Question 1

A ________ is the best example of an informational benefit provided by many interest groups.

Accepted Answer

A) consciousness-raising workshop 
B) free T-shirt 
C) newsletter 
D) health insurance program 
A) consciousness-raising workshop 
B) free T-shirt 
C) newsletter 
D) health insurance program C

Question 2

An iron triangle is made up of an alliance between

Accepted Answer

A) a legislative committee, an executive agency, and the federal courts. 
B) the federal courts, the state courts, and interest groups. 
C) a legislative committee, an interest group, and an executive agency. 
D) the media, a legislative committee, and the federal courts. 
A) a legislative committee, an executive agency, and the federal courts. 
B) the federal courts, the state courts, and interest groups. 
C) a legislative committee, an interest group, and an executive agency. 
D) the media, a legislative committee, and the federal courts. C

Question 3

________ occurs when interest groups generate phony letters, emails, and phone calls in order to resemble a grassroots movement.

Accepted Answer

A) Sandlot ball 
B) Astroturf lobbying 
C) Populism 
D) Hardball politics 
A) Sandlot ball 
B) Astroturf lobbying 
C) Populism 
D) Hardball politics B

Question 4

A grassroots lobbying campaign occurs when

Accepted Answer

A) an interest group mobilizes its members and their families throughout the country to write their representatives in support of the group's position. 
B) a spontaneous show of political support for a particular position manifests itself. 
C) interest groups organize to support a dark-horse presidential candidate. 
D) an interest group buys advertisements in newspapers around the country in order to publicize an issue. 
A) an interest group mobilizes its members and their families throughout the country to write their representatives in support of the group's position. 
B) a spontaneous show of political support for a particular position manifests itself. 
C) interest groups organize to support a dark-horse presidential candidate. 
D) an interest group buys advertisements in newspapers around the country in order to publicize an issue.

Question 5

The free-rider problem occurs because

Accepted Answer

A) members of Congress are presented with many opportunities to amend a piece of legislation. 
B) the benefits of a group's actions are available only to a specific segment of society. 
C) the benefits of a group's actions are broadly available and cannot be denied to nonmembers. 
D) members of Congress listen only to organized interest groups and not to public-opinion polls. 
A) members of Congress are presented with many opportunities to amend a piece of legislation. 
B) the benefits of a group's actions are available only to a specific segment of society. 
C) the benefits of a group's actions are broadly available and cannot be denied to nonmembers. 
D) members of Congress listen only to organized interest groups and not to public-opinion polls.

Question 6

The Negotiated Rulemaking Act of 1990 was designed to

Accepted Answer

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) encourage administrative agencies to engage in direct and open negotiations with affected interests when developing new regulations. 
D) 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) encourage administrative agencies to engage in direct and open negotiations with affected interests when developing new regulations. 
D) eliminate iron triangles.

Question 7

The Teamsters and the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) are examples of ________ groups.

Accepted Answer

A) public interest 
B) business 
C) labor 
D) ideological 
A) public interest 
B) business 
C) labor 
D) ideological

Question 8

Interest groups use litigation as a strategy of influence by

Accepted Answer

A) filing amicus curiae briefs, financing lawsuits, and bringing a suit on behalf of the group. 
B) directly lobbying judges, using direct-mail solicitations, and making campaign contributions to members of Congress. 
C) engaging in institutional advertising, activating issue networks, and directly lobbying judges. 
D) working with 527 committees, directly lobbying judges, and engaging in institutional advertising. 
A) filing amicus curiae briefs, financing lawsuits, and bringing a suit on behalf of the group. 
B) directly lobbying judges, using direct-mail solicitations, and making campaign contributions to members of Congress. 
C) engaging in institutional advertising, activating issue networks, and directly lobbying judges. 
D) working with 527 committees, directly lobbying judges, and engaging in institutional advertising.

Question 9

What distinguishes lobbying from other strategies of influence?

Accepted Answer

A) Lobbying is the least expensive and the most democratic strategy of influencing government. 
B) Lobbyists try to exert pressure directly on government officials themselves. 
C) Lobbying is the only form of influence that has explicit First Amendment protection from regulation. 
D) Lobbying involves advertising in order to create a positive image of an organization. 
A) Lobbying is the least expensive and the most democratic strategy of influencing government. 
B) Lobbyists try to exert pressure directly on government officials themselves. 
C) Lobbying is the only form of influence that has explicit First Amendment protection from regulation. 
D) Lobbying involves advertising in order to create a positive image of an organization.

