Question 1

James Madison called an interest group a ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  mob 
B)  faction 
C)  plutocracy 
D)  corporation 
E)  social movement 
A)  mob 
B)  faction 
C)  plutocracy 
D)  corporation 
E)  social movement

Question 2

Which of the following issues is NOT part of the agenda of the New Politics movement?

Accepted Answer

A)  environmental protection 
B)  occupational health and safety legislation 
C)  industrial deregulation 
D)  nuclear disarmament 
E)  women's rights 
A)  environmental protection 
B)  occupational health and safety legislation 
C)  industrial deregulation 
D)  nuclear disarmament 
E)  women's rights

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT a function of interest groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  to influence governmental decisions 
B)  to lobby government officials 
C)  to get their members elected to political office 
D)  to educate their members and the public about the issues that affect them 
E)  to monitor government programs to make sure their members are not adversely affected 
A)  to influence governmental decisions 
B)  to lobby government officials 
C)  to get their members elected to political office 
D)  to educate their members and the public about the issues that affect them 
E)  to monitor government programs to make sure their members are not adversely affected

Question 4

The New Politics movement gave rise to ________ groups.

Accepted Answer

A)  ideological 
B)  partisan 
C)  labor 
D)  public interest 
E)  professional association 
A)  ideological 
B)  partisan 
C)  labor 
D)  public interest 
E)  professional association

Question 5

Alexis de Tocqueville argued that the proliferation of groups promoted ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  tyranny of the majority 
B)  undemocratic elitism 
C)  governmental responsiveness 
D)  assimilation of immigrants 
E)  economic equality 
A)  tyranny of the majority 
B)  undemocratic elitism 
C)  governmental responsiveness 
D)  assimilation of immigrants 
E)  economic equality

Question 6

Which of the following is a main theoretical assumption of pluralism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Competition among interests will produce balance with all interests regulating each other. 
B)  Competition among interests will produce extreme public policy with one interest dominating all others. 
C)  Every interest should not be free to compete for influence in the United States. 
D)  All interests are not equally free to compete for influence in the United States. 
E)  Interests inherently present a danger to liberty. 
A)  Competition among interests will produce balance with all interests regulating each other. 
B)  Competition among interests will produce extreme public policy with one interest dominating all others. 
C)  Every interest should not be free to compete for influence in the United States. 
D)  All interests are not equally free to compete for influence in the United States. 
E)  Interests inherently present a danger to liberty.

Question 7

What happened in the late nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Constitution was ratified. 
B)  The Civil War ended. 
C)  Federal officials attempted to regulate more aspects of interstate commerce and combat monopolies. 
D)  The New Deal policies were implemented. 
E)  The New Politics movement started. 
A)  The Constitution was ratified. 
B)  The Civil War ended. 
C)  Federal officials attempted to regulate more aspects of interstate commerce and combat monopolies. 
D)  The New Deal policies were implemented. 
E)  The New Politics movement started.

Question 8

When a coalition of credit card companies form an interest group called the Partnership to Protect Consumer Credit, this indicates that

Accepted Answer

A)  credit card companies are interested in the public good. 
B)  private interests are hiding behind the ideals of public interests. 
C)  public interest groups are now actively involving private corporations. 
D)  the free-rider problem does not apply to private corporations. 
E)  the credit card companies lack solidary benefits to offer their customers. 
A)  credit card companies are interested in the public good. 
B)  private interests are hiding behind the ideals of public interests. 
C)  public interest groups are now actively involving private corporations. 
D)  the free-rider problem does not apply to private corporations. 
E)  the credit card companies lack solidary benefits to offer their customers.

James Madison called an interest group a ________.

Which of the following issues is NOT part of the agenda of the New Politics movement?

Which of the following is NOT a function of interest groups?

The New Politics movement gave rise to ________ groups.

Alexis de Tocqueville argued that the proliferation of groups promoted ________.

Which of the following is a main theoretical assumption of pluralism?

What happened in the late nineteenth century?

When a coalition of credit card companies form an interest group called the Partnership to Protect Consumer Credit, this indicates that

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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Exam 11: Groups and Interests

James Madison called an interest group a ________.

Which of the following issues is NOT part of the agenda of the New Politics movement?

Which of the following is NOT a function of interest groups?

The New Politics movement gave rise to ________ groups.

Alexis de Tocqueville argued that the proliferation of groups promoted ________.

Which of the following is a main theoretical assumption of pluralism?

What happened in the late nineteenth century?

When a coalition of credit card companies form an interest group called the Partnership to Protect Consumer Credit, this indicates that

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

Filters