Question 1

The best description of the ideal of pluralism is that

Accepted Answer

A) the public good should always trump individual interests. 
B) interest groups should be free to compete for governmental influence. 
C) interest groups are factions that endanger liberty. 
D) democracy is best served by legalizing but regulating the influence of interest groups. 
A) the public good should always trump individual interests. 
B) interest groups should be free to compete for governmental influence. 
C) interest groups are factions that endanger liberty. 
D) democracy is best served by legalizing but regulating the influence of interest groups.

Question 2

The Sierra Club is a(n)________ group.

Accepted Answer

A) public interest 
B) ideological 
C) labor 
D) business 
A) public interest 
B) ideological 
C) labor 
D) business

Question 3

When a coalition of credit card companies forms an interest group called the Partnership to
Protect Consumer Credit,this suggests that

Accepted Answer

A) credit card companies are interested in the public good. 
B) private interests are hiding behind the ideals of public interests. 
C) public interest groups are now actively involving private corporations. 
D) the free-rider problem does not apply to private corporations. 
A) credit card companies are interested in the public good. 
B) private interests are hiding behind the ideals of public interests. 
C) public interest groups are now actively involving private corporations. 
D) the free-rider problem does not apply to private corporations.

Question 4

What is the MOST important and beneficial resource that lobbyists provide government officials?

Accepted Answer

A) money 
B) information 
C) campaign workers 
D) legal assistance 
A) money 
B) information 
C) campaign workers 
D) legal assistance

Question 5

Which of the following groups is MOST likely to belong to the New Politics movement?

Accepted Answer

A) blue-collar workers whose formative experience was the Great Depression 
B) upper-middle-class professionals,for whom the civil rights and antiwar movements of the 1960s were key experiences 
C) conservative evangelical southerners,reacting to the cultural changes of the 1960s 
D) recent immigrants to the United States 
A) blue-collar workers whose formative experience was the Great Depression 
B) upper-middle-class professionals,for whom the civil rights and antiwar movements of the 1960s were key experiences 
C) conservative evangelical southerners,reacting to the cultural changes of the 1960s 
D) recent immigrants to the United States

Question 6

Alexis de Tocqueville argued that the proliferation of interest groups promoted

Accepted Answer

A) tyranny of the majority. 
B) undemocratic elitism. 
C) governmental responsiveness. 
D) economic equality. 
A) tyranny of the majority. 
B) undemocratic elitism. 
C) governmental responsiveness. 
D) economic equality.

Question 7

The National Rifle Association (NRA)has approximately how many members?

Accepted Answer

A) 100,000 
B) 1 million 
C) 5 million 
D) 12 million 
A) 100,000 
B) 1 million 
C) 5 million 
D) 12 million

Question 8

How the Constitution balances the threat posed by organized interests with the need for liberty is discussed in the

Accepted Answer

A) Federalist Papers,no.7. 
B) Federalist Papers,no.10. 
C) Federalist Papers,no.51. 
D) Anti-Federalist Papers,no.78. 
A) Federalist Papers,no.7. 
B) Federalist Papers,no.10. 
C) Federalist Papers,no.51. 
D) Anti-Federalist Papers,no.78.

Question 9

A membership association is a group

Accepted Answer

A) that accepts anyone as a member. 
B) in which members play an important role in the daily activities and administration. 
C) in which members vote directly for their leaders. 
D) in which only members may receive benefits. 
A) that accepts anyone as a member. 
B) in which members play an important role in the daily activities and administration. 
C) in which members vote directly for their leaders. 
D) in which only members may receive benefits.

Question 10

Public interest groups differ from other types of interest groups in that

Accepted Answer

A) they claim to serve the common good,not just their own particular interests. 
B) they were the first political associations to use the strategy of direct mailing. 
C) they were the first group to abandon lobbying and take up only grassroots activism. 
D) unlike other interest groups,their status is like that of a charity,not a political organization. 
A) they claim to serve the common good,not just their own particular interests. 
B) they were the first political associations to use the strategy of direct mailing. 
C) they were the first group to abandon lobbying and take up only grassroots activism. 
D) unlike other interest groups,their status is like that of a charity,not a political organization.

Question 11

The Christian Coalition is a(n)________ group.

Accepted Answer

A) public interest 
B) ideological 
C) labor 
D) business 
A) public interest 
B) ideological 
C) labor 
D) business

Question 12

Another name for lobbying is

Accepted Answer

A) stalking. 
B) mobilizing. 
C) petitioning. 
D) litigating. 
A) stalking. 
B) mobilizing. 
C) petitioning. 
D) litigating.

Question 13

What distinguishes lobbying from other strategies of influence?

Accepted Answer

A) Lobbying is the least expensive and the most democratic strategy of influencing government. 
B) Lobbyists try to exert pressure directly on government officials themselves. 
C) Lobbying is the only form of influence that has explicit First Amendment protection from regulation. 
D) Lobbying involves advertising in order to create a positive image of an organization. 
A) Lobbying is the least expensive and the most democratic strategy of influencing government. 
B) Lobbyists try to exert pressure directly on government officials themselves. 
C) Lobbying is the only form of influence that has explicit First Amendment protection from regulation. 
D) Lobbying involves advertising in order to create a positive image of an organization.