Question 10

Since the 1930s, the number and scale of interest groups at the national level has

Accepted Answer

A) dramatically increased. 
B) experienced relatively modest growth. 
C) remained relatively stagnant. 
D) experienced relatively modest decline. 
A) dramatically increased. 
B) experienced relatively modest growth. 
C) remained relatively stagnant. 
D) experienced relatively modest decline.

Question 11

Which of the following statements about the fund-raising practices of traditional interest groups and online activist organizations is MOST accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) Traditional interest groups raise money through annual membership dues, while online activist organizations raise money through targeted fund-raising drives focused on particular issues or events. 
B) Traditional interest groups raise money through targeted fund-raising drives focused on particular issues or events, while online activist organizations raise money through annual membership dues. 
C) Traditional interest groups receive the majority of their funding from the federal government, while online activist organizations receive the majority of their funding from annual membership dues. 
D) Traditional interest groups receive the majority of their funding from annual membership dues, while online activist organizations receive the majority of their funding from the federal government. 
A) Traditional interest groups raise money through annual membership dues, while online activist organizations raise money through targeted fund-raising drives focused on particular issues or events. 
B) Traditional interest groups raise money through targeted fund-raising drives focused on particular issues or events, while online activist organizations raise money through annual membership dues. 
C) Traditional interest groups receive the majority of their funding from the federal government, while online activist organizations receive the majority of their funding from annual membership dues. 
D) Traditional interest groups receive the majority of their funding from annual membership dues, while online activist organizations receive the majority of their funding from the federal government.

Question 12

In the 2017-18 election cycle, individuals could contribute no more than ________ to any candidate for federal office in any primary or general election.

Accepted Answer

A) $1,000 
B) $2,700 
C) $5,000 
D) $7,500 
A) $1,000 
B) $2,700 
C) $5,000 
D) $7,500

Question 13

Interest groups are concerned with the ________ of government, while political parties are concerned with the ________ of government.

Accepted Answer

A) values; goals 
B) membership; authority 
C) policies; personnel 
D) legitimacy; power 
A) values; goals 
B) membership; authority 
C) policies; personnel 
D) legitimacy; power

Question 14

The legalization of same-sex marriage in 2015 illustrates the impact

Accepted Answer

A) that an interest group can have through lobbying Congress. 
B) that an interest group can have through a litigation strategy. 
C) that an interest group can have through Super PACs. 
D) of iron triangles on the policy-making process. 
A) that an interest group can have through lobbying Congress. 
B) that an interest group can have through a litigation strategy. 
C) that an interest group can have through Super PACs. 
D) of iron triangles on the policy-making process.

Question 15

Interest groups are permitted to spend as much money as they want on issue advocacy during a campaign season, as long as they

Accepted Answer

A) do not coordinate their efforts with a candidate's own campaign organization. 
B) are willing to publicize their membership lists. 
C) present both sides of the issue in their issue advocacy ads. 
D) do not employ any person who has formerly worked on a political campaign. 
A) do not coordinate their efforts with a candidate's own campaign organization. 
B) are willing to publicize their membership lists. 
C) present both sides of the issue in their issue advocacy ads. 
D) do not employ any person who has formerly worked on a political campaign.

Question 16

More than one-third of the groups with lobbying offices in Washington are

Accepted Answer

A) businesses and corporations. 
B) labor groups. 
C) ideological groups. 
D) public-sector groups. 
A) businesses and corporations. 
B) labor groups. 
C) ideological groups. 
D) public-sector groups.

Question 17

The National Conference of State Legislatures is a good example of a

Accepted Answer

A) public-sector interest group. 
B) professional association. 
C) political action committee. 
D) public interest group. 
A) public-sector interest group. 
B) professional association. 
C) political action committee. 
D) public interest group.

Question 18

Public interest groups differ from other types of interest groups in that

Accepted Answer

A) they claim to serve the common good, not just their own particular interests. 
B) they were the first political associations to use the strategy of direct mailing. 
C) they were the first group to abandon lobbying and take up only grassroots activism. 
D) unlike other interest groups, their status is like that of a charity, not a political organization. 
A) they claim to serve the common good, not just their own particular interests. 
B) they were the first political associations to use the strategy of direct mailing. 
C) they were the first group to abandon lobbying and take up only grassroots activism. 
D) unlike other interest groups, their status is like that of a charity, not a political organization.

