Question 1

Which statement is true regarding lifecycle effects?

Accepted Answer

A) The most elderly are most conservative. 
B) The middle aged are most liberal. 
C) The young are most concerned with government services. 
D) The most elderly are most liberal. 
E) The young are the least mobile. 
A) The most elderly are most conservative. 
B) The middle aged are most liberal. 
C) The young are most concerned with government services. 
D) The most elderly are most liberal. 
E) The young are the least mobile.

Question 2

The majority of PACs are related to what interest?

Accepted Answer

A) Corporate 
B) Agricultural 
C) Labor 
D) Environmental 
E) Government 
A) Corporate 
B) Agricultural 
C) Labor 
D) Environmental 
E) Government

Question 3

In The Federalist, No.10, this person offered both a definition of and explanation for the existence of factions.

Accepted Answer

A) John Adams 
B) Lydia Darragh 
C) James Madison 
D) Abigail Adams 
E) Benjamin Franklin 
A) John Adams 
B) Lydia Darragh 
C) James Madison 
D) Abigail Adams 
E) Benjamin Franklin

Question 4

Men and women in the United States make the same amount of money for the same amount of work.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The South falls below the rest of the country in per capita income.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

This is the notion held by nineteenth-century Americans that the United States was destined to rule the continent.

Accepted Answer

A) Continental destiny 
B) Pacific destiny 
C) Manifest destiny 
D) Atlantic destiny 
E) Westward bound 
A) Continental destiny 
B) Pacific destiny 
C) Manifest destiny 
D) Atlantic destiny 
E) Westward bound

Question 7

What two important types of information do interest groups provide?

Accepted Answer

A) Political information and demographic information 
B) Substantive information and demographic information 
C) Political information and mailing lists 
D) Political information and substantive information 
E) Testimony before hearings and substantive information 
A) Political information and demographic information 
B) Substantive information and demographic information 
C) Political information and mailing lists 
D) Political information and substantive information 
E) Testimony before hearings and substantive information

Question 8

If James Madison were to return today, what would surprise him regarding the factions of today?

Accepted Answer

A) the existence of interest groups 
B) the variety of interest groups 
C) the deep investment of interest groups in the electoral process 
D) the vast number of lobbyists in Washington 
E) both the deep investment of interest groups in the electoral process and the vast number of lobbyists in Washington 
A) the existence of interest groups 
B) the variety of interest groups 
C) the deep investment of interest groups in the electoral process 
D) the vast number of lobbyists in Washington 
E) both the deep investment of interest groups in the electoral process and the vast number of lobbyists in Washington

Question 9

More than half the names of states are Native American.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The lobbying profession is dominated by

Accepted Answer

A) men. 
B) women. 
C) minorities. 
D) Jews. 
E) no one group. 
A) men. 
B) women. 
C) minorities. 
D) Jews. 
E) no one group.

Question 11

Associations can gain a forum for their views by filing

Accepted Answer

A) amicus curiae briefs. 
B) writs of certiorari. 
C) writs of habeas corpus. 
D) mandamus briefs. 
E) estoppels and injunctions. 
A) amicus curiae briefs. 
B) writs of certiorari. 
C) writs of habeas corpus. 
D) mandamus briefs. 
E) estoppels and injunctions.

Question 12

Union membership in the United States is low compared to Denmark, Sweden, and Finland.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Lobby groups exert influence in the following ways EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) use of the media to influence the public. 
B) mass mailing to the public. 
C) direct contact with government. 
D) protest. 
E) setting up college funds for politicians' children. 
A) use of the media to influence the public. 
B) mass mailing to the public. 
C) direct contact with government. 
D) protest. 
E) setting up college funds for politicians' children.

Question 14

Hispanic Americans are NOT a monolithic group; they often differ depending on which country their forebears emigrated from.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

PACs give most of their donations to incumbents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

City and state governments don't usually form interest groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which region of the United States has the fastest rate of population growth?

Accepted Answer

A) The Sun Belt. 
B) The West. 
C) The South. 
D) The Midwest. 
E) The Northeast. 
A) The Sun Belt. 
B) The West. 
C) The South. 
D) The Midwest. 
E) The Northeast.

Question 18

Political information includes the impact of proposed laws.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

__________ started many consumer organizations, now known as the Public Interest Research groups, that investigate and report on government action relating to consumer interests.

Accepted Answer

A) Bill Clinton 
B) Harry Truman 
C) Barack Obama 
D) Ralph Nader 
E) Lyndon Johnson 
A) Bill Clinton 
B) Harry Truman 
C) Barack Obama 
D) Ralph Nader 
E) Lyndon Johnson

Question 20

The most rural areas of the United States are

Accepted Answer

A) the South and Midwest. 
B) the Midwest and Northwest. 
C) the Northwest and West. 
D) the West and Northeast. 
E) the Northeast and South. 
A) the South and Midwest. 
B) the Midwest and Northwest. 
C) the Northwest and West. 
D) the West and Northeast. 
E) the Northeast and South.

Exam 5: The US political Landscape

Which statement is true regarding lifecycle effects?

The majority of PACs are related to what interest?

In The Federalist, No.10, this person offered both a definition of and explanation for the existence of factions.

Men and women in the United States make the same amount of money for the same amount of work.

The South falls below the rest of the country in per capita income.

This is the notion held by nineteenth-century Americans that the United States was destined to rule the continent.

What two important types of information do interest groups provide?

If James Madison were to return today, what would surprise him regarding the factions of today?

More than half the names of states are Native American.

The lobbying profession is dominated by

Associations can gain a forum for their views by filing

Union membership in the United States is low compared to Denmark, Sweden, and Finland.

Lobby groups exert influence in the following ways EXCEPT

Hispanic Americans are NOT a monolithic group; they often differ depending on which country their forebears emigrated from.

PACs give most of their donations to incumbents.

City and state governments don't usually form interest groups.

Which region of the United States has the fastest rate of population growth?

Political information includes the impact of proposed laws.

__________ started many consumer organizations, now known as the Public Interest Research groups, that investigate and report on government action relating to consumer interests.

The most rural areas of the United States are

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