Question 1

Iron triangles are one example of access inequality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What has been the traditional basis for forming interest groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  economic or occupational interests 
B)  public interest 
C)  citizen groups 
D)  environmental interests 
E)  civil rights and equality interests 
A)  economic or occupational interests 
B)  public interest 
C)  citizen groups 
D)  environmental interests 
E)  civil rights and equality interests

Question 3

Part of the reason there are more interest groups now than in the nineteenth century is that

Accepted Answer

A)  there are fewer diverse interests now. 
B)  the political culture has changed away from individualism. 
C)  government has grown in its responsibilities. 
D)  there are more political parties. 
E)  there are more voters. 
A)  there are fewer diverse interests now. 
B)  the political culture has changed away from individualism. 
C)  government has grown in its responsibilities. 
D)  there are more political parties. 
E)  there are more voters.

Question 4

What is the definition of an interest group?

Accepted Answer

A) a private organization that tries to shape public policy 
B)  a private organization that uses its influence to create media interest 
C)  any of the political parties 
D)  private groups comprised of members of Congress who have similar characteristics or policy interests 
E)  members of the federal judiciary involved in shaping policy 
A) a private organization that tries to shape public policy 
B)  a private organization that uses its influence to create media interest 
C)  any of the political parties 
D)  private groups comprised of members of Congress who have similar characteristics or policy interests 
E)  members of the federal judiciary involved in shaping policy

Question 5

What type of group is the National Federation of Independent Business?

Accepted Answer

A)  a public interest group or association 
B)  a PAC 
C)  a private interest association 
D)  a 527 
E)  an iron triangle 
A)  a public interest group or association 
B)  a PAC 
C)  a private interest association 
D)  a 527 
E)  an iron triangle

Question 6

A union

Accepted Answer

A)  collects money and makes contributions to candidates in federal elections. 
B)  tries to gain advantages or protections for its own members, predominantly economic groups. 
C)  is another broad and generic name for an interest group. 
D)  is a type of group that might be involved in public interest activities. 
E)  tries to get government to act in ways that will serve interests that are broader and more encompassing than the direct economic or occupational interests of their own members. 
A)  collects money and makes contributions to candidates in federal elections. 
B)  tries to gain advantages or protections for its own members, predominantly economic groups. 
C)  is another broad and generic name for an interest group. 
D)  is a type of group that might be involved in public interest activities. 
E)  tries to get government to act in ways that will serve interests that are broader and more encompassing than the direct economic or occupational interests of their own members.

Question 7

James Madison's word or phrase for interest groups was

Accepted Answer

A)  political parties. 
B)  pressure groups. 
C)  factions. 
D)  pluralists. 
E)  citizens' forums. 
A)  political parties. 
B)  pressure groups. 
C)  factions. 
D)  pluralists. 
E)  citizens' forums.

Question 8

James Madison, in The Federalist No. 10, expressed concern about interest groups and advocated abolishing them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Much of the increase in interest groups can be explained by the growing number of public interest or citizen groups organized around

Accepted Answer

A) a cause or an idea. 
B)  an economic interest. 
C)  an occupational interest. 
D)  a political party. 
E)  religious groups. 
A) a cause or an idea. 
B)  an economic interest. 
C)  an occupational interest. 
D)  a political party. 
E)  religious groups.

Question 10

The inside game of interest group activity involves

Accepted Answer

A)  efforts to mobilize public opinion, voters, and important contributors in order to place pressure on officials. 
B)  indirect methods of bringing pressure to bear on both elected and appointed officials. 
C)  the direct contact of interest group representatives and government officials. 
D)  organizing influential people in a voting district in order to turn out the vote for a particular candidate. 
E)  efforts of outreach and to recruit new members. 
A)  efforts to mobilize public opinion, voters, and important contributors in order to place pressure on officials. 
B)  indirect methods of bringing pressure to bear on both elected and appointed officials. 
C)  the direct contact of interest group representatives and government officials. 
D)  organizing influential people in a voting district in order to turn out the vote for a particular candidate. 
E)  efforts of outreach and to recruit new members.

Question 11

What is one of the central features of new-style lobbying?

Accepted Answer

A) educating the public on issues that are important to the interest group 
B)  disrupting public events 
C)  hiring former government bureaucrats 
D)  hiring former media executives 
E)  All of the above are correct. 
A) educating the public on issues that are important to the interest group 
B)  disrupting public events 
C)  hiring former government bureaucrats 
D)  hiring former media executives 
E)  All of the above are correct.

