Question 1

As a result of 1946 lobbying legislation and Supreme Court's United States v. Harriss decision, you have to register as a lobbyist if you work

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A)  for any group trying to influence government. 
B)  directly to influence the bureaucracy. 
C)  directly to influence Congress. 
D)  directly to influence the executive. 
E)  All of the above. 
A)  for any group trying to influence government. 
B)  directly to influence the bureaucracy. 
C)  directly to influence Congress. 
D)  directly to influence the executive. 
E)  All of the above.

Question 2

All of the following are techniques used by interest groups to involve the general public except

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A)  attempting to mobilize large numbers of constituents to write, phone, or send e-mails and tweets to their legislators. 
B)  using demonstrations, rallies, and marches. 
C)  violently protesting so officials will know the unhappiness of the public. 
D)  getting people to boycott a business. 
E)  commissioning polls and publicizing the results for the public to see. 
A)  attempting to mobilize large numbers of constituents to write, phone, or send e-mails and tweets to their legislators. 
B)  using demonstrations, rallies, and marches. 
C)  violently protesting so officials will know the unhappiness of the public. 
D)  getting people to boycott a business. 
E)  commissioning polls and publicizing the results for the public to see.

Question 3

Evaluate the roles of size, leadership, and cohesiveness in interest group power and argue which of these you believe to be the most important and why.

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Size, leadership, and cohesiveness all p

Question 4

Foreign governments

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A)  often contribute large sums of money to key members of Congress. 
B)  sometimes hire former members of Congress as lobbyists. 
C)  provide expensive gifts to members of Congress who travel to a country on official government business. 
D)  are rarely interested in the policy debates concerning trade issues. 
E)  are prohibited by law from attempting to influence U.S. policy. 
A)  often contribute large sums of money to key members of Congress. 
B)  sometimes hire former members of Congress as lobbyists. 
C)  provide expensive gifts to members of Congress who travel to a country on official government business. 
D)  are rarely interested in the policy debates concerning trade issues. 
E)  are prohibited by law from attempting to influence U.S. policy.

Question 5

American farmers and their workers represent less than 1 percent of the U.S. population. This fact supports the proposition that

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A)  because of their size, farmers have been unsuccessful as interest groups. 
B)  there are more farmers today than there were forty years ago. 
C)  most farmers are too busy to be politically active. 
D)  even a small percentage of the populace can be effective if they organize. 
E)  geographical dispersion works against the formation of effective interest groups. 
A)  because of their size, farmers have been unsuccessful as interest groups. 
B)  there are more farmers today than there were forty years ago. 
C)  most farmers are too busy to be politically active. 
D)  even a small percentage of the populace can be effective if they organize. 
E)  geographical dispersion works against the formation of effective interest groups.

Question 6

The existence of interest groups

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A)  shows that public interest groups and civil rights make up a large percentage of interest groups lobbying Congress. 
B)  shows that leaders are from the lower social-economic groups. 
C)  demonstrates the validity of the elite theory model of U.S. political system. 
D)  can be problematic for democracy because members of the middle or upper classes often dominate interest groups. 
E)  is required by the Constitution. 
A)  shows that public interest groups and civil rights make up a large percentage of interest groups lobbying Congress. 
B)  shows that leaders are from the lower social-economic groups. 
C)  demonstrates the validity of the elite theory model of U.S. political system. 
D)  can be problematic for democracy because members of the middle or upper classes often dominate interest groups. 
E)  is required by the Constitution.

Question 7

Legislators and government officials are often more impressed by contacts from

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A)  constituents than interest groups. 
B)  aides to the Supreme Court than the bar association in their district. 
C)  lobbyists who threaten to take their case to the public than their constituents. 
D)  reporters who leak classified information to the press than the media in general. 
E)  representatives from foreign governments than lobbyists from American interests. 
A)  constituents than interest groups. 
B)  aides to the Supreme Court than the bar association in their district. 
C)  lobbyists who threaten to take their case to the public than their constituents. 
D)  reporters who leak classified information to the press than the media in general. 
E)  representatives from foreign governments than lobbyists from American interests.

Question 8

Groups recognize that the greatest concern of legislators is to

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A)  support the principles of their political party. 
B)  be reelected. 
C)  vote for the ideas of the constituents. 
D)  be totally informed on issues they will have to vote on. 
E)  please the congressional leadership. 
A)  support the principles of their political party. 
B)  be reelected. 
C)  vote for the ideas of the constituents. 
D)  be totally informed on issues they will have to vote on. 
E)  please the congressional leadership.

