Question 1

What is the disturbance theory?

Accepted Answer

A) the theory that interest groups arise from changes in the economic, social, or political environment, which threaten a segment of the population 
B)  the theory that interest groups will not be able to raise any significant amounts of money unless their base has been moved to action 
C)  the theory that politicians won't react to interest groups until they have been disturbed to the point where they can no longer ignore the wishes of the group 
D)  the theory that Capitol Hill is not likely to respond to smaller interest groups, which only have the power to barely disturb their lives; whereas those with money and influence gain easy access to power 
E)  the theory that until the creation of 527s, the money that interest groups could raise would only create a minor disturbance 
A) the theory that interest groups arise from changes in the economic, social, or political environment, which threaten a segment of the population 
B)  the theory that interest groups will not be able to raise any significant amounts of money unless their base has been moved to action 
C)  the theory that politicians won't react to interest groups until they have been disturbed to the point where they can no longer ignore the wishes of the group 
D)  the theory that Capitol Hill is not likely to respond to smaller interest groups, which only have the power to barely disturb their lives; whereas those with money and influence gain easy access to power 
E)  the theory that until the creation of 527s, the money that interest groups could raise would only create a minor disturbance

Question 2

In his farewell address, George Washington warned of the "mischief of factions."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Due to the make-up of contributors and members of advocacy groups, which is NOT a focus of most of their lobbying?

Accepted Answer

A) income inequality 
B)  consumer protection 
C)  environmental protection 
D)  globalization 
E)  women's rights 
A) income inequality 
B)  consumer protection 
C)  environmental protection 
D)  globalization 
E)  women's rights

Question 4

What is the "disturbance" theory of interest group formation?

Accepted Answer

The proliferation of interests

Question 5

How do interest groups lobby the courts?

Accepted Answer

Interest groups sometimes lobb

Question 6

A trend in interest group politics up until the early 2000's is

Accepted Answer

A)  the increasing importance of PACs. 
B)  a decline in the number of interest groups in the last twenty years. 
C)  the rise of labor as a significant force in presidential campaigns in the last twenty years. 
D)  the increasing closeness between interest groups and political parties over the last twenty years. 
E)  a decline in lobbying effects in Congress. 
A)  the increasing importance of PACs. 
B)  a decline in the number of interest groups in the last twenty years. 
C)  the rise of labor as a significant force in presidential campaigns in the last twenty years. 
D)  the increasing closeness between interest groups and political parties over the last twenty years. 
E)  a decline in lobbying effects in Congress.

Question 7

The 1978 Ethics in Government Act

Accepted Answer

A)  prohibits government officials from investing in any savings and loan institution that had previously declared bankruptcy. 
B)  forbids ex-officials from lobbying their former agency for one year after they leave office. 
C)  places restrictions on former government officials who become lobbyists for interests with whom they formerly dealt in their official capacity. 
D)  has been overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court because it constituted an invasion of personal privacy. 
E)  all of the above 
A)  prohibits government officials from investing in any savings and loan institution that had previously declared bankruptcy. 
B)  forbids ex-officials from lobbying their former agency for one year after they leave office. 
C)  places restrictions on former government officials who become lobbyists for interests with whom they formerly dealt in their official capacity. 
D)  has been overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court because it constituted an invasion of personal privacy. 
E)  all of the above

Question 8

Effective lobbyists avoid ear-marking.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

An amicus curiae brief is also called a "friend of an interested party" brief.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What type of group is the NAACP?

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 11

If there is an upper-class bias in the interest group system, the value of ________ is violated.

Accepted Answer

The answer of If there is an upper-class bias in...

Question 12

Some political scientists have suggested that the best way to counter the narrowness of interest-group politics is to

Accepted Answer

A) make political parties stronger. 
B)  tax corporations more heavily. 
C)  stop regulating them. 
D)  make lobbying illegal. 
E)  get more interest groups to participate in the political process. 
A) make political parties stronger. 
B)  tax corporations more heavily. 
C)  stop regulating them. 
D)  make lobbying illegal. 
E)  get more interest groups to participate in the political process.

Question 13

What is the pluralist understanding of the way American democracy works?

