Question 1

Labor unions seek legislation for all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) making it easier to organize. 
B) enforcing workplace safety packages. 
C) supporting the "right to work laws." 
D) obtaining generous workers' compensation. 
A) making it easier to organize. 
B) enforcing workplace safety packages. 
C) supporting the "right to work laws." 
D) obtaining generous workers' compensation.

Question 2

What is the purpose of interest groups,and what are some of the positive and negative views of these groups? Why do you think people join interest groups? How do they attempt to influence the decisions of government officials? Summarize some of the criticisms of these groups.Do you agree or disagree with the criticisms? Explain.

Accepted Answer

Interest groups serve the purpose of rep

Question 3

Why is it difficult for any one special interest group to dominate Texas state politics?

Accepted Answer

A) There is a wide diversity of interests. 
B) Demographics are always shifting. 
C) We elect too many individuals to too many offices. 
D) We have too many elections. 
A) There is a wide diversity of interests. 
B) Demographics are always shifting. 
C) We elect too many individuals to too many offices. 
D) We have too many elections.

Question 4

​Lobbyists are able to have influence on the policy-making process after a law leaves the legislature because

Accepted Answer

A) ​Texas governors have a history of giving lobbyists an informal veto power on all legislation. 
B) ​the Texas legislature gives the bureaucracy a great deal of administrative discretion through the rule-making process. 
C) ​the Texas office of customer satisfaction requires that the bureaucracy run all implementation plans by interested lobbyists and stakeholders. 
D) ​none of these choices is true. 
A) ​Texas governors have a history of giving lobbyists an informal veto power on all legislation. 
B) ​the Texas legislature gives the bureaucracy a great deal of administrative discretion through the rule-making process. 
C) ​the Texas office of customer satisfaction requires that the bureaucracy run all implementation plans by interested lobbyists and stakeholders. 
D) ​none of these choices is true.

Question 5

When a special interest is seeking a change in policy that affects the balance of power in the political,social,or economic system,there will be

Accepted Answer

A) much greater participation and conflict. 
B) less participation and conflict. 
C) much greater participation and less conflict. 
D) much less participation and greater conflict. 
A) much greater participation and conflict. 
B) less participation and conflict. 
C) much greater participation and less conflict. 
D) much less participation and greater conflict.

Question 6

Business and agriculture interest groups are interested in all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) encouraging government regulations. 
B) securing benefits called subsidies. 
C) keeping their taxes low. 
D) receiving government contracts to increase profits. 
A) encouraging government regulations. 
B) securing benefits called subsidies. 
C) keeping their taxes low. 
D) receiving government contracts to increase profits.

Question 7

The Texas Register is used by a state agency to provide

Accepted Answer

A) notice of intent to make a rule. 
B) guidelines issued by agencies to govern the actions of their employees. 
C) all executive agreements. 
D) a list of all state lobbyists. 
A) notice of intent to make a rule. 
B) guidelines issued by agencies to govern the actions of their employees. 
C) all executive agreements. 
D) a list of all state lobbyists.

Question 8

What type of interest group seeks the betterment of society as a whole or the reform of the political,social,or economic system in ways that do not directly affect their member's pocketbooks?

Accepted Answer

A) Mixed interest groups 
B) Noneconomic interest groups 
C) Economic interest groups 
D) Advocacy groups 
A) Mixed interest groups 
B) Noneconomic interest groups 
C) Economic interest groups 
D) Advocacy groups

Labor unions seek legislation for all of the following except

Why is it difficult for any one special interest group to dominate Texas state politics?

Lobbyists are able to have influence on the policy-making process after a law leaves the legislature because

When a special interest is seeking a change in policy that affects the balance of power in the political,social,or economic system,there will be

Business and agriculture interest groups are interested in all of the following except

The Texas Register is used by a state agency to provide

What type of interest group seeks the betterment of society as a whole or the reform of the political,social,or economic system in ways that do not directly affect their member's pocketbooks?

Texas Culture and Diversity

Texas in the Federal System

The Texas Constitution in Perspective

Voting and Elections

Political Parties

The Legislature: Organization and Structure

The Executive

The Judiciary

Law and Due Process

Local Government

Public Policy in Texas

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Exam 6: Interest Groups

Labor unions seek legislation for all of the following except

Why is it difficult for any one special interest group to dominate Texas state politics?

​Lobbyists are able to have influence on the policy-making process after a law leaves the legislature because

When a special interest is seeking a change in policy that affects the balance of power in the political,social,or economic system,there will be

Business and agriculture interest groups are interested in all of the following except

The Texas Register is used by a state agency to provide

What type of interest group seeks the betterment of society as a whole or the reform of the political,social,or economic system in ways that do not directly affect their member's pocketbooks?

Texas Culture and Diversity

Texas in the Federal System

The Texas Constitution in Perspective

Voting and Elections

Political Parties

The Legislature: Organization and Structure

The Executive

The Judiciary

Law and Due Process

Local Government

Public Policy in Texas

Filters

Lobbyists are able to have influence on the policy-making process after a law leaves the legislature because