Question 1

What is the most important attempt to limit the influence of lobbyists in recent years?

Accepted Answer

A)  the USA Patriot Act 
B)  the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act 
C)  the 1995 Lobbying Disclosure Act 
D)  the indictment of Jack Abramoff 
E)  the Negotiated Rulemaking Act of 1990 
A)  the USA Patriot Act 
B)  the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act 
C)  the 1995 Lobbying Disclosure Act 
D)  the indictment of Jack Abramoff 
E)  the Negotiated Rulemaking Act of 1990

Question 2

By 2012, there were approximately ________ PACs in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A)  150 
B)  1,500 
C)  5,500 
D)  15,000 
E)  25,000 
A)  150 
B)  1,500 
C)  5,500 
D)  15,000 
E)  25,000

Question 3

Another name for lobbying is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  stalking 
B)  mobilizing 
C)  petitioning 
D)  litigating 
E)  soliciting 
A)  stalking 
B)  mobilizing 
C)  petitioning 
D)  litigating 
E)  soliciting

Question 4

What is the most important and beneficial resource that lobbyists provide government officials?

Accepted Answer

A)  legitimacy 
B)  money 
C)  information 
D)  campaign workers 
E)  legal assistance 
A)  legitimacy 
B)  money 
C)  information 
D)  campaign workers 
E)  legal assistance

Question 5

Interest groups most effectively serve ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the working classes 
B)  the powerless 
C)  the upper classes 
D)  government bureaucrats 
E)  racial and ethnic minorities 
A)  the working classes 
B)  the powerless 
C)  the upper classes 
D)  government bureaucrats 
E)  racial and ethnic minorities

Question 6

Individuals and organizations can give an unlimited amount to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  U.S. House candidates 
B)  U.S. Senate candidates 
C)  U.S. presidential candidates 
D)  political parties 
E)  super PACs 
A)  U.S. House candidates 
B)  U.S. Senate candidates 
C)  U.S. presidential candidates 
D)  political parties 
E)  super PACs

Question 7

Most initiative campaigns today are sponsored by

Accepted Answer

A)  candidates for political office who see it as a way to engage in money swapping. 
B)  issue networks that want to change government policies without attracting attention from the public. 
C)  citizens who care deeply about a given issue. 
D)  interest groups seeking to circumvent legislative opposition to their goals. 
E)  political parties seeking to raise public awareness about a particular issue. 
A)  candidates for political office who see it as a way to engage in money swapping. 
B)  issue networks that want to change government policies without attracting attention from the public. 
C)  citizens who care deeply about a given issue. 
D)  interest groups seeking to circumvent legislative opposition to their goals. 
E)  political parties seeking to raise public awareness about a particular issue.

Question 8

The practice of lobbying is protected by ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the First Amendment 
B)  state and federal laws dating from the 1930s 
C)  internal rules of Congress 
D)  the personal relationships between lobbyists and politicians 
E)  a 1961 Supreme Court decision 
A)  the First Amendment 
B)  state and federal laws dating from the 1930s 
C)  internal rules of Congress 
D)  the personal relationships between lobbyists and politicians 
E)  a 1961 Supreme Court decision

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT a key organizational component of interest groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  members 
B)  money 
C)  leadership 
D)  newsletter and website 
E)  an agency or office 
A)  members 
B)  money 
C)  leadership 
D)  newsletter and website 
E)  an agency or office

Question 10

Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Spending in U.S. elections is much higher than in any other country on earth. 
B)  Officials representing super PACs will likely spend more in 2016 than in 2012. 
C)  both a and b 
D)  Super PAC officials tend to spend more in midterm rather than presidential elections. 
E)  The Supreme Court justices determined that super PACs were unconstitutional. 
A)  Spending in U.S. elections is much higher than in any other country on earth. 
B)  Officials representing super PACs will likely spend more in 2016 than in 2012. 
C)  both a and b 
D)  Super PAC officials tend to spend more in midterm rather than presidential elections. 
E)  The Supreme Court justices determined that super PACs were unconstitutional.

Question 11

The Christian Coalition is a(n) ________ group.

Accepted Answer

A)  public interest 
B)  ideological 
C)  labor 
D)  professional 
E)  business 
A)  public interest 
B)  ideological 
C)  labor 
D)  professional 
E)  business

Question 12

What is the primary variable for predicting the likelihood of joining an interest group?

Accepted Answer

A)  having an interest shared by others 
B)  having a higher income and education 
C)  already being a member of a political party 
D)  having connections with government officials 
E)  the region of the country in which an individual lives 
A)  having an interest shared by others 
B)  having a higher income and education 
C)  already being a member of a political party 
D)  having connections with government officials 
E)  the region of the country in which an individual lives

Question 13

When membership in an organization allows for a reduction in the price of museum tickets, it is called a ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  solidary benefit 
B)  promotion offer 
C)  material benefit 
D)  bribe 
E)  purposive benefit 
A)  solidary benefit 
B)  promotion offer 
C)  material benefit 
D)  bribe 
E)  purposive benefit

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT a job regularly performed by lobbyists?

Accepted Answer

A)  testifying before congressional committees 
B)  holding interviews with reporters 
C)  helping raise funds for political campaigns 
D)  placing ads in newspapers 
E)  nominating a candidate to run for political office 
A)  testifying before congressional committees 
B)  holding interviews with reporters 
C)  helping raise funds for political campaigns 
D)  placing ads in newspapers 
E)  nominating a candidate to run for political office

Question 15

When a group is called a membership association, it means that

Accepted Answer

A)  the group accepts anyone as a member. 
B)  members play an important role in the daily activities of the group. 
C)  members vote directly for the leaders. 
D)  membership is a mandatory requirement for receiving any of the group's benefits. 
E)  every decision the group makes must be voted on and approved by every member. 
A)  the group accepts anyone as a member. 
B)  members play an important role in the daily activities of the group. 
C)  members vote directly for the leaders. 
D)  membership is a mandatory requirement for receiving any of the group's benefits. 
E)  every decision the group makes must be voted on and approved by every member.

