Exam 10: Interest Groups

Big spenders on lobbying,2009-2015 Source: Compiled by the authors from 2009-2015 data from the Center for Responsive Politics. -Why might the top two categories on this graph have been priorities during the Obama administration?

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Question 21

You are the leader of an environmental organization working to address the problem of climate change.What would be the most effective way to overcome the free-rider problem?

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Question 22

Which type of organization would find it easiest to overcome the free-rider problem?

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Question 23

Big spenders on lobbying,2009-2015 Source: Compiled by the authors from 2009-2015 data from the Center for Responsive Politics. -Based on the graph,which of the following was most financially invested in lobbying from 2009-2015?

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Question 24

How do interest groups lobby the courts?

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Question 25

How did the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 affect lobbyists?

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Question 26

What is one of the reasons that interest groups have proliferated over the past half century?

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Question 27

Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images News/Getty Images -To which of the following groups do the people pictured likely belong?

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Question 28

Of which of the following is an interest group filing an amicus curiae brief an example?

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Question 29

Which of the following is an activity in which lobbyists regularly engage?

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Question 30

What is the main goal of each of the three elements of an iron triangle?

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Question 31

What is an amicus curiae brief?

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Question 32

Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images News/Getty Images -Why might the people protesting seek to recall the governor?

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Question 33

In which of the following might Political Action Committees (PACs)invest their contributions in order to maximize their political influence?

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Question 34

Source: Federal Election Commission,PAC Contributions,2016. NOTE: Data for 2016 are through June 30,2016. -Based on the graph,which of the following statements about campaign contributions made by corporate PACs to candidates for the U.S.House of Representatives is true?

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Question 35

Which of the following is an example of the free-rider problem?

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Question 36

Which of the following interest groups is an example of an equality interest?

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Question 37

Interest group participation Sources: Authors' analysis of the 2007 International Social Survey Program survey for civic associations and the Comparative Study of Electoral Systems,module 2 (2001-2006)for working with others to express political views. -Based on the graph,in which of the following countries are people most likely to politically associate?

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Question 38

Which of the following is a typical way for lobbyists to seek to influence members of Congress?

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Question 39

What type of group is a trade association?

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Big spenders on lobbying,2009-2015 Source: Compiled by the authors from 2009-2015 data from the Center for Responsive Politics. -Why might the top two categories on this graph have been priorities during the Obama administration?

You are the leader of an environmental organization working to address the problem of climate change.What would be the most effective way to overcome the free-rider problem?

Which type of organization would find it easiest to overcome the free-rider problem?

Big spenders on lobbying,2009-2015 Source: Compiled by the authors from 2009-2015 data from the Center for Responsive Politics. -Based on the graph,which of the following was most financially invested in lobbying from 2009-2015?

How do interest groups lobby the courts?

How did the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 affect lobbyists?

What is one of the reasons that interest groups have proliferated over the past half century?

Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images News/Getty Images -To which of the following groups do the people pictured likely belong?

Of which of the following is an interest group filing an amicus curiae brief an example?

Which of the following is an activity in which lobbyists regularly engage?

What is the main goal of each of the three elements of an iron triangle?

What is an amicus curiae brief?

Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images News/Getty Images -Why might the people protesting seek to recall the governor?

In which of the following might Political Action Committees (PACs)invest their contributions in order to maximize their political influence?

Source: Federal Election Commission,PAC Contributions,2016. NOTE: Data for 2016 are through June 30,2016. -Based on the graph,which of the following statements about campaign contributions made by corporate PACs to candidates for the U.S.House of Representatives is true?

Which of the following is an example of the free-rider problem?

Which of the following interest groups is an example of an equality interest?

Which of the following is a typical way for lobbyists to seek to influence members of Congress?

What type of group is a trade association?

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