Question 1

A democratic corporatist interest-group system is characterized by

Accepted Answer

A) corporations' involvement in interest group formation. 
B) systematic involvement of businesses or other interest groups in making and implementing policy. 
C) high levels of control by business over public policy. 
D) an emphasis only on the needs of business. 
A) corporations' involvement in interest group formation. 
B) systematic involvement of businesses or other interest groups in making and implementing policy. 
C) high levels of control by business over public policy. 
D) an emphasis only on the needs of business.

Question 2

Compared to countries of similar economic development,the United States has a high level of voter turnout.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

In controlled interest-groups systems,groups exist to facilitate government control of society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Better educated and higher social status individuals

Accepted Answer

A) are less likely to use opportunities for participation. 
B) may have feelings of political efficacy and civic duty. 
C) do not need to organize because they have significant financial resources. 
D) are less likely to organize than working-class individuals. 
A) are less likely to use opportunities for participation. 
B) may have feelings of political efficacy and civic duty. 
C) do not need to organize because they have significant financial resources. 
D) are less likely to organize than working-class individuals.

Question 5

A "free rider" is an individual who

Accepted Answer

A) shares in collective benefits and shares risk and cost. 
B) is part of an insurance policy. 
C) shares in the collective benefits without sharing the cost. 
D) is free to participate in the political process. 
A) shares in collective benefits and shares risk and cost. 
B) is part of an insurance policy. 
C) shares in the collective benefits without sharing the cost. 
D) is free to participate in the political process.

Question 6

Political participation cross-nationally tends to be lower among the lower social classes because

Accepted Answer

A) the lower classes tend not to support social welfare policies. 
B) the upper classes have more to lose in electoral politics. 
C) the lower classes feel the government can do little for them. 
D) the upper classes have more resources and greater political efficacy. 
A) the lower classes tend not to support social welfare policies. 
B) the upper classes have more to lose in electoral politics. 
C) the lower classes feel the government can do little for them. 
D) the upper classes have more resources and greater political efficacy.

Question 7

In pluralist interest-group systems,there is no clear distinction between the government and interest groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

If a government institutes a voluntary program to encourage people to use unleaded gasoline,some people will not do so,and they take advantage of others' efforts.This illustrates an example of

Accepted Answer

A) the prisoner's dilemma. 
B) the bureaucratic inertia problem. 
C) the political paradox problem. 
D) the collective action problem. 
A) the prisoner's dilemma. 
B) the bureaucratic inertia problem. 
C) the political paradox problem. 
D) the collective action problem.

Question 9

Spontaneous,unorganized protests are the most effective for interest groups representing emotional issues.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

A group in which many individuals respond spontaneously to a frustration,disappointment,or strong emotion,but which has no prior organization or planning,is called a(n)________ group.

Accepted Answer

A) individual 
B) class-based 
C) non-associational 
D) anomic 
A) individual 
B) class-based 
C) non-associational 
D) anomic

A democratic corporatist interest-group system is characterized by

Compared to countries of similar economic development,the United States has a high level of voter turnout.

In controlled interest-groups systems,groups exist to facilitate government control of society.

Better educated and higher social status individuals

A "free rider" is an individual who

Political participation cross-nationally tends to be lower among the lower social classes because

In pluralist interest-group systems,there is no clear distinction between the government and interest groups.

If a government institutes a voluntary program to encourage people to use unleaded gasoline,some people will not do so,and they take advantage of others' efforts.This illustrates an example of

Spontaneous,unorganized protests are the most effective for interest groups representing emotional issues.

A group in which many individuals respond spontaneously to a frustration,disappointment,or strong emotion,but which has no prior organization or planning,is called a(n)________ group.

Issues in Comparative Politics

Comparing Political Systems

Political Culture and Political Socialization

Interest Aggregation and Political Parties

Government and Policymaking

Public Policy

Politics in Britain by Richard Rose

Politics in France by Martin a Schain

Politics in Germany by Russell J Dalton

Politics in Japan by Frances Rosenbluth and Michael F Thies

Politics in Russia by Thomas F Remington

Politics in China by Melanie Manion

Politics in Mexico by Wayne a Cornelius and Jeffrey a Weldon

Politics in Brazil by Frances Hagopian

Politics in Iran by He Chehabi and Arang Keshavarzian

Politics in India by Subrata K Mitra

Politics in Nigeria by Robert J Mundt, Oladimeji Aborisade, and a Carl Levan

Politics in the United States by Austin Ranney and Thad Kousser

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Exam 4: Interest Articulation

A democratic corporatist interest-group system is characterized by

Compared to countries of similar economic development,the United States has a high level of voter turnout.

In controlled interest-groups systems,groups exist to facilitate government control of society.

Better educated and higher social status individuals

A "free rider" is an individual who

Political participation cross-nationally tends to be lower among the lower social classes because

In pluralist interest-group systems,there is no clear distinction between the government and interest groups.

If a government institutes a voluntary program to encourage people to use unleaded gasoline,some people will not do so,and they take advantage of others' efforts.This illustrates an example of

Spontaneous,unorganized protests are the most effective for interest groups representing emotional issues.

A group in which many individuals respond spontaneously to a frustration,disappointment,or strong emotion,but which has no prior organization or planning,is called a(n)________ group.

Issues in Comparative Politics

Comparing Political Systems

Political Culture and Political Socialization

Interest Aggregation and Political Parties

Government and Policymaking

Public Policy

Politics in Britain by Richard Rose

Politics in France by Martin a Schain

Politics in Germany by Russell J Dalton

Politics in Japan by Frances Rosenbluth and Michael F Thies

Politics in Russia by Thomas F Remington

Politics in China by Melanie Manion

Politics in Mexico by Wayne a Cornelius and Jeffrey a Weldon

Politics in Brazil by Frances Hagopian

Politics in Iran by He Chehabi and Arang Keshavarzian

Politics in India by Subrata K Mitra

Politics in Nigeria by Robert J Mundt, Oladimeji Aborisade, and a Carl Levan

Politics in the United States by Austin Ranney and Thad Kousser

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