Question 1

Which of the following is true of tax breaks for special interest?​

Accepted Answer

A)  They require the government to spend more on interest groups than subsidies. 
B)  Demanding tax breaks is becoming an increasingly unpopular objective.​ 
C)  They are more difficult to obtain than subsidies.​ 
D)  They do not look like government spending.​ 
E)  Increasing the amount of tax paid by a rival interest group is an example of a tax break. 
A)  They require the government to spend more on interest groups than subsidies. 
B)  Demanding tax breaks is becoming an increasingly unpopular objective.​ 
C)  They are more difficult to obtain than subsidies.​ 
D)  They do not look like government spending.​ 
E)  Increasing the amount of tax paid by a rival interest group is an example of a tax break.

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A) Amicus curiae 
B) Astroturf lobbying 
C) Stare decisis 
D) Habeas corpus 
A) Amicus curiae 
B) Astroturf lobbying 
C) Stare decisis 
D) Habeas corpus

Question 3

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 4

_____ maintain that the influence of interest groups on government is not undemocratic because individual interests are indirectly represented in the policymaking process through these groups.​

Accepted Answer

A)  Marxists​ 
B)  Textualists​ 
C)  Elitists​ 
D)  Pluralists​ 
E)  Secularists​ 
A)  Marxists​ 
B)  Textualists​ 
C)  Elitists​ 
D)  Pluralists​ 
E)  Secularists​

Question 5

Organizations involved in _____ were exempt from the provisions of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995.​

Accepted Answer

A)  bundled campaigning 
B)  netroots blogging​ 
C)  policymaking​ 
D)  grassroots lobbying​ 
E)  counter petitioning​ 
A)  bundled campaigning 
B)  netroots blogging​ 
C)  policymaking​ 
D)  grassroots lobbying​ 
E)  counter petitioning​

Which of the following is true of tax breaks for special interest?

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

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

_____ maintain that the influence of interest groups on government is not undemocratic because individual interests are indirectly represented in the policymaking process through these groups.

Organizations involved in _____ were exempt from the provisions of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995.

America in the Twenty-First Century

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The Congress

The Presidency

The Bureaucracy

The Judiciary

Domestic Policy

Foreign Policy

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Exam 6: Interest Groups

Which of the following is true of tax breaks for special interest?​

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

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

_____ maintain that the influence of interest groups on government is not undemocratic because individual interests are indirectly represented in the policymaking process through these groups.​

Organizations involved in _____ were exempt from the provisions of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995.​

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 Judiciary

Domestic Policy

Foreign Policy

Filters

Which of the following is true of tax breaks for special interest?

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

_____ maintain that the influence of interest groups on government is not undemocratic because individual interests are indirectly represented in the policymaking process through these groups.

Organizations involved in _____ were exempt from the provisions of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995.