Question 1

African-Americans best lobbied which institutional to produce change?

Accepted Answer

A)  the presidency 
B)  Congress 
C)  federal agencies 
D)  the courts 
E)  state governments 
A)  the presidency 
B)  Congress 
C)  federal agencies 
D)  the courts 
E)  state governments

Question 2

Private and public interest groups are similar in that they both try to influence governmental policy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What type of group is the National Council of Non-profit Associations?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

What is Jack Abramoff best known for?

Accepted Answer

A)  establishing the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) 
B)  improperly funneling money to John Kerry's presidential campaign 
C)  bribing Republican members of Congress 
D)  public interest lobbying 
E)  supporting ethics violations changes in Congress 
A)  establishing the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) 
B)  improperly funneling money to John Kerry's presidential campaign 
C)  bribing Republican members of Congress 
D)  public interest lobbying 
E)  supporting ethics violations changes in Congress

Question 5

Corporations are most powerful when

Accepted Answer

A) they can build alliances among themselves. 
B)  the economy is doing well. 
C)  they are confronting "quality of life" interest groups. 
D)  politicians that they have supported are in power. 
E)  the president's approval ratings are low. 
A) they can build alliances among themselves. 
B)  the economy is doing well. 
C)  they are confronting "quality of life" interest groups. 
D)  politicians that they have supported are in power. 
E)  the president's approval ratings are low.

Question 6

In what way are the largest corporations NOT ahead of their competitors in terms of their ability to shape public policy?

Accepted Answer

A) They are never affected by scandals or economic downturns. 
B)  They have significantly more lobbyists in their employ. 
C)  They profit from the high regard in which business is held in American society. 
D)  They have greater ease of access to government officials. 
E)  They have more funds available to shape public perception through advertising and think tanks. 
A) They are never affected by scandals or economic downturns. 
B)  They have significantly more lobbyists in their employ. 
C)  They profit from the high regard in which business is held in American society. 
D)  They have greater ease of access to government officials. 
E)  They have more funds available to shape public perception through advertising and think tanks.

Question 7

Political scientist E. E. Schattschneider

Accepted Answer

A)  developed the theory of interest group liberalism, described as a political system in which interest groups help formulate and carry out government policies. 
B)  produced the Harry and Louise ads that helped defeat President Clinton's health care plan. 
C)  created the concept of the inside game and the outside game to describe interest group activity. 
D)  has distinguished between private interests and public interests. 
E)  was interested mostly in interest groups that lobbied the White House. 
A)  developed the theory of interest group liberalism, described as a political system in which interest groups help formulate and carry out government policies. 
B)  produced the Harry and Louise ads that helped defeat President Clinton's health care plan. 
C)  created the concept of the inside game and the outside game to describe interest group activity. 
D)  has distinguished between private interests and public interests. 
E)  was interested mostly in interest groups that lobbied the White House.

Question 8

Public interest or citizens' groups tend to be motivated by ideological concerns or by a cause to benefit the general public.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following is a potential problem with the interest group system?

Accepted Answer

A)  Interest groups tend to represent the wealthier and better-educated segments of society. 
B)  Membership in most interest groups has declined over time. 
C)  Interest groups work in secret, so that neither the public nor the media is well informed about their activities. 
D)  Interest groups only have access to legislators and cannot influence the president or the judiciary. 
E)  Interest groups are not effective at the federal level of government. 
A)  Interest groups tend to represent the wealthier and better-educated segments of society. 
B)  Membership in most interest groups has declined over time. 
C)  Interest groups work in secret, so that neither the public nor the media is well informed about their activities. 
D)  Interest groups only have access to legislators and cannot influence the president or the judiciary. 
E)  Interest groups are not effective at the federal level of government.

Question 10

A good example of a private interest group is

Accepted Answer

A)  the American Red Cross. 
B)  Common Cause. 
C)  the American Farm Bureau Federation 
D)  the Urban League. 
E)  Focus on the Family. 
A)  the American Red Cross. 
B)  Common Cause. 
C)  the American Farm Bureau Federation 
D)  the Urban League. 
E)  Focus on the Family.

Question 11

What is soft money used for?

Accepted Answer

A)  party-building activities 
B)  supporting candidates 
C)  supporting candidates for national elections only 
D)  lobbying Congress for specific legislation 
E)  negative ads 
A)  party-building activities 
B)  supporting candidates 
C)  supporting candidates for national elections only 
D)  lobbying Congress for specific legislation 
E)  negative ads

Question 12

Which statement is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  The number of interest groups has remained stable since the 1960s. 
B)  Most of the change in the number of interest groups has to do with the number of unions. 
C)  Interest group activity has decreased since the 1960s. 
D)  The number of interest groups has increased dramatically since the 1960s. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  The number of interest groups has remained stable since the 1960s. 
B)  Most of the change in the number of interest groups has to do with the number of unions. 
C)  Interest group activity has decreased since the 1960s. 
D)  The number of interest groups has increased dramatically since the 1960s. 
E)  none of the above

Question 13

Which of these is considered a nonprofit interest group?

