Question 1

The free-rider phenomenon

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A)  becomes increasingly problematic in very large groups. 
B)  becomes increasingly problematic in very small groups. 
C)  is not affected in any way by the size of the group in question. 
D)  is not related to groups in any way because it is an individual-level problem. 
E)  makes collective action considerably easier. 
A)  becomes increasingly problematic in very large groups. 
B)  becomes increasingly problematic in very small groups. 
C)  is not affected in any way by the size of the group in question. 
D)  is not related to groups in any way because it is an individual-level problem. 
E)  makes collective action considerably easier.

Question 2

Which of the following has been eliminated as a result of 2002 campaign-finance reforms?

Accepted Answer

A)  PACs 
B)  soft money 
C)  laws limiting the amount a candidate may spend of his or her personal fortune 
D)  interest group lobbying 
E)  grassroots mobilization 
A)  PACs 
B)  soft money 
C)  laws limiting the amount a candidate may spend of his or her personal fortune 
D)  interest group lobbying 
E)  grassroots mobilization

Question 3

Why is the Administrative Procedure Act of 1946 important to lobbyists?

Accepted Answer

A)  It extends First Amendment protection to interest groups trying to lobby executive agencies. 
B)  It requires agencies to create opportunities for public comments before implementing new rules and regulations. 
C)  It allows for former agency officials to work for the industries they had regulated within six months of leaving government service. 
D)  It requires any regulated groups and corporations to maintain at least one Washington,D.C. ,liaison. 
E)  It permits interest groups to spend an unlimited amount of money on issue advocacy during a campaign. 
A)  It extends First Amendment protection to interest groups trying to lobby executive agencies. 
B)  It requires agencies to create opportunities for public comments before implementing new rules and regulations. 
C)  It allows for former agency officials to work for the industries they had regulated within six months of leaving government service. 
D)  It requires any regulated groups and corporations to maintain at least one Washington,D.C. ,liaison. 
E)  It permits interest groups to spend an unlimited amount of money on issue advocacy during a campaign.

Question 4

The Negotiated Rulemaking Act of 1990 was designed to

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A)  forbid lobbying of administrative agencies. 
B)  reduce the number of lawsuits by encouraging interest groups to solve conflicts with administrative agencies through mediation. 
C)  limit the campaign contributions lobbyists can raise on behalf of clients. 
D)  encourage administrative agencies to negotiate with important interest groups. 
E)  eliminate iron triangles. 
A)  forbid lobbying of administrative agencies. 
B)  reduce the number of lawsuits by encouraging interest groups to solve conflicts with administrative agencies through mediation. 
C)  limit the campaign contributions lobbyists can raise on behalf of clients. 
D)  encourage administrative agencies to negotiate with important interest groups. 
E)  eliminate iron triangles.

Question 5

Which of the following is a main theoretical assumption of pluralism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Competition among interests will produce balance,with all interests regulating each other. 
B)  Competition among interests will produce extreme public policy,with one interest dominating all others. 
C)  Every interest should not be free to compete for influence in the United States. 
D)  All interests are not equally free to compete for influence in the United States. 
E)  Interests inherently present a danger to liberty. 
A)  Competition among interests will produce balance,with all interests regulating each other. 
B)  Competition among interests will produce extreme public policy,with one interest dominating all others. 
C)  Every interest should not be free to compete for influence in the United States. 
D)  All interests are not equally free to compete for influence in the United States. 
E)  Interests inherently present a danger to liberty.

Question 6

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 7

Parties with a direct interest in a regulatory rule or decision are often termed

Accepted Answer

A)  amicus curiae. 
B)  stakeholders. 
C)  partisans. 
D)  lobbyists. 
E)  iron triangles. 
A)  amicus curiae. 
B)  stakeholders. 
C)  partisans. 
D)  lobbyists. 
E)  iron triangles.

Question 8

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

Question 9

Which of the following issues is not part of the agenda of the New Politics movement?

Accepted Answer

A)  environmental protection 
B)  occupational health and safety legislation 
C)  industrial deregulation 
D)  nuclear disarmament 
E)  women's rights 
A)  environmental protection 
B)  occupational health and safety legislation 
C)  industrial deregulation 
D)  nuclear disarmament 
E)  women's rights

Question 10

Interest groups are prohibited by federal law from lobbying administrative agencies.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Interest groups tend to proliferate at times when government is shrinking.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

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)  veterans of World War II and the Korean War,who entered college on the G.I.bill 
C)  upper-middle-class professionals,for whom the civil rights and antiwar movements of the 1960s were key experiences 
D)  conservative evangelical southerners,reacting to the cultural changes of the 1960s 
E)  recent immigrants to the United States 
A)  blue-collar workers whose formative experience was the Great Depression 
B)  veterans of World War II and the Korean War,who entered college on the G.I.bill 
C)  upper-middle-class professionals,for whom the civil rights and antiwar movements of the 1960s were key experiences 
D)  conservative evangelical southerners,reacting to the cultural changes of the 1960s 
E)  recent immigrants to the United States

Question 13

Which of the following is not a job regularly performed by lobbyists?

