Question 1

Which two industries contribute the most money to candidates of both major American political parties?

Accepted Answer

A) mining and agriculture 
B) health care and finance 
C) real estate and insurance 
D) technology and manufacturing 
A) mining and agriculture 
B) health care and finance 
C) real estate and insurance 
D) technology and manufacturing

Question 2

Individuals have little power and influence in a democracy; by joining together with others in an interest group,individuals can increase their power and influence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

A government-created interest group is one that results from __________.

Accepted Answer

A) a schism within a political party 
B) passage of campaign-finance limits 
C) creation of a government program or bureaucracy 
D) the deregulation of private fund-raising activities 
A) a schism within a political party 
B) passage of campaign-finance limits 
C) creation of a government program or bureaucracy 
D) the deregulation of private fund-raising activities

Question 4

The Enron energy scandal and the 2008 subprime mortgage crisis illustrate which problem?

Accepted Answer

A) voter apathy 
B) bureaucratic incompetence 
C) interest groups setting up laws that favor only themselves 
D) too much government regulation of interest group activity 
A) voter apathy 
B) bureaucratic incompetence 
C) interest groups setting up laws that favor only themselves 
D) too much government regulation of interest group activity

Question 5

Government programs tend to be difficult to cut back or eliminate in the United States because __________.

Accepted Answer

A) the federal budget is renewed annually 
B) interest groups lobby to protect their benefits 
C) reduced government spending hurts the economy 
D) politicians are inherently conservative about change 
A) the federal budget is renewed annually 
B) interest groups lobby to protect their benefits 
C) reduced government spending hurts the economy 
D) politicians are inherently conservative about change

Question 6

Which statement explains why government bureaucracies tend to become influential interest groups?

Accepted Answer

A) Bureaucrats in specialized agencies have a major role in crafting legislation. 
B) Bureaucrats in umbrella agencies have a major role in setting the legislative agenda. 
C) Bureaucrats in specialized agencies have a major role in vetting presidential appointees. 
D) Bureaucrats in umbrella agencies have a major role in getting Congressional candidates elected. 
A) Bureaucrats in specialized agencies have a major role in crafting legislation. 
B) Bureaucrats in umbrella agencies have a major role in setting the legislative agenda. 
C) Bureaucrats in specialized agencies have a major role in vetting presidential appointees. 
D) Bureaucrats in umbrella agencies have a major role in getting Congressional candidates elected.

Question 7

Which statement expresses a normative element of pluralism?

Accepted Answer

A) Government-created interest groups should be banned from lobbying activities. 
B) Interest groups should be regulated to minimize the power of business interests. 
C) The government should support competition and interaction among interest groups. 
D) Interest groups tend to develop around the goal of preventing cuts to government programs. 
A) Government-created interest groups should be banned from lobbying activities. 
B) Interest groups should be regulated to minimize the power of business interests. 
C) The government should support competition and interaction among interest groups. 
D) Interest groups tend to develop around the goal of preventing cuts to government programs.

Question 8

An interest group with structured access has __________ relationship with government.

Accepted Answer

A) an adversarial 
B) a short-term 
C) a co-dependent 
D) a stable and beneficial 
A) an adversarial 
B) a short-term 
C) a co-dependent 
D) a stable and beneficial

Question 9

For interest groups to function properly,there must be __________.

Accepted Answer

A) a two-party system 
B) an adversarial media 
C) a strong government 
D) an educated citizenry 
A) a two-party system 
B) an adversarial media 
C) a strong government 
D) an educated citizenry

Question 10

An interest group's socioeconomic status is correlated with its level of success.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which statement explains why the issue of access challenges the pluralist theory?

Accepted Answer

A) Pluralists assume that larger interest groups have greater access to fund-raising opportunities. 
B) Pluralists argue that access to government benefits should be evenly distributed to all interest groups. 
C) Pluralists argue that access to policy makers should be limited to those groups whose interests align with the public good. 
D) Pluralists assume that all groups have access to policy makers when some groups are actually shut out of the system almost entirely. 
A) Pluralists assume that larger interest groups have greater access to fund-raising opportunities. 
B) Pluralists argue that access to government benefits should be evenly distributed to all interest groups. 
C) Pluralists argue that access to policy makers should be limited to those groups whose interests align with the public good. 
D) Pluralists assume that all groups have access to policy makers when some groups are actually shut out of the system almost entirely.

Question 12

Interest groups in the United States tend to over-represent __________.

Accepted Answer

A) business interests 
B) social welfare causes 
C) specialized labor groups 
D) non-profit organizations 
A) business interests 
B) social welfare causes 
C) specialized labor groups 
D) non-profit organizations

Question 13

Which statement explains the relationship between lobbying the executive branch and lobbying the legislative branch in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) Lobbying the executive branch is more tightly regulated. 
B) Interest groups apply roughly the same tactics when lobbying both branches. 
C) Large interest groups tend to focus more on lobbying the legislative branch. 
D) Interest groups rely more on personal contacts when lobbying the executive branch. 
A) Lobbying the executive branch is more tightly regulated. 
B) Interest groups apply roughly the same tactics when lobbying both branches. 
C) Large interest groups tend to focus more on lobbying the legislative branch. 
D) Interest groups rely more on personal contacts when lobbying the executive branch.

Question 14

Which of these concepts is most strongly associated with Henry David Thoreau,Mahatma Gandhi,and Martin Luther King,Jr.?

Accepted Answer

A) civil disobedience 
B) corporatism 
C) racial profiling 
D) structured access 
A) civil disobedience 
B) corporatism 
C) racial profiling 
D) structured access

Question 15

Which statement explains why a candidate for office in the United States would find the issue of abortion politically challenging?