Question 9

U.S. agricultural subsidies are

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A)  the highest in the world. 
B)  greater as a percentage of production value than those provided by the European Union. 
C)  about 30 percent of production values. 
D)  smaller than those provided by South Korea and the European Union. 
E)  Option C and D are true. 
A)  the highest in the world. 
B)  greater as a percentage of production value than those provided by the European Union. 
C)  about 30 percent of production values. 
D)  smaller than those provided by South Korea and the European Union. 
E)  Option C and D are true.

Question 10

All of the following are true of lobbyists except that they

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A)  may help draft legislation for public officials. 
B)  may be members of some of Washington, DC's law firms that specialize in providing services to government officials. 
C)  fabricate the truth when providing information to public officials. 
D)  meet with public officials to inform them of the interests of their clients. 
E)  may testify before congressional committees. 
A)  may help draft legislation for public officials. 
B)  may be members of some of Washington, DC's law firms that specialize in providing services to government officials. 
C)  fabricate the truth when providing information to public officials. 
D)  meet with public officials to inform them of the interests of their clients. 
E)  may testify before congressional committees.

Question 11

All of the following are true of interest groups except that they

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A)  use a wide range of techniques and strategies to promote their policy goals. 
B)  are extremely successful in persuading the president to endorse their programs completely. 
C)  may try to block or weaken legislation. 
D)  provide officials with information and assistance when needed. 
E)  may lobby officials personally or use the general public to influence government on their behalf. 
A)  use a wide range of techniques and strategies to promote their policy goals. 
B)  are extremely successful in persuading the president to endorse their programs completely. 
C)  may try to block or weaken legislation. 
D)  provide officials with information and assistance when needed. 
E)  may lobby officials personally or use the general public to influence government on their behalf.

Question 12

The Constitution protects interest groups through the

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A)  First Amendment's right to "petition the Government for a redress of grievances." 
B)  First Amendment's right to "peaceably assemble." 
C)  Fourth Amendment's protection against illegal search and seizure. 
D)  Fifth Amendment's right against self-incrimination. 
E)  Options A and B are true. 
A)  First Amendment's right to "petition the Government for a redress of grievances." 
B)  First Amendment's right to "peaceably assemble." 
C)  Fourth Amendment's protection against illegal search and seizure. 
D)  Fifth Amendment's right against self-incrimination. 
E)  Options A and B are true.

Question 13

Since 1960, the greatest growth in unionization has occurred among

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A)  military personnel. 
B)  professional athletes. 
C)  public employees. 
D)  private sector employees. 
E)  information technology employees. 
A)  military personnel. 
B)  professional athletes. 
C)  public employees. 
D)  private sector employees. 
E)  information technology employees.

Question 14

Successful interest groups and their representatives try to cultivate long-term relationships with

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A)  foreign ambassadors. 
B)  legislators and government officials. 
C)  federal judges. 
D)  business leaders. 
E)  police commissioners and chiefs of police. 
A)  foreign ambassadors. 
B)  legislators and government officials. 
C)  federal judges. 
D)  business leaders. 
E)  police commissioners and chiefs of police.

Question 15

Indirect techniques used by interest groups include

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A)  approaching officials personally to press a case. 
B)  strategies that use the general public or individuals to influence the government for the interest group. 
C)  illegal tactics such as bribes and payoffs. 
D)  paying members of Congress as consultants in return for favorable votes on issues important to the interest group. 
E)  testifying before congressional committees. 
A)  approaching officials personally to press a case. 
B)  strategies that use the general public or individuals to influence the government for the interest group. 
C)  illegal tactics such as bribes and payoffs. 
D)  paying members of Congress as consultants in return for favorable votes on issues important to the interest group. 
E)  testifying before congressional committees.

Question 16

All of the following are true of interest groups except

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A)  the structure of American government gives interest groups a number of areas in which to attempt to influence government policies. 
B)  interest groups attempt to influence government at all levels-local, state, and national. 
C)  interest groups only seek to influence government through campaign contributions. 
D)  the First Amendment encourages Americans to form and participate in interest groups. 
E)  membership in an interest group makes individual opinion appear more powerful. 
A)  the structure of American government gives interest groups a number of areas in which to attempt to influence government policies. 
B)  interest groups attempt to influence government at all levels-local, state, and national. 
C)  interest groups only seek to influence government through campaign contributions. 
D)  the First Amendment encourages Americans to form and participate in interest groups. 
E)  membership in an interest group makes individual opinion appear more powerful.