Accepted Answer

A)  testifying before congressional committees 
B)  holding interviews with reporters 
C)  helping raise funds for political campaigns 
D)  placing ads in newspapers 
E)  nominating a candidate to run for political office 
A)  testifying before congressional committees 
B)  holding interviews with reporters 
C)  helping raise funds for political campaigns 
D)  placing ads in newspapers 
E)  nominating a candidate to run for political office

Question 14

Which of the following statements best describes the status of lobbyists for foreign interests in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  Federal law forbids foreign nations from lobbying the federal government but does permit foreign-owned businesses to lobby. 
B)  Both foreign nations and foreign business interests lobby strongly for economic benefits,military aid,and other issues. 
C)  Treaty laws permit lobbying by representatives of foreign nations,but no foreign corporation may lobby the foreign government unless it is incorporated in the United States. 
D)  American citizens may not lobby the federal government on behalf of a foreign entity,but foreign nationals may do so. 
E)  Only American citizens can lobby the federal government on behalf of a foreign corporation if it is incorporated in the United States. 
A)  Federal law forbids foreign nations from lobbying the federal government but does permit foreign-owned businesses to lobby. 
B)  Both foreign nations and foreign business interests lobby strongly for economic benefits,military aid,and other issues. 
C)  Treaty laws permit lobbying by representatives of foreign nations,but no foreign corporation may lobby the foreign government unless it is incorporated in the United States. 
D)  American citizens may not lobby the federal government on behalf of a foreign entity,but foreign nationals may do so. 
E)  Only American citizens can lobby the federal government on behalf of a foreign corporation if it is incorporated in the United States.

Question 15

Alexis de Tocqueville argued that the proliferation of groups promoted

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

In order to increase enrollment,interest groups try to provide members with benefits that are unavailable to anyone else.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

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 18

A full-page,fully paid spread in the New York Times publicizing a major oil company is best described as

Accepted Answer

A)  going public. 
B)  lobbying. 
C)  institutional advertising. 
D)  an iron triangle. 
E)  an issue network. 
A)  going public. 
B)  lobbying. 
C)  institutional advertising. 
D)  an iron triangle. 
E)  an issue network.

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

When interest groups take out advertisements and hold marches,these are examples of

Accepted Answer

A)  mobilizing public opinion. 
B)  partisan politics. 
C)  lobbying. 
D)  litigating. 
E)  issue networking. 
A)  mobilizing public opinion. 
B)  partisan politics. 
C)  lobbying. 
D)  litigating. 
E)  issue networking.

The free-rider phenomenon

Which of the following has been eliminated as a result of 2002 campaign-finance reforms?

Why is the Administrative Procedure Act of 1946 important to lobbyists?

The Negotiated Rulemaking Act of 1990 was designed to

Which of the following is a main theoretical assumption of pluralism?

A grassroots lobbying campaign occurs

Parties with a direct interest in a regulatory rule or decision are often termed

Approximately how many members does AARP have?

Which of the following issues is not part of the agenda of the New Politics movement?

Interest groups are prohibited by federal law from lobbying administrative agencies.

Interest groups tend to proliferate at times when government is shrinking.

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

Which of the following is not a job regularly performed by lobbyists?

Which of the following statements best describes the status of lobbyists for foreign interests in the United States?

Alexis de Tocqueville argued that the proliferation of groups promoted

In order to increase enrollment,interest groups try to provide members with benefits that are unavailable to anyone else.

Organized interest groups enhance American democracy by

A full-page,fully paid spread in the New York Times publicizing a major oil company is best described as

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

When interest groups take out advertisements and hold marches,these are examples of

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

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Exam 11: Groups and Interests

The free-rider phenomenon

Which of the following has been eliminated as a result of 2002 campaign-finance reforms?

Why is the Administrative Procedure Act of 1946 important to lobbyists?

The Negotiated Rulemaking Act of 1990 was designed to

Which of the following is a main theoretical assumption of pluralism?

A grassroots lobbying campaign occurs

Parties with a direct interest in a regulatory rule or decision are often termed

Approximately how many members does AARP have?

Which of the following issues is not part of the agenda of the New Politics movement?

Interest groups are prohibited by federal law from lobbying administrative agencies.

Interest groups tend to proliferate at times when government is shrinking.

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

Which of the following is not a job regularly performed by lobbyists?

Which of the following statements best describes the status of lobbyists for foreign interests in the United States?

Alexis de Tocqueville argued that the proliferation of groups promoted

In order to increase enrollment,interest groups try to provide members with benefits that are unavailable to anyone else.

Organized interest groups enhance American democracy by

A full-page,fully paid spread in the New York Times publicizing a major oil company is best described as

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

When interest groups take out advertisements and hold marches,these are examples of

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

Filters