Accepted Answer

A) Supreme Court rulings protect abortion rights from political meddling. 
B) Catholics and Protestant fundamentalists are highly influential interest groups. 
C) Many Americans base their vote solely on a candidate's position on social issues. 
D) American voters who support abortion rights are also likely to oppose same-sex marriage. 
A) Supreme Court rulings protect abortion rights from political meddling. 
B) Catholics and Protestant fundamentalists are highly influential interest groups. 
C) Many Americans base their vote solely on a candidate's position on social issues. 
D) American voters who support abortion rights are also likely to oppose same-sex marriage.

Question 16

Interest groups and political parties perform the same function in the political system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The trend toward negative advertising in political campaigns is spurred in by __________.

Accepted Answer

A) the use of soft money 
B) the growth of social media 
C) limits on campaign donations 
D) the rollback of FCC regulations 
A) the use of soft money 
B) the growth of social media 
C) limits on campaign donations 
D) the rollback of FCC regulations

Question 18

An interest group whose membership is dominated by retired persons is most likely to lobby __________.

Accepted Answer

A) for an expansion of Medicare benefits 
B) against legislation banning age discrimination 
C) for grants to the states to expand homeschooling efforts 
D) against efforts to trim the costs of the federal bureaucracy 
A) for an expansion of Medicare benefits 
B) against legislation banning age discrimination 
C) for grants to the states to expand homeschooling efforts 
D) against efforts to trim the costs of the federal bureaucracy

Question 19

Which statement explains what has happened to federal oversight of the financial industry since the 1980s?

Accepted Answer

A) Interest groups have lined up in opposition to the financial industry,leading to several waves of new regulations. 
B) Congress has generally delivered whatever the financial industry wanted,repealing laws and rolling back safeguards. 
C) Presidents have generally had an adversarial relationship with the financial industry,pushing successfully to tighten regulations. 
D) Citizens have generally pushed back against legislation tightening restrictions on the financial industry,and Congress has responded by heavily deregulating the industry. 
A) Interest groups have lined up in opposition to the financial industry,leading to several waves of new regulations. 
B) Congress has generally delivered whatever the financial industry wanted,repealing laws and rolling back safeguards. 
C) Presidents have generally had an adversarial relationship with the financial industry,pushing successfully to tighten regulations. 
D) Citizens have generally pushed back against legislation tightening restrictions on the financial industry,and Congress has responded by heavily deregulating the industry.

Question 20

What did Olson believe would happen if interest groups became progressively stronger over time?

Accepted Answer

A) Inequality would decline. 
B) Economic growth would stagnate. 
C) The country would become vulnerable to security threats. 
D) Companies and individuals would become more innovative. 
A) Inequality would decline. 
B) Economic growth would stagnate. 
C) The country would become vulnerable to security threats. 
D) Companies and individuals would become more innovative.

Which two industries contribute the most money to candidates of both major American political parties?

Individuals have little power and influence in a democracy; by joining together with others in an interest group,individuals can increase their power and influence.

A government-created interest group is one that results from __________.

The Enron energy scandal and the 2008 subprime mortgage crisis illustrate which problem?

Government programs tend to be difficult to cut back or eliminate in the United States because __________.

Which statement explains why government bureaucracies tend to become influential interest groups?

Which statement expresses a normative element of pluralism?

An interest group with structured access has __________ relationship with government.

For interest groups to function properly,there must be __________.

An interest group's socioeconomic status is correlated with its level of success.

Which statement explains why the issue of access challenges the pluralist theory?

Interest groups in the United States tend to over-represent __________.

Which statement explains the relationship between lobbying the executive branch and lobbying the legislative branch in the United States?

Which of these concepts is most strongly associated with Henry David Thoreau,Mahatma Gandhi,and Martin Luther King,Jr.?

Which statement explains why a candidate for office in the United States would find the issue of abortion politically challenging?

Interest groups and political parties perform the same function in the political system.

The trend toward negative advertising in political campaigns is spurred in by __________.

An interest group whose membership is dominated by retired persons is most likely to lobby __________.

Which statement explains what has happened to federal oversight of the financial industry since the 1980s?

What did Olson believe would happen if interest groups became progressively stronger over time?

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Exam 9: Interest Groups

Which two industries contribute the most money to candidates of both major American political parties?

Individuals have little power and influence in a democracy; by joining together with others in an interest group,individuals can increase their power and influence.

A government-created interest group is one that results from __________.

The Enron energy scandal and the 2008 subprime mortgage crisis illustrate which problem?

Government programs tend to be difficult to cut back or eliminate in the United States because __________.

Which statement explains why government bureaucracies tend to become influential interest groups?

Which statement expresses a normative element of pluralism?

An interest group with structured access has __________ relationship with government.

For interest groups to function properly,there must be __________.

An interest group's socioeconomic status is correlated with its level of success.

Which statement explains why the issue of access challenges the pluralist theory?

Interest groups in the United States tend to over-represent __________.

Which statement explains the relationship between lobbying the executive branch and lobbying the legislative branch in the United States?

Which of these concepts is most strongly associated with Henry David Thoreau,Mahatma Gandhi,and Martin Luther King,Jr.?

Which statement explains why a candidate for office in the United States would find the issue of abortion politically challenging?

Interest groups and political parties perform the same function in the political system.

The trend toward negative advertising in political campaigns is spurred in by __________.

An interest group whose membership is dominated by retired persons is most likely to lobby __________.

Which statement explains what has happened to federal oversight of the financial industry since the 1980s?

What did Olson believe would happen if interest groups became progressively stronger over time?

Politics and Political Science

Political Ideologies

States

Constitutions and Rights

Regimes

Political Culture

Public Opinion

Political Communication

Parties

Elections

Legislatures

Executives and Bureaucracies

Judiciaries

Political Economy

Violence and Revolution

International Relations

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