Question 1

Which of the following are lobbyists not required by federal law to disclose?

Accepted Answer

A)  who they are working for 
B)  how much they are paid 
C)  who they are lobbying 
D)  what they are looking for 
E)  how many members they represent 
A)  who they are working for 
B)  how much they are paid 
C)  who they are lobbying 
D)  what they are looking for 
E)  how many members they represent E

Question 2

The Christian Coalition is best described as a(n) ______ group.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

Successful interest groups quickly become

Accepted Answer

A)  bureaucratized. 
B)  corrupted. 
C)  outdated. 
D)  rich. 
E)  legally prohibited. 
A)  bureaucratized. 
B)  corrupted. 
C)  outdated. 
D)  rich. 
E)  legally prohibited. A

Question 4

What are political parties more capable of doing than interest groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  raising money 
B)  providing solidary benefits 
C)  providing purposive benefits 
D)  articulating a clear and persuasive ideology 
E)  organizing people on a mass scale 
A)  raising money 
B)  providing solidary benefits 
C)  providing purposive benefits 
D)  articulating a clear and persuasive ideology 
E)  organizing people on a mass scale

Question 5

An iron triangle is made up of an alliance between

Accepted Answer

A)  a legislative committee, an executive agency, and the federal courts. 
B)  the federal courts, the state courts, and interest groups. 
C)  a legislative committee, an interest group, and an executive agency. 
D)  an interest group, an executive agency, and the media. 
E)  the media, a legislative committee, and the federal courts. 
A)  a legislative committee, an executive agency, and the federal courts. 
B)  the federal courts, the state courts, and interest groups. 
C)  a legislative committee, an interest group, and an executive agency. 
D)  an interest group, an executive agency, and the media. 
E)  the media, a legislative committee, and the federal courts.

Question 6

What is the most important attempt to limit the influence of lobbyists in recent years?

Accepted Answer

A)  the USA PATRIOT Act 
B)  the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act 
C)  the 1995 Lobbying Disclosure Act 
D)  the indictment of Jack Abramoff 
E)  the Negotiated Rulemaking Act of 1990 
A)  the USA PATRIOT Act 
B)  the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act 
C)  the 1995 Lobbying Disclosure Act 
D)  the indictment of Jack Abramoff 
E)  the Negotiated Rulemaking Act of 1990

Question 7

Grassroots lobbying has become a common practice in government over the past several decades.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Alexis de Tocqueville believed that the proliferation of groups was detrimental to a democracy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Organized interest groups enhance American democracy by

Accepted Answer

A)  fielding large numbers of electable candidates. 
B)  financing large numbers of election campaigns. 
C)  empowering less potent segments of society. 
D)  representing the interests of large numbers of people and encouraging political participation. 
E)  placing initiatives on the ballot. 
A)  fielding large numbers of electable candidates. 
B)  financing large numbers of election campaigns. 
C)  empowering less potent segments of society. 
D)  representing the interests of large numbers of people and encouraging political participation. 
E)  placing initiatives on the ballot.

Question 10

Grandparents, tall people, and undergraduates are all examples of

Accepted Answer

A)  political parties. 
B)  pluralist interest groups. 
C)  political action committees. 
D)  potential interest groups. 
E)  public interest groups. 
A)  political parties. 
B)  pluralist interest groups. 
C)  political action committees. 
D)  potential interest groups. 
E)  public interest groups.

Question 11

Most initiative campaigns today are sponsored by

Accepted Answer

A)  candidates for political office who see it as a way to engage in money swapping. 
B)  issue networks that want to change government policies without attracting attention from the public. 
C)  citizens who care deeply about a given issue. 
D)  interest groups seeking to circumvent legislative opposition to their goals. 
E)  political parties seeking to raise public awareness about a particular issue. 
A)  candidates for political office who see it as a way to engage in money swapping. 
B)  issue networks that want to change government policies without attracting attention from the public. 
C)  citizens who care deeply about a given issue. 
D)  interest groups seeking to circumvent legislative opposition to their goals. 
E)  political parties seeking to raise public awareness about a particular issue.

Question 12

______ was an important Washington lobbyist who was indicted in 2005 on charges of violating federal lobbying laws.

Accepted Answer

A)  Valerie Plame 
B)  Jack Abramoff 
C)  Paul Wolfowitz 
D)  Michael Bloomberg 
E)  Karl Rove 
A)  Valerie Plame 
B)  Jack Abramoff 
C)  Paul Wolfowitz 
D)  Michael Bloomberg 
E)  Karl Rove

Question 13

In recent years, the religious right has had a great effect on American politics through

Accepted Answer

A)  grassroots mobilization. 
B)  gaining access. 
C)  litigation. 
D)  campaign financing. 
E)  iron triangles. 
A)  grassroots mobilization. 
B)  gaining access. 
C)  litigation. 
D)  campaign financing. 
E)  iron triangles.