Accepted Answer

A) the Red Cross 
B)  the American Medical Association 
C)  the International Brotherhood of Teamsters 
D)  the National Association of Counties 
E)  the Federation of Small Businesses 
A) the Red Cross 
B)  the American Medical Association 
C)  the International Brotherhood of Teamsters 
D)  the National Association of Counties 
E)  the Federation of Small Businesses

Question 14

What was once used to support party-building but is now banned?

Accepted Answer

A) soft money 
B)  PACs 
C)  iron triangles 
D)  free-rider programs 
E)  All of the above are correct. 
A) soft money 
B)  PACs 
C)  iron triangles 
D)  free-rider programs 
E)  All of the above are correct.

Question 15

The recent growth in lobbying by business firms and industry seems to be tied to

Accepted Answer

A)  increased presidential influence over the bureaucracy. 
B)  additional governmental regulation of the economy. 
C)  deregulation of the economy. 
D)  hyper-competition in the global economy. 
E)  court decisions concerning the rules of lobbying. 
A)  increased presidential influence over the bureaucracy. 
B)  additional governmental regulation of the economy. 
C)  deregulation of the economy. 
D)  hyper-competition in the global economy. 
E)  court decisions concerning the rules of lobbying.

Question 16

In lobbying Congress, interest groups spend most of their time trying to cultivate relationships with

Accepted Answer

A)  congressional leaders. 
B)  party leaders. 
C)  congressional members and their staff. 
D)  voters in representatives' districts. 
E)  congressional pages and clerks. 
A)  congressional leaders. 
B)  party leaders. 
C)  congressional members and their staff. 
D)  voters in representatives' districts. 
E)  congressional pages and clerks.

Question 17

When an interest group tries to mobilize or influence ________, it is generally playing the "inside game" in interest group politics.

Accepted Answer

A)  members of Congress 
B)  its own members 
C)  campaign contributors from a representative's district 
D)  other interest groups 
E)  voters 
A)  members of Congress 
B)  its own members 
C)  campaign contributors from a representative's district 
D)  other interest groups 
E)  voters

Question 18

Which of the following statements best describes what is known as the "outside game"?

Accepted Answer

A)  interest group activity in which public support is identified, created, mobilized, and brought to bear on policy makers in government 
B)  interest group activity in which lobbyists pressure legislators one-on-one to influence their decisions 
C)  interest group activity in which only private groups are involved 
D)  interest group activity in which only public groups are involved 
E)  interest group activity in which only professional groups are involved 
A)  interest group activity in which public support is identified, created, mobilized, and brought to bear on policy makers in government 
B)  interest group activity in which lobbyists pressure legislators one-on-one to influence their decisions 
C)  interest group activity in which only private groups are involved 
D)  interest group activity in which only public groups are involved 
E)  interest group activity in which only professional groups are involved

Question 19

Interest groups rarely lobby the courts, since it is improper for anyone, much less a lobbyist, to try to influence a judge.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

According to pluralists, interest groups can perform a vital function in a democracy because elections are inadequate in communicating people's preferences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

African-Americans best lobbied which institutional to produce change?

Private and public interest groups are similar in that they both try to influence governmental policy.

What type of group is the National Council of Non-profit Associations?

What is Jack Abramoff best known for?

Corporations are most powerful when

In what way are the largest corporations NOT ahead of their competitors in terms of their ability to shape public policy?

Political scientist E. E. Schattschneider

Public interest or citizens' groups tend to be motivated by ideological concerns or by a cause to benefit the general public.

Which of the following is a potential problem with the interest group system?

A good example of a private interest group is

What is soft money used for?

Which statement is TRUE?

Which of these is considered a nonprofit interest group?

What was once used to support party-building but is now banned?

The recent growth in lobbying by business firms and industry seems to be tied to

In lobbying Congress, interest groups spend most of their time trying to cultivate relationships with

When an interest group tries to mobilize or influence ________, it is generally playing the "inside game" in interest group politics.

Which of the following statements best describes what is known as the "outside game"?

Interest groups rarely lobby the courts, since it is improper for anyone, much less a lobbyist, to try to influence a judge.

According to pluralists, interest groups can perform a vital function in a democracy because elections are inadequate in communicating people's preferences.

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Exam 7: Interest Groups and Business Corporations

African-Americans best lobbied which institutional to produce change?

Private and public interest groups are similar in that they both try to influence governmental policy.

What type of group is the National Council of Non-profit Associations?

What is Jack Abramoff best known for?

Corporations are most powerful when

In what way are the largest corporations NOT ahead of their competitors in terms of their ability to shape public policy?

Political scientist E. E. Schattschneider

Public interest or citizens' groups tend to be motivated by ideological concerns or by a cause to benefit the general public.

Which of the following is a potential problem with the interest group system?

A good example of a private interest group is

What is soft money used for?

Which statement is TRUE?

Which of these is considered a nonprofit interest group?

What was once used to support party-building but is now banned?

The recent growth in lobbying by business firms and industry seems to be tied to

In lobbying Congress, interest groups spend most of their time trying to cultivate relationships with

When an interest group tries to mobilize or influence ________, it is generally playing the "inside game" in interest group politics.

Which of the following statements best describes what is known as the "outside game"?

Interest groups rarely lobby the courts, since it is improper for anyone, much less a lobbyist, to try to influence a judge.

According to pluralists, interest groups can perform a vital function in a democracy because elections are inadequate in communicating people's preferences.

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