Accepted Answer

A)  Citizens have more than one way to influence government leaders. 
B)  Interest group systems are inherently undemocratic. 
C)  Elections are the best way to communicate with the government. 
D)  Federalism makes it difficult for interest groups to influence government. 
E)  Citizens can control the government by using pressure groups. 
A)  Citizens have more than one way to influence government leaders. 
B)  Interest group systems are inherently undemocratic. 
C)  Elections are the best way to communicate with the government. 
D)  Federalism makes it difficult for interest groups to influence government. 
E)  Citizens can control the government by using pressure groups.

Question 14

The _________ play the biggest role in determining what government does.

Accepted Answer

A)  narrow, special, and privileged interests 
B)  underprivileged 
C)  minority party interest groups 
D)  public interests 
E)  private interests 
A)  narrow, special, and privileged interests 
B)  underprivileged 
C)  minority party interest groups 
D)  public interests 
E)  private interests

Question 15

Appropriating money for a specific purpose, usually at the behest of a lobbyist is known as

Accepted Answer

A) ear-marking. 
B)  lobbying. 
C)  appropriating. 
D)  log-rolling. 
E)  contributing. 
A) ear-marking. 
B)  lobbying. 
C)  appropriating. 
D)  log-rolling. 
E)  contributing.

Question 16

What is ear-marking?

Accepted Answer

Appropriating money for specif

Question 17

Those who support interest groups as important for attaining democracy and the public interest are called

Accepted Answer

A) pluralists. 
B)  factions. 
C)  elitists. 
D)  lobbyists. 
E)  capitalists. 
A) pluralists. 
B)  factions. 
C)  elitists. 
D)  lobbyists. 
E)  capitalists.

Question 18

In Politics and Markets, Charles Lindblom argues that interest groups "form a pluralist heaven."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

An interest group that tries to gain advantages or protections for its own members, predominantly economic groups, is called

Accepted Answer

A) a private interest association. 
B)  a political action committee. 
C)  a union. 
D)  a public interest group. 
E)  a pressure group. 
A) a private interest association. 
B)  a political action committee. 
C)  a union. 
D)  a public interest group. 
E)  a pressure group.

Question 20

What type of group is the Family Research Council?

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

What is the disturbance theory?

In his farewell address, George Washington warned of the "mischief of factions."

Due to the make-up of contributors and members of advocacy groups, which is NOT a focus of most of their lobbying?

What is the "disturbance" theory of interest group formation?

How do interest groups lobby the courts?

A trend in interest group politics up until the early 2000's is

The 1978 Ethics in Government Act

Effective lobbyists avoid ear-marking.

An amicus curiae brief is also called a "friend of an interested party" brief.

What type of group is the NAACP?

If there is an upper-class bias in the interest group system, the value of ________ is violated.

Some political scientists have suggested that the best way to counter the narrowness of interest-group politics is to

What is the pluralist understanding of the way American democracy works?

The _________ play the biggest role in determining what government does.

Appropriating money for a specific purpose, usually at the behest of a lobbyist is known as

What is ear-marking?

Those who support interest groups as important for attaining democracy and the public interest are called

In Politics and Markets, Charles Lindblom argues that interest groups "form a pluralist heaven."

An interest group that tries to gain advantages or protections for its own members, predominantly economic groups, is called

What type of group is the Family Research Council?

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

What is the disturbance theory?

In his farewell address, George Washington warned of the "mischief of factions."

Due to the make-up of contributors and members of advocacy groups, which is NOT a focus of most of their lobbying?

What is the "disturbance" theory of interest group formation?

How do interest groups lobby the courts?

A trend in interest group politics up until the early 2000's is

The 1978 Ethics in Government Act

Effective lobbyists avoid ear-marking.

An amicus curiae brief is also called a "friend of an interested party" brief.

What type of group is the NAACP?

If there is an upper-class bias in the interest group system, the value of ________ is violated.

Some political scientists have suggested that the best way to counter the narrowness of interest-group politics is to

What is the pluralist understanding of the way American democracy works?

The _________ play the biggest role in determining what government does.

Appropriating money for a specific purpose, usually at the behest of a lobbyist is known as

What is ear-marking?

Those who support interest groups as important for attaining democracy and the public interest are called

In Politics and Markets, Charles Lindblom argues that interest groups "form a pluralist heaven."

An interest group that tries to gain advantages or protections for its own members, predominantly economic groups, is called

What type of group is the Family Research Council?

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