Question 1

Neo-pluralism took issue with group theory because of which of its claims?

Accepted Answer

A)  Its speculative claims 
B)  Its hypothetical claims 
C)  Its empirical claims 
D)  Its idealistic claims 
E)  Its descriptive claims 
A)  Its speculative claims 
B)  Its hypothetical claims 
C)  Its empirical claims 
D)  Its idealistic claims 
E)  Its descriptive claims

Question 2

Which of the following is not a basic strategy open to interest groups to influence government and policy-makers?

Accepted Answer

A)  Judicial action 
B)  Lobbying 
C)  Being involved early in the policy-making process 
D)  Target public opinion 
E)  Coercion 
A)  Judicial action 
B)  Lobbying 
C)  Being involved early in the policy-making process 
D)  Target public opinion 
E)  Coercion

Question 3

What is the mobility of capital?

Accepted Answer

One of the key factors most often cited

Question 4

What is neo-pluralism?

Accepted Answer

Pluralism begat neo-pluralism. The neo-p

Question 5

Large corporations normally hire outside lobbyists.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What is the crucial question surrounding advocacy advertising for interest groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  Does previous electoral success determine what views get expressed? 
B)  Does the political partisanship of media audiences determine what views get expressed? 
C)  Does the political partisanship of media owners determine what views get expressed? 
D)  Does the credibility of the information presented determine what views get expressed? 
E)  Does the ability to pay for media time/space determine what views get expressed? 
A)  Does previous electoral success determine what views get expressed? 
B)  Does the political partisanship of media audiences determine what views get expressed? 
C)  Does the political partisanship of media owners determine what views get expressed? 
D)  Does the credibility of the information presented determine what views get expressed? 
E)  Does the ability to pay for media time/space determine what views get expressed?

Question 7

What is neo-institutionalism?

Accepted Answer

Neo-institutionalism is a perspective on

Question 8

Which of the following does not make corporatism distinct as an interest group system?

Accepted Answer

A)  An ideology of social partnership between business and labour 
B)  The perspective that interest groups take a back seat to corporate interests 
C)  The existence of peak associations for business and labour 
D)  The institutionalization of access to decision-makers by business and labour interests 
E)  Tripartite decision-making structures bringing together state, business, and labour 
A)  An ideology of social partnership between business and labour 
B)  The perspective that interest groups take a back seat to corporate interests 
C)  The existence of peak associations for business and labour 
D)  The institutionalization of access to decision-makers by business and labour interests 
E)  Tripartite decision-making structures bringing together state, business, and labour

Question 9

The post-pluralism or neo-institutionalist approach is based on the notion that policy-making is based on which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  A policy community centred around a sub-government 
B)  A constituency base centred around a sub-government 
C)  A constituency base centred around a national government 
D)  A policy community centred around a national government 
E)  Two levels of government 
A)  A policy community centred around a sub-government 
B)  A constituency base centred around a sub-government 
C)  A constituency base centred around a national government 
D)  A policy community centred around a national government 
E)  Two levels of government

Question 10

When a group's interests are significantly affected by regulation, lobbying strategies rely on research and technical information.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The defenders of advocacy advertising claim that it is a way for business to overcome anti-business bias.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What were the main ideas of Arthur Bentley's group theory?

Accepted Answer

Society can only be understood only in t

Question 13

According to Paul Pross, institutional groups possess what level of organization?

Accepted Answer

A)  The highest level 
B)  A low to medium level 
C)  The lowest level 
D)  A medium to high level 
E)  Pross has not considered the organization of institutional groups. 
A)  The highest level 
B)  A low to medium level 
C)  The lowest level 
D)  A medium to high level 
E)  Pross has not considered the organization of institutional groups.

Question 14

What is the mobility of capital?

Accepted Answer

Investors enjoy a wide-although not abso

Question 15

A think-tank is an organization that helps a specific political party for election campaigns.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In which of the following theorems is neo-institutionalism rooted?