Question 12

PACs exist in order to raise and distribute funds to candidates in political campaigns.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

A public interest group

Accepted Answer

A)  collects money and makes contributions to candidates in federal elections. 
B)  tries to gain advantages or protections for its own members, predominantly economic groups. 
C)  is another broad and generic name for an interest group. 
D)  is a type of group that might be involved in public interest activities. 
E)  tries to get government to act in ways that will serve interests that are broader and more encompassing than the direct economic or occupational interests of their own members. 
A)  collects money and makes contributions to candidates in federal elections. 
B)  tries to gain advantages or protections for its own members, predominantly economic groups. 
C)  is another broad and generic name for an interest group. 
D)  is a type of group that might be involved in public interest activities. 
E)  tries to get government to act in ways that will serve interests that are broader and more encompassing than the direct economic or occupational interests of their own members.

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Some interest groups are motivated by a desire to advance a general cause by fielding candidates for political office to oppose those running under the two major party labels. 
B)  It is common for a single corporation to maintain an office in Washington in order to keep an eye on activities that might affect the company. 
C)  Large-membership organizations with substantial resources can usually gain a hearing in Congress or the executive branch for their views. 
D)  Most public interest groups are large-scale organizations that depend on donations from their massive list of members to finance the group's activities. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  Some interest groups are motivated by a desire to advance a general cause by fielding candidates for political office to oppose those running under the two major party labels. 
B)  It is common for a single corporation to maintain an office in Washington in order to keep an eye on activities that might affect the company. 
C)  Large-membership organizations with substantial resources can usually gain a hearing in Congress or the executive branch for their views. 
D)  Most public interest groups are large-scale organizations that depend on donations from their massive list of members to finance the group's activities. 
E)  none of the above

Question 15

Which of the following have legislators recently accomplished as a way to address the United States' consumption of primarily foreign oil

Accepted Answer

A) Increased the gasoline tax. 
B)  Adopted legislation to increase CAFE requirements (fuel economy standards) for cars and trucks. 
C)  Imposed tariffs on imported oil. 
D)  Adopted legislation to tax the profits of oil companies and use this windfall to fund alternative energy programs. 
E)  Provided incentives to encourage invention of a new and more powerful battery. 
A) Increased the gasoline tax. 
B)  Adopted legislation to increase CAFE requirements (fuel economy standards) for cars and trucks. 
C)  Imposed tariffs on imported oil. 
D)  Adopted legislation to tax the profits of oil companies and use this windfall to fund alternative energy programs. 
E)  Provided incentives to encourage invention of a new and more powerful battery.

Question 16

What has been the trend in terms of numbers of interest groups in the 20th century?

Accepted Answer

A)  The numbers have mushroomed in the late 1960s and have grown steadily ever since. 
B)  The numbers have remained remarkably stable since the early 1900s. 
C)  While there had been an explosion of interest groups in the 1960s, the numbers slowed during the 1980s, when they were less influential during the Reagan Revolution. 
D)  The numbers had increased steadily since the 1960s until the 1990s when they started to decline in number. 
E)  There are fewer interest groups today since the 1960s but most of them are much larger in size of membership. 
A)  The numbers have mushroomed in the late 1960s and have grown steadily ever since. 
B)  The numbers have remained remarkably stable since the early 1900s. 
C)  While there had been an explosion of interest groups in the 1960s, the numbers slowed during the 1980s, when they were less influential during the Reagan Revolution. 
D)  The numbers had increased steadily since the 1960s until the 1990s when they started to decline in number. 
E)  There are fewer interest groups today since the 1960s but most of them are much larger in size of membership.

Question 17

Interest groups have borrowed many of the techniques of ________, involving advances in computer and communications technology, to get their message to the public and to channel responses to public officials.

Accepted Answer

A)  CD lasers 
B)  satellite technology 
C)  direct marketing 
D)  home shopping channels 
E)  legislators 
A)  CD lasers 
B)  satellite technology 
C)  direct marketing 
D)  home shopping channels 
E)  legislators

Question 18

Which of these falls under the structural level of the analytic framework that discusses prescription drugs under Medicare?