Question 14

When a group is called a membership association, it means that

Accepted Answer

A)  the group accepts anyone as a member. 
B)  members play an important role in the daily activities of the group. 
C)  members vote directly for the leaders. 
D)  membership is a mandatory requirement for receiving any of the group's benefits. 
E)  every decision the group makes must be voted on and approved by every member. 
A)  the group accepts anyone as a member. 
B)  members play an important role in the daily activities of the group. 
C)  members vote directly for the leaders. 
D)  membership is a mandatory requirement for receiving any of the group's benefits. 
E)  every decision the group makes must be voted on and approved by every member.

Question 15

A criticism of interest-group pluralism is

Accepted Answer

A)  its inherent propensity for compromise, the character of which tends to be antidemocratic. 
B)  its class bias in favor of those with greater financial resources. 
C)  that its ideals are too closely associated with Marxist-Leninist ideology and are therefore unacceptable to the majority of Americans. 
D)  that it favors the interests of large states over those of small states. 
E)  that it gives too much influence to religious organizations and therefore threatens the separation of church and state. 
A)  its inherent propensity for compromise, the character of which tends to be antidemocratic. 
B)  its class bias in favor of those with greater financial resources. 
C)  that its ideals are too closely associated with Marxist-Leninist ideology and are therefore unacceptable to the majority of Americans. 
D)  that it favors the interests of large states over those of small states. 
E)  that it gives too much influence to religious organizations and therefore threatens the separation of church and state.

Question 16

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)  Lobbyists attempt to influence government directly by running for elected office. 
D)  Lobbying is the only form of influence that has explicit First Amendment protection from regulation. 
E)  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)  Lobbyists attempt to influence government directly by running for elected office. 
D)  Lobbying is the only form of influence that has explicit First Amendment protection from regulation. 
E)  Lobbying involves advertising in order to create a positive image of an organization.

Question 17

Why has there been a proliferation of interest groups in the United States? What have been the effects on the political process? What are some of the historical reasons for the proliferation of interest groups during the New Deal and the 1960s?

Accepted Answer

The proliferation of interest groups in

Question 18

A grassroots lobbying campaign occurs

Accepted Answer

A)  when an interest group mobilizes its members and their families throughout the country to write their representatives in support of the group's position. 
B)  when a spontaneous show of political support for a particular position manifests itself. 
C)  when interest groups organize to support a dark-horse presidential candidate. 
D)  before a session of Congress formally begins. 
E)  when an interest group buys advertisements in newspapers around the country in order to publicize an issue. 
A)  when an interest group mobilizes its members and their families throughout the country to write their representatives in support of the group's position. 
B)  when a spontaneous show of political support for a particular position manifests itself. 
C)  when interest groups organize to support a dark-horse presidential candidate. 
D)  before a session of Congress formally begins. 
E)  when an interest group buys advertisements in newspapers around the country in order to publicize an issue.

Question 19

Which of the following groups was not established through the New Politics movement?

Accepted Answer

A)  Common Cause 
B)  National Organization for Women 
C)  National Association of Manufacturers 
D)  Environmental Defense Fund 
E)  Physicians for Social Responsibility 
A)  Common Cause 
B)  National Organization for Women 
C)  National Association of Manufacturers 
D)  Environmental Defense Fund 
E)  Physicians for Social Responsibility

Question 20

Approximately how many members does AARP have?

Accepted Answer

A)  3,800 
B)  38,000 
C)  338,000 
D)  3,800,000 
E)  38,000,000 
A)  3,800 
B)  38,000 
C)  338,000 
D)  3,800,000 
E)  38,000,000

Exam 11: Groups and Interests

Which of the following are lobbyists not required by federal law to disclose?

The Christian Coalition is best described as a(n) ______ group.

Successful interest groups quickly become

What are political parties more capable of doing than interest groups?

An iron triangle is made up of an alliance between

What is the most important attempt to limit the influence of lobbyists in recent years?

Grassroots lobbying has become a common practice in government over the past several decades.

Alexis de Tocqueville believed that the proliferation of groups was detrimental to a democracy.

Organized interest groups enhance American democracy by

Grandparents, tall people, and undergraduates are all examples of

Most initiative campaigns today are sponsored by

______ was an important Washington lobbyist who was indicted in 2005 on charges of violating federal lobbying laws.

In recent years, the religious right has had a great effect on American politics through

When a group is called a membership association, it means that

A criticism of interest-group pluralism is

What distinguishes lobbying from other strategies of influence?

Why has there been a proliferation of interest groups in the United States? What have been the effects on the political process? What are some of the historical reasons for the proliferation of interest groups during the New Deal and the 1960s?

A grassroots lobbying campaign occurs

Which of the following groups was not established through the New Politics movement?

Approximately how many members does AARP have?

American Political Culture

The Founding and the Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Public Opinion

The Media

Political Participation and Voting

Political Parties

Campaigns and Elections

Congress

The Presidency

Bureaucracy in a Democracy

The Federal Courts

Government and the Economy

Social Policy

Foreign Policy and Democracy

The Political Culture, People, and Economy of Texas

The Texas Constitution

Parties and Elections in Texas

Interest Groups and Lobbying

The Texas Legislature

The Texas Executive Branch

The Texas Judiciary

Local Government in Texas

Public Policy in Texas

Filters