Question 14

Moveon.org began

Accepted Answer

A) in 1996 as a social networking site for progressive activists opposed to free-trade agreements. 
B) in 1998 as an email group fighting against the impeachment of President Bill Clinton. 
C) in 2003 as a protest movement fighting against the war in Iraq. 
D) in 2010 as a lobbying organization opposed to the Affordable Care Act. 
A) in 1996 as a social networking site for progressive activists opposed to free-trade agreements. 
B) in 1998 as an email group fighting against the impeachment of President Bill Clinton. 
C) in 2003 as a protest movement fighting against the war in Iraq. 
D) in 2010 as a lobbying organization opposed to the Affordable Care Act.

Question 15

The practice of lobbying is protected by

Accepted Answer

A) the First Amendment. 
B) state and federal laws dating from the 1930s. 
C) internal rules of Congress. 
D) a 1961 Supreme Court decision. 
A) the First Amendment. 
B) state and federal laws dating from the 1930s. 
C) internal rules of Congress. 
D) a 1961 Supreme Court decision.

Question 16

One way in which AARP (formerly the American Association of Retired Persons)has
Been effective at overcoming the free-rider problem is by providing ________ benefits
To its members.

Accepted Answer

A) selective 
B) elective 
C) free-rider 
D) public good 
A) selective 
B) elective 
C) free-rider 
D) public good

Question 17

Which of the following was NOT part of the ethics rules enacted by Congress in 2007?

Accepted Answer

A) a prohibition on lobbyists from paying for most meals,trips,parties,and gifts for members of Congress 
B) a requirement to disclose the amounts and sources of small campaign contributions collected from clients and "bundled" into large contributions 
C) a requirement to disclose the funds lobbyists use to rally voters to support or oppose legislative proposals 
D) a prohibition on all PAC contributions to members of Congress 
A) a prohibition on lobbyists from paying for most meals,trips,parties,and gifts for members of Congress 
B) a requirement to disclose the amounts and sources of small campaign contributions collected from clients and "bundled" into large contributions 
C) a requirement to disclose the funds lobbyists use to rally voters to support or oppose legislative proposals 
D) a prohibition on all PAC contributions to members of Congress

Question 18

In an iron triangle,the interest group

Accepted Answer

A) is legally excluded from any interactions with congressional committees and administrative agencies. 
B) provides campaign contributions to members of Congress and lobbies for larger administrative agency budgets. 
C) organizes grassroots mobilizations against administrative agencies and congressional incumbents. 
D) files formal lawsuits and amicus briefs against administrative agencies and congressional incumbents. 
A) is legally excluded from any interactions with congressional committees and administrative agencies. 
B) provides campaign contributions to members of Congress and lobbies for larger administrative agency budgets. 
C) organizes grassroots mobilizations against administrative agencies and congressional incumbents. 
D) files formal lawsuits and amicus briefs against administrative agencies and congressional incumbents.

The best description of the ideal of pluralism is that

The Sierra Club is a(n)________ group.

When a coalition of credit card companies forms an interest group called the Partnership to Protect Consumer Credit,this suggests that

What is the MOST important and beneficial resource that lobbyists provide government officials?

Which of the following groups is MOST likely to belong to the New Politics movement?

Alexis de Tocqueville argued that the proliferation of interest groups promoted

The National Rifle Association (NRA)has approximately how many members?

How the Constitution balances the threat posed by organized interests with the need for liberty is discussed in the

A membership association is a group

Public interest groups differ from other types of interest groups in that

The Christian Coalition is a(n)________ group.

Another name for lobbying is

What distinguishes lobbying from other strategies of influence?

Moveon.org began

The practice of lobbying is protected by

One way in which AARP (formerly the American Association of Retired Persons)has Been effective at overcoming the free-rider problem is by providing ________ benefits To its members.

Which of the following was NOT part of the ethics rules enacted by Congress in 2007?

In an iron triangle,the interest group

Introduction: The Citizen and Government

The Founding and the Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

Public Opinion

The Media

Political Parties,Participation,and Elections

Congress

The Presidency

Bureaucracy

The Federal Courts

Domestic Policy

Foreign Policy

Filters

Exam 8: Interest Groups

The best description of the ideal of pluralism is that

The Sierra Club is a(n)________ group.

When a coalition of credit card companies forms an interest group called the Partnership to Protect Consumer Credit,this suggests that

What is the MOST important and beneficial resource that lobbyists provide government officials?

Which of the following groups is MOST likely to belong to the New Politics movement?

Alexis de Tocqueville argued that the proliferation of interest groups promoted

The National Rifle Association (NRA)has approximately how many members?

How the Constitution balances the threat posed by organized interests with the need for liberty is discussed in the

A membership association is a group

Public interest groups differ from other types of interest groups in that

The Christian Coalition is a(n)________ group.

Another name for lobbying is

What distinguishes lobbying from other strategies of influence?

Moveon.org began

The practice of lobbying is protected by

One way in which AARP (formerly the American Association of Retired Persons)has Been effective at overcoming the free-rider problem is by providing ________ benefits To its members.

Which of the following was NOT part of the ethics rules enacted by Congress in 2007?

In an iron triangle,the interest group

Introduction: The Citizen and Government

The Founding and the Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

Public Opinion

The Media

Political Parties,Participation,and Elections

Congress

The Presidency

Bureaucracy

The Federal Courts

Domestic Policy

Foreign Policy

Filters