Question 16

________ once wrote that "America was a nation of joiners."

Accepted Answer

A)  James Madison 
B)  Alexis de Tocqueville 
C)  David Truman 
D)  Robert Dahl 
E)  Mancur Olson 
A)  James Madison 
B)  Alexis de Tocqueville 
C)  David Truman 
D)  Robert Dahl 
E)  Mancur Olson

Question 17

Which of the following groups is most likely to belong to the New Politics movement?

Accepted Answer

A)  blue-collar workers whose formative experience was the Great Depression 
B)  veterans of World War II and the Korean War, who entered college on the G.I. bill 
C)  upper-middle-class professionals, for whom the civil rights and antiwar movements of the 1960s were key experiences 
D)  conservative evangelical southerners, reacting to the cultural changes of the 1960s 
E)  recent immigrants to the United States 
A)  blue-collar workers whose formative experience was the Great Depression 
B)  veterans of World War II and the Korean War, who entered college on the G.I. bill 
C)  upper-middle-class professionals, for whom the civil rights and antiwar movements of the 1960s were key experiences 
D)  conservative evangelical southerners, reacting to the cultural changes of the 1960s 
E)  recent immigrants to the United States

Question 18

What happens to interests that do not engage in extensive lobbying?

Accepted Answer

A)  They generally do well in advancing their interests in Congress. 
B)  They often find themselves "Microsofted." 
C)  They typically advance their interests by being free-riders. 
D)  They typically bribe members of Congress directly. 
E)  They typically try to advance their interests through litigating in the state courts. 
A)  They generally do well in advancing their interests in Congress. 
B)  They often find themselves "Microsofted." 
C)  They typically advance their interests by being free-riders. 
D)  They typically bribe members of Congress directly. 
E)  They typically try to advance their interests through litigating in the state courts.

Question 19

A grassroots lobbying campaign occurs

Accepted Answer

A)  when an interest group mobilizes its members and their families throughout the country to write their representatives in support of the group's position. 
B)  when a spontaneous show of political support for a particular position manifests itself. 
C)  when interest groups organize to support a dark-horse presidential candidate. 
D)  before a session of Congress formally begins. 
E)  when an interest group buys advertisements in newspapers around the country in order to publicize an issue. 
A)  when an interest group mobilizes its members and their families throughout the country to write their representatives in support of the group's position. 
B)  when a spontaneous show of political support for a particular position manifests itself. 
C)  when interest groups organize to support a dark-horse presidential candidate. 
D)  before a session of Congress formally begins. 
E)  when an interest group buys advertisements in newspapers around the country in order to publicize an issue.

Question 20

Which of the following groups was NOT established through the New Politics movement?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Common Cause 
B)  the National Organization for Women 
C)  the National Association of Manufacturers 
D)  the Environmental Defense Fund 
E)  the Sierra Club 
A)  the Common Cause 
B)  the National Organization for Women 
C)  the National Association of Manufacturers 
D)  the Environmental Defense Fund 
E)  the Sierra Club

What is the most important attempt to limit the influence of lobbyists in recent years?

By 2012, there were approximately ________ PACs in the United States.

Another name for lobbying is ________.

What is the most important and beneficial resource that lobbyists provide government officials?

Interest groups most effectively serve ________.

Individuals and organizations can give an unlimited amount to ________.

Most initiative campaigns today are sponsored by

The practice of lobbying is protected by ________.

Which of the following is NOT a key organizational component of interest groups?

Which of the following statements is true?

The Christian Coalition is a(n) ________ group.

What is the primary variable for predicting the likelihood of joining an interest group?

When membership in an organization allows for a reduction in the price of museum tickets, it is called a ________.

Which of the following is NOT a job regularly performed by lobbyists?

When a group is called a membership association, it means that

________ once wrote that "America was a nation of joiners."

Which of the following groups is most likely to belong to the New Politics movement?

What happens to interests that do not engage in extensive lobbying?

A grassroots lobbying campaign occurs

Which of the following groups was NOT established through the New Politics movement?

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Exam 11: Groups and Interests

What is the most important attempt to limit the influence of lobbyists in recent years?

By 2012, there were approximately ________ PACs in the United States.

Another name for lobbying is ________.

What is the most important and beneficial resource that lobbyists provide government officials?

Interest groups most effectively serve ________.

Individuals and organizations can give an unlimited amount to ________.

Most initiative campaigns today are sponsored by

The practice of lobbying is protected by ________.

Which of the following is NOT a key organizational component of interest groups?

Which of the following statements is true?

The Christian Coalition is a(n) ________ group.

What is the primary variable for predicting the likelihood of joining an interest group?

When membership in an organization allows for a reduction in the price of museum tickets, it is called a ________.

Which of the following is NOT a job regularly performed by lobbyists?

When a group is called a membership association, it means that

________ once wrote that "America was a nation of joiners."

Which of the following groups is most likely to belong to the New Politics movement?

What happens to interests that do not engage in extensive lobbying?

A grassroots lobbying campaign occurs

Which of the following groups was NOT established through the New Politics movement?

American Political Culture

The Founding and the Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Public Opinion

The Media

Political Participation and Voting

Political Parties

Campaigns and Elections

Congress

The Presidency

Bureaucracy in a Democracy

The Federal Courts

Government and the Economy

Social Policy

Foreign Policy and Democracy

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