Question 1

Which of the following is one of the two umbrella organizations that include small and large corporations and businesses in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) The Young Entrepreneur Council 
B) The Consumers Cooperative Services 
C) The National Council of Agricultural Employees 
D) The National Association of Manufacturers 
E) The Produce Marketing Association 
A) The Young Entrepreneur Council 
B) The Consumers Cooperative Services 
C) The National Council of Agricultural Employees 
D) The National Association of Manufacturers 
E) The Produce Marketing Association D

Question 2

Traditionally, business interest groups have been viewed as staunch supporters of the _____.

Accepted Answer

A) Federalist Party 
B) Democratic Party 
C) Communist Party 
D) Republican Party 
E) Egalitarian Party 
A) Federalist Party 
B) Democratic Party 
C) Communist Party 
D) Republican Party 
E) Egalitarian Party D

Question 3

Unlike interest groups, political parties:

Accepted Answer

A) often serve the role of policy specialists. 
B) are more tightly organized. 
C) are policy generalists. 
D) are narrow-based organizations. 
E) have only a handful of key policies to promote. 
A) often serve the role of policy specialists. 
B) are more tightly organized. 
C) are policy generalists. 
D) are narrow-based organizations. 
E) have only a handful of key policies to promote. C

Question 4

All lobbying groups, organizations, and other political entities represent special interests.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Brandon is a member of a group that plans to plant 10,000 trees throughout the city within a year. The group is trying to procure government funds to build parks around the city as well. Since Brandon is an environmentalist, he feels a deep sense of satisfaction while planning the locations for planting trees, organizing events for raising the necessary funds, and helping the group gather support from the other people in the city. He feels that he will be able to make a tremendous contribution to the environment by being a member of the group. Which of the following types of incentives most likely motivated Brandon to join the group?

Accepted Answer

A) A material incentive 
B) A purposive incentive 
C) A solidary incentive 
D) A monetary incentive 
E) A tangible incentive 
A) A material incentive 
B) A purposive incentive 
C) A solidary incentive 
D) A monetary incentive 
E) A tangible incentive

Question 6

In Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the Court ruled that political action committees could accept unlimited contributions for _____.

Accepted Answer

A) making dispersed costs 
B) providing concentrated benefits 
C) making bundled expenditures 
D) making independent expenditures 
E) granting tax-exempt status 
A) making dispersed costs 
B) providing concentrated benefits 
C) making bundled expenditures 
D) making independent expenditures 
E) granting tax-exempt status

Question 7

Which of the following is true of interest group representatives or lobbyists?

Accepted Answer

A) Their movement between their groups' headquarters and congressional offices is restricted. 
B) They are frequently asked to testify before congressional committees on the effect or potential effect of particular legislation. 
C) They are seldom consulted when Congress formulates new regulations. 
D) Since interest groups are a temporary feature of American government, lobbying has not yet developed into a profession. 
E) A professional lobbyist can represent only a single interest group throughout his or her career. 
A) Their movement between their groups' headquarters and congressional offices is restricted. 
B) They are frequently asked to testify before congressional committees on the effect or potential effect of particular legislation. 
C) They are seldom consulted when Congress formulates new regulations. 
D) Since interest groups are a temporary feature of American government, lobbying has not yet developed into a profession. 
E) A professional lobbyist can represent only a single interest group throughout his or her career.

Question 8

Daniel is a member of Tree for Life, a public-interest group that helps protect forests throughout the United States. It holds many demonstrations on the importance of forests and has representatives who lobby public officials for laws that impose strict restrictions on the rate of deforestation. In this scenario, Daniel is a member of a(n)_____.

Accepted Answer

A) identity interest group 
B) ideological interest group 
C) professional interest group 
D) business interest group 
E) labor interest group 
A) identity interest group 
B) ideological interest group 
C) professional interest group 
D) business interest group 
E) labor interest group

Question 9

Ellaine is a lesbian and is a member of Equal Life, an interest group. The group organizes protests and lobbies Congress for strict actions against people who harass members of the LGBT community. It has gathered many supporters over the years and plans to continue its efforts for the betterment of the community. In this context, Ellaine is a member of a(n)_____.

Accepted Answer

A) identity interest group 
B) consumer interest group 
C) professional interest group 
D) business interest group 
E) environmental interest group 
A) identity interest group 
B) consumer interest group 
C) professional interest group 
D) business interest group 
E) environmental interest group

Question 10

Lobbying is best defined as:

Accepted Answer

A) the attempts to shape public opinion through online campaigns. 
B) the indirect techniques used by government officials to gain the confidence of interest groups. 
C) the direct attempts by individuals or organizations to influence administrative decisions of government. 
D) the peaceful demonstrations that are designed to make a statement about a group's interests. 
E) the evaluation of performance of legislators based on how often they have voted with an interest group's position on particular issues. 
A) the attempts to shape public opinion through online campaigns. 
B) the indirect techniques used by government officials to gain the confidence of interest groups. 
C) the direct attempts by individuals or organizations to influence administrative decisions of government. 
D) the peaceful demonstrations that are designed to make a statement about a group's interests. 
E) the evaluation of performance of legislators based on how often they have voted with an interest group's position on particular issues.

