A) serves as the headquarters of an organized labor group. B) sells only goods made by laborers affiliated with a union. C) requires that all employees in a unionized business join the union. D) is a retail store whose employees are unionized. E) Both b and d are true. A) serves as the headquarters of an organized labor group. B) sells only goods made by laborers affiliated with a union. C) requires that all employees in a unionized business join the union. D) is a retail store whose employees are unionized. E) Both b and d are true.

Exam 10: Interest Groups

________ theorists argue that the power of the few is fortified by an extensive system of interlocking directorates and that wealthy corporations prevail when it comes to major decisions by government.

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Question 61

What is the difference between a potential group and an actual group? How does each relate to the free-rider problem?

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Question 62

________ enables a group of similarly situated plaintiffs to combine similar grievances into a single suit.

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Question 63

Right-to-work laws are most strongly supported by

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Question 64

Many interest groups involve themselves in ________ to help get those they consider to be the right people into office or to keep them there.

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Question 65

Elitist views of interest groups emphasize that

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Question 66

What did Theodore Lowi mean by interest group liberalism?

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Question 67

Which of the following statements about interest groups is FALSE?

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Question 68

Publications,travel discounts,and group insurance rates are examples of selective benefits that some groups provide to members.

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Question 69

The law regulating whether an organization or firm should register its employees as lobbyists is the

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Question 70

The Consumer Products Safety Commission is an example of a public interest lobby.

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Question 71

Organizations that seek a "collective good,the achievement of which will not selectively and materially benefit the membership or activities of the organization" are called equality interest groups.

(True/False)

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Question 72

Subgovernments are composed of key interest group leaders interested in policy X,the government agency in charge of administering policy X,and the ________ handling policy X.

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Question 73

Right-to-work laws were banned by the Taft-Hartley Act of 1947.

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Question 74

Provide an example of a single-interest group.What differentiates a single-interest group from a traditional interest group?

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Question 75

Elite theory argues that a few groups (primarily the wealthy)have most of the power.

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Question 76

The problem faced by groups when people do not join because they can benefit from the group's activity even without joining is called the ________ problem.

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Question 77

Political action committee (PAC)money goes overwhelmingly to

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Question 78

The union shop

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Question 79

Which of the following is NOT one of the major elements of the subgovernment system at the national level?

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________ theorists argue that the power of the