Accepted Answer

A)  National choice theory 
B)  Reorganization theory 
C)  Neo-socialism 
D)  Society-centred analysis 
E)  Liberalism 
A)  National choice theory 
B)  Reorganization theory 
C)  Neo-socialism 
D)  Society-centred analysis 
E)  Liberalism

Question 17

What does Paul Pross define as a "sprawling, highly bureaucratized affair in which the power to influence policy is widely diffused"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Corporatism 
B)  Neo-institutionalism 
C)  Institutionalism 
D)  Pluralism 
E)  Modern government 
A)  Corporatism 
B)  Neo-institutionalism 
C)  Institutionalism 
D)  Pluralism 
E)  Modern government

Question 18

Interest groups representing business tend to have more affluent and stable financial footings than other groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which type of lobbyists work for a single corporation and lobby federal officials as a significant part of their duties?

Accepted Answer

A)  Consultant lobbyists 
B)  Focus lobbyists 
C)  Organization in-house lobbyists 
D)  Corporate in-house lobbyists 
E)  Private lobbyists 
A)  Consultant lobbyists 
B)  Focus lobbyists 
C)  Organization in-house lobbyists 
D)  Corporate in-house lobbyists 
E)  Private lobbyists

Question 20

As the scope of state intervention widened and its regulation of economic and social matters deepened, it became increasingly necessary that groups have the ongoing capacity to monitor government and dealt with it at those levels where power resided.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Neo-pluralism took issue with group theory because of which of its claims?

Which of the following is not a basic strategy open to interest groups to influence government and policy-makers?

What is the mobility of capital?

What is neo-pluralism?

Large corporations normally hire outside lobbyists.

What is the crucial question surrounding advocacy advertising for interest groups?

What is neo-institutionalism?

Which of the following does not make corporatism distinct as an interest group system?

The post-pluralism or neo-institutionalist approach is based on the notion that policy-making is based on which of the following?

When a group's interests are significantly affected by regulation, lobbying strategies rely on research and technical information.

The defenders of advocacy advertising claim that it is a way for business to overcome anti-business bias.

What were the main ideas of Arthur Bentley's group theory?

According to Paul Pross, institutional groups possess what level of organization?

What is the mobility of capital?

A think-tank is an organization that helps a specific political party for election campaigns.

In which of the following theorems is neo-institutionalism rooted?

What does Paul Pross define as a "sprawling, highly bureaucratized affair in which the power to influence policy is widely diffused"?

Interest groups representing business tend to have more affluent and stable financial footings than other groups.

Which type of lobbyists work for a single corporation and lobby federal officials as a significant part of their duties?

As the scope of state intervention widened and its regulation of economic and social matters deepened, it became increasingly necessary that groups have the ongoing capacity to monitor government and dealt with it at those levels where power resided.

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Exam 11: Interest Groups

Neo-pluralism took issue with group theory because of which of its claims?

Which of the following is not a basic strategy open to interest groups to influence government and policy-makers?

What is the mobility of capital?

What is neo-pluralism?

Large corporations normally hire outside lobbyists.

What is the crucial question surrounding advocacy advertising for interest groups?

What is neo-institutionalism?

Which of the following does not make corporatism distinct as an interest group system?

The post-pluralism or neo-institutionalist approach is based on the notion that policy-making is based on which of the following?

When a group's interests are significantly affected by regulation, lobbying strategies rely on research and technical information.

The defenders of advocacy advertising claim that it is a way for business to overcome anti-business bias.

What were the main ideas of Arthur Bentley's group theory?

According to Paul Pross, institutional groups possess what level of organization?

What is the mobility of capital?

A think-tank is an organization that helps a specific political party for election campaigns.

In which of the following theorems is neo-institutionalism rooted?

What does Paul Pross define as a "sprawling, highly bureaucratized affair in which the power to influence policy is widely diffused"?

Interest groups representing business tend to have more affluent and stable financial footings than other groups.

Which type of lobbyists work for a single corporation and lobby federal officials as a significant part of their duties?

As the scope of state intervention widened and its regulation of economic and social matters deepened, it became increasingly necessary that groups have the ongoing capacity to monitor government and dealt with it at those levels where power resided.

Political Culture

The Social and Economic Setting

Diversity and Multiculturalism

Regionalism and Canadian Politics

The Constitution

Rights and Freedoms

Federalism

The Machinery of Government

The Administrative State

Parties and Elections

The Media

Language Politics

Women and Politics

Indigenous Politics

Canada in the World

Filters