Question 11

Interest groups often provide public officials with specialized and detailed information that might be difficult to obtain otherwise.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Discuss the difference between public-sector unions and private-sector unions.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. In contrast to unions

Question 13

__________is the apt label that has been given to campaigns that masquerade as grassroots mobilizations, but are not.

Accepted Answer

A) Demonstrating 
B) Astroturf lobbying 
C) Stare decisis 
D) Amicus curiae briefing 
E) Flashmob 
A) Demonstrating 
B) Astroturf lobbying 
C) Stare decisis 
D) Amicus curiae briefing 
E) Flashmob

Question 14

Which of the following is true of consumer interest groups?

Accepted Answer

A) They represent all trade organizations. 
B) They are organized to protect the rights of buyers. 
C) They are organized to work on behalf of agricultural interests. 
D) They help protect the rights of private-sector workers. 
E) They represent people who share the same race. 
A) They represent all trade organizations. 
B) They are organized to protect the rights of buyers. 
C) They are organized to work on behalf of agricultural interests. 
D) They help protect the rights of private-sector workers. 
E) They represent people who share the same race.

Question 15

_____ are special provisions benefitting a lawmaker's constituents, also known as "pork barrel legislation."

Accepted Answer

A) Profits 
B) Incentives 
C) Perks 
D) Wages 
E) Earmarks 
A) Profits 
B) Incentives 
C) Perks 
D) Wages 
E) Earmarks

Question 16

Which of the following is the largest and most effective broad-based agricultural interest group?

Accepted Answer

A) The American Farm Bureau Federation 
B) The National Association of Social Workers 
C) Common Cause 
D) Consumers Union 
E) The National Grange 
A) The American Farm Bureau Federation 
B) The National Association of Social Workers 
C) Common Cause 
D) Consumers Union 
E) The National Grange

Question 17

Discuss lobbying as a direct method of influencing government policy.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Lobbying refers to al

Question 18

__________are expenditures that are not coordinated with a candidate's campaign or a political party.

Accepted Answer

A) Bundled expenditures 
B) Dispersed costs 
C) Concentrated costs 
D) Independent expenditures 
E) Unexpected costs 
A) Bundled expenditures 
B) Dispersed costs 
C) Concentrated costs 
D) Independent expenditures 
E) Unexpected costs

Question 19

Which of the following is an example of an ideological interest group?

Accepted Answer

A) The National Education Association 
B) The Club for Growth 
C) The National Grange 
D) The Farm Bureau 
E) The American Medical Association 
A) The National Education Association 
B) The Club for Growth 
C) The National Grange 
D) The Farm Bureau 
E) The American Medical Association

Question 20

Which of the following statements is true of labor unions?

Accepted Answer

A) In the private sector, it is compulsory for workers to join unions. 
B) It is much easier to form and maintain unions in the United States than in most other industrial nations. 
C) Most business owners in the United States make enormous efforts to ensure that their own businesses are unionized. 
D) Today, members of organized labor make up more than 30 percent of all wage and salary workers. 
E) The political power of labor unions has waned over the last several decades. 
A) In the private sector, it is compulsory for workers to join unions. 
B) It is much easier to form and maintain unions in the United States than in most other industrial nations. 
C) Most business owners in the United States make enormous efforts to ensure that their own businesses are unionized. 
D) Today, members of organized labor make up more than 30 percent of all wage and salary workers. 
E) The political power of labor unions has waned over the last several decades.

Which of the following is one of the two umbrella organizations that include small and large corporations and businesses in the United States?

Traditionally, business interest groups have been viewed as staunch supporters of the _____.

Unlike interest groups, political parties:

All lobbying groups, organizations, and other political entities represent special interests.

In Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the Court ruled that political action committees could accept unlimited contributions for _____.

Which of the following is true of interest group representatives or lobbyists?

Lobbying is best defined as:

Interest groups often provide public officials with specialized and detailed information that might be difficult to obtain otherwise.

Discuss the difference between public-sector unions and private-sector unions.

__________is the apt label that has been given to campaigns that masquerade as grassroots mobilizations, but are not.

Which of the following is true of consumer interest groups?

_____ are special provisions benefitting a lawmaker's constituents, also known as "pork barrel legislation."

Which of the following is the largest and most effective broad-based agricultural interest group?

Discuss lobbying as a direct method of influencing government policy.

__________are expenditures that are not coordinated with a candidate's campaign or a political party.

Which of the following is an example of an ideological interest group?

Which of the following statements is true of labor unions?

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Exam 6: Interest Groups

Which of the following is one of the two umbrella organizations that include small and large corporations and businesses in the United States?

Traditionally, business interest groups have been viewed as staunch supporters of the _____.

Unlike interest groups, political parties:

All lobbying groups, organizations, and other political entities represent special interests.

In Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the Court ruled that political action committees could accept unlimited contributions for _____.

Which of the following is true of interest group representatives or lobbyists?

Lobbying is best defined as:

Interest groups often provide public officials with specialized and detailed information that might be difficult to obtain otherwise.

Discuss the difference between public-sector unions and private-sector unions.

__________is the apt label that has been given to campaigns that masquerade as grassroots mobilizations, but are not.

Which of the following is true of consumer interest groups?

_____ are special provisions benefitting a lawmaker's constituents, also known as "pork barrel legislation."

Which of the following is the largest and most effective broad-based agricultural interest group?

Discuss lobbying as a direct method of influencing government policy.

__________are expenditures that are not coordinated with a candidate's campaign or a political party.

Which of the following is an example of an ideological interest group?

Which of the following statements is true of labor unions?

America in the Twenty-First Century

The Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Political Parties

Public Opinion and Voting

Campaigns and Elections

Politics and the Media

The Congress

The Presidency

The Bureaucracy

The Judiaciary

Domestic Policy

Foreign Policy

Filters