Question 17

Single-issue interest groups

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A)  include the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP). 
B)  include the Common Cause, which lobbies for government reform. 
C)  are narrowly focused, usually on just one issue. 
D)  have members who tend to care intensely about their issues. 
E)  Options C and D are true. 
A)  include the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP). 
B)  include the Common Cause, which lobbies for government reform. 
C)  are narrowly focused, usually on just one issue. 
D)  have members who tend to care intensely about their issues. 
E)  Options C and D are true.

Question 18

Labor unions are

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A)  embraced by business-oriented conservatives. 
B)  not popular in southern states such as Georgia and North Carolina. 
C)  popular in states such as New York and California. 
D)  Options B and C are true. 
E)  All of the above are true. 
A)  embraced by business-oriented conservatives. 
B)  not popular in southern states such as Georgia and North Carolina. 
C)  popular in states such as New York and California. 
D)  Options B and C are true. 
E)  All of the above are true.

Question 19

Regarding modest increases in the minimum wage

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A)  they have a major negative effect on employment. 
B)  they have no effect on employment. 
C)  it is unclear whether they have a measurable effect on employment. 
D)  they boost employment significantly, by motivating the unemployed to seek work. 
E)  None of the above. 
A)  they have a major negative effect on employment. 
B)  they have no effect on employment. 
C)  it is unclear whether they have a measurable effect on employment. 
D)  they boost employment significantly, by motivating the unemployed to seek work. 
E)  None of the above.

Question 20

Unsafe and unsanitary work conditions in the early 1900s were a problem leading to the development of

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A)  the feminist movement. 
B)  the consumer movement. 
C)  the civil rights movement. 
D)  the anti-lobbying movement. 
E)  mostly conservative, pro-business special interest groups. 
A)  the feminist movement. 
B)  the consumer movement. 
C)  the civil rights movement. 
D)  the anti-lobbying movement. 
E)  mostly conservative, pro-business special interest groups.

As a result of 1946 lobbying legislation and Supreme Court's United States v. Harriss decision, you have to register as a lobbyist if you work

All of the following are techniques used by interest groups to involve the general public except

Evaluate the roles of size, leadership, and cohesiveness in interest group power and argue which of these you believe to be the most important and why.

Foreign governments

American farmers and their workers represent less than 1 percent of the U.S. population. This fact supports the proposition that

The existence of interest groups

Legislators and government officials are often more impressed by contacts from

Groups recognize that the greatest concern of legislators is to

U.S. agricultural subsidies are

All of the following are true of lobbyists except that they

All of the following are true of interest groups except that they

The Constitution protects interest groups through the

Since 1960, the greatest growth in unionization has occurred among

Successful interest groups and their representatives try to cultivate long-term relationships with

Indirect techniques used by interest groups include

All of the following are true of interest groups except

Single-issue interest groups

Labor unions are

Regarding modest increases in the minimum wage

Unsafe and unsanitary work conditions in the early 1900s were a problem leading to the development of

The Democratic Republic

The Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Public Opinion and Political Socialization

Political Parties

Campaigns and Elections

The Media

The Congress

The President

The Bureaucracy

The Courts

Domestic and Economic Policy

Foreign Policy

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Exam 7: Interest Groups

As a result of 1946 lobbying legislation and Supreme Court's United States v. Harriss decision, you have to register as a lobbyist if you work

All of the following are techniques used by interest groups to involve the general public except

Evaluate the roles of size, leadership, and cohesiveness in interest group power and argue which of these you believe to be the most important and why.

Foreign governments

American farmers and their workers represent less than 1 percent of the U.S. population. This fact supports the proposition that

The existence of interest groups

Legislators and government officials are often more impressed by contacts from

Groups recognize that the greatest concern of legislators is to

U.S. agricultural subsidies are

All of the following are true of lobbyists except that they

All of the following are true of interest groups except that they

The Constitution protects interest groups through the

Since 1960, the greatest growth in unionization has occurred among

Successful interest groups and their representatives try to cultivate long-term relationships with

Indirect techniques used by interest groups include

All of the following are true of interest groups except

Single-issue interest groups

Labor unions are

Regarding modest increases in the minimum wage

Unsafe and unsanitary work conditions in the early 1900s were a problem leading to the development of

The Democratic Republic

The Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Public Opinion and Political Socialization

Political Parties

Campaigns and Elections

The Media

The Congress

The President

The Bureaucracy

The Courts

Domestic and Economic Policy

Foreign Policy

Filters