

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Exam 8: Interest Groups

When a group forms in response to an economic or political event but does not focus on only one issue, the group is said to be a

Interests groups can achieve financial stability by doing all of the following EXCEPT

The __________restricted corporations and unions from using television and radio ads for "electioneering communications" that refer to a candidate by name within thirty days of a primary and sixty days of a general election.

Describe the iron law of oligarchy.

Name sources of financial stability for interest groups.

When a group lobbies for public goods or collective benefits that are so widespread that members and nonmembers alike receive them, incentives to join the group disappear. Mancur Olson called this the

A set of groups seeking a particular benefit for themselves in the policy process are known as

Groups with tax-exempt status, known as _________ organizations, are prohibited from engaging in any activity on behalf of a candidate or party in an election campaign.

Movement of members of Congress, lobbyists, and executive branch employees into paid positions in each other's organizations is known as

E. E. Schattschneider believed that the sometimes narrow focus of interest groups is

Explain the pluralist view of society.

Describe the different types of economic interest groups.

Relate what de Tocqueville said about Americans and groups to the study of interest groups in our modern society.

Alexis de Tocqueville noted that the formation of group life was an important element of the success of _________ in America.

When the federal government shut down in October 2013, the congressmen who refused to vote for continued funding did so due to lobbying pressure from the

Interest group scholar Hugh Heclo suggests that the term "__________" is better than iron triangle, and argues that interest groups, members of Congress, and bureaucrats all share information constantly, and that their interactions are actually quite open and transparent, rather than closed.

Discuss the free rider problem and how this issue shapes membership in organizations. How is this problem overcome?

In recent years, public employee unions have come under increasing challenge over issues related to

The right of petition gives individuals all of the following rights EXCEPT

James Madison was concerned about factions that would

Gateways to American Democracy

The Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Public Opinion

The News and Social Media

Political Parties

Elections and Campaigns

Voting and Participation

Congress

The Presidency

The Bureaucracy

The Judiciary

Economic Domestic and Foreign Policy

Filters