Question 19

The initiative was

Accepted Answer

A) promoted by late-nineteenth-century Populists and Progressives as an antidote to interest group influence in the legislative process. 
B) promoted by late-nineteenth-century religious conservatives as a way to restore "moral values" to the country. 
C) promoted by early twentieth-century liberals as a way of protecting immigrant rights. 
D) established at the federal level by the Twenty-Sixth Amendment to the Constitution. 
A) promoted by late-nineteenth-century Populists and Progressives as an antidote to interest group influence in the legislative process. 
B) promoted by late-nineteenth-century religious conservatives as a way to restore "moral values" to the country. 
C) promoted by early twentieth-century liberals as a way of protecting immigrant rights. 
D) established at the federal level by the Twenty-Sixth Amendment to the Constitution.

Question 20

According to the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971

Accepted Answer

A) individuals may contribute up $15,000 to any candidate for federal office in any primary or general election. 
B) each candidate or campaign committee is required to itemize the full name and address, occupation, and principal business of each person who contributes more than $100. 
C) political action committees can contribute $500,000 to any candidate for federal office in any primary or general election. 
D) unrestricted "soft money" donations to the national political parties would be eliminated. 
A) individuals may contribute up $15,000 to any candidate for federal office in any primary or general election. 
B) each candidate or campaign committee is required to itemize the full name and address, occupation, and principal business of each person who contributes more than $100. 
C) political action committees can contribute $500,000 to any candidate for federal office in any primary or general election. 
D) unrestricted "soft money" donations to the national political parties would be eliminated.

A ________ is the best example of an informational benefit provided by many interest groups.

An iron triangle is made up of an alliance between

________ occurs when interest groups generate phony letters, emails, and phone calls in order to resemble a grassroots movement.

A grassroots lobbying campaign occurs when

The free-rider problem occurs because

The Negotiated Rulemaking Act of 1990 was designed to

The Teamsters and the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) are examples of ________ groups.

Interest groups use litigation as a strategy of influence by

What distinguishes lobbying from other strategies of influence?

Since the 1930s, the number and scale of interest groups at the national level has

Which of the following statements about the fund-raising practices of traditional interest groups and online activist organizations is MOST accurate?

In the 2017-18 election cycle, individuals could contribute no more than ________ to any candidate for federal office in any primary or general election.

Interest groups are concerned with the of government, while political parties are concerned with the of government.

The legalization of same-sex marriage in 2015 illustrates the impact

Interest groups are permitted to spend as much money as they want on issue advocacy during a campaign season, as long as they

More than one-third of the groups with lobbying offices in Washington are

The National Conference of State Legislatures is a good example of a

Public interest groups differ from other types of interest groups in that

The initiative was

According to the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971

American Political Culture

The Founding and the Constitution

Federalism

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Civil Rights

Public Opinion

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Political Parties

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Congress

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A ________ is the best example of an informational benefit provided by many interest groups.

An iron triangle is made up of an alliance between

________ occurs when interest groups generate phony letters, emails, and phone calls in order to resemble a grassroots movement.

A grassroots lobbying campaign occurs when

The free-rider problem occurs because

The Negotiated Rulemaking Act of 1990 was designed to

The Teamsters and the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) are examples of ________ groups.

Interest groups use litigation as a strategy of influence by

What distinguishes lobbying from other strategies of influence?

Since the 1930s, the number and scale of interest groups at the national level has

Which of the following statements about the fund-raising practices of traditional interest groups and online activist organizations is MOST accurate?

In the 2017-18 election cycle, individuals could contribute no more than ________ to any candidate for federal office in any primary or general election.

Interest groups are concerned with the ________ of government, while political parties are concerned with the ________ of government.

The legalization of same-sex marriage in 2015 illustrates the impact

Interest groups are permitted to spend as much money as they want on issue advocacy during a campaign season, as long as they

More than one-third of the groups with lobbying offices in Washington are

The National Conference of State Legislatures is a good example of a

Public interest groups differ from other types of interest groups in that

The initiative was

According to the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971

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

Interest groups are concerned with the of government, while political parties are concerned with the of government.