Accepted Answer

A) The drug industry is dominated by a handful of very large and economically powerful firms. 
B)  Republicans controlled both houses of Congress; slightly different versions of the bill passed in each one. 
C)  Drug and insurance companies, as well as the AMA, made very large campaign donations during the 2000 and 2002 election cycles. 
D)  The most important interest group representing seniors, the usually Democratic-leaning AARP, endorsed the plan fashioned by a Republican president and the Republican leaders of Congress. 
E)  The drug benefit under Medicare becomes law. 
A) The drug industry is dominated by a handful of very large and economically powerful firms. 
B)  Republicans controlled both houses of Congress; slightly different versions of the bill passed in each one. 
C)  Drug and insurance companies, as well as the AMA, made very large campaign donations during the 2000 and 2002 election cycles. 
D)  The most important interest group representing seniors, the usually Democratic-leaning AARP, endorsed the plan fashioned by a Republican president and the Republican leaders of Congress. 
E)  The drug benefit under Medicare becomes law.

Question 19

People active in public interest groups tend to be motivated by

Accepted Answer

A)  money. 
B)  power. 
C)  material benefits. 
D)  ideological concerns. 
E)  selective incentives. 
A)  money. 
B)  power. 
C)  material benefits. 
D)  ideological concerns. 
E)  selective incentives.

Question 20

The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002

Accepted Answer

A)  is also known as McCain-Feingold. 
B)  legislated the legality of 527's. 
C)  lowered hard money contributions by PACs. 
D)  lowered hard money contributions by individuals. 
E)  eliminated the public financing of federal elections. 
A)  is also known as McCain-Feingold. 
B)  legislated the legality of 527's. 
C)  lowered hard money contributions by PACs. 
D)  lowered hard money contributions by individuals. 
E)  eliminated the public financing of federal elections.

Iron triangles are one example of access inequality.

What has been the traditional basis for forming interest groups?

Part of the reason there are more interest groups now than in the nineteenth century is that

What is the definition of an interest group?

What type of group is the National Federation of Independent Business?

A union

James Madison's word or phrase for interest groups was

James Madison, in The Federalist No. 10, expressed concern about interest groups and advocated abolishing them.

Much of the increase in interest groups can be explained by the growing number of public interest or citizen groups organized around

The inside game of interest group activity involves

What is one of the central features of new-style lobbying?

PACs exist in order to raise and distribute funds to candidates in political campaigns.

A public interest group

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

Which of the following have legislators recently accomplished as a way to address the United States' consumption of primarily foreign oil

What has been the trend in terms of numbers of interest groups in the 20th century?

Interest groups have borrowed many of the techniques of ________, involving advances in computer and communications technology, to get their message to the public and to channel responses to public officials.

Which of these falls under the structural level of the analytic framework that discusses prescription drugs under Medicare?

People active in public interest groups tend to be motivated by

The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002

Democracy and American Politics

The Constitution

Federalism States and Nations

Structural Foundations of the American Government

Public Opinion

News Media

Social Movements

Political Parties

Participation Voting, and Elections

Congress

The President

The Executive Branch

The Courts

Freedom: the Struggle for Civil Liberties

Civil Rights: the Struggle for Political Equality

The Budget and Economic Policies

Social Safety Nets

Foreign Policy and National Defense

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Exam 7: Interest Groups and Business Corporations

Iron triangles are one example of access inequality.

What has been the traditional basis for forming interest groups?

Part of the reason there are more interest groups now than in the nineteenth century is that

What is the definition of an interest group?

What type of group is the National Federation of Independent Business?

A union

James Madison's word or phrase for interest groups was

James Madison, in The Federalist No. 10, expressed concern about interest groups and advocated abolishing them.

Much of the increase in interest groups can be explained by the growing number of public interest or citizen groups organized around

The inside game of interest group activity involves

What is one of the central features of new-style lobbying?

PACs exist in order to raise and distribute funds to candidates in political campaigns.

A public interest group

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

Which of the following have legislators recently accomplished as a way to address the United States' consumption of primarily foreign oil

What has been the trend in terms of numbers of interest groups in the 20th century?

Interest groups have borrowed many of the techniques of ________, involving advances in computer and communications technology, to get their message to the public and to channel responses to public officials.

Which of these falls under the structural level of the analytic framework that discusses prescription drugs under Medicare?

People active in public interest groups tend to be motivated by

The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002

Democracy and American Politics

The Constitution

Federalism States and Nations

Structural Foundations of the American Government

Public Opinion

News Media

Social Movements

Political Parties

Participation Voting, and Elections

Congress

The President

The Executive Branch

The Courts

Freedom: the Struggle for Civil Liberties

Civil Rights: the Struggle for Political Equality

The Budget and Economic Policies

Social Safety Nets

Foreign Policy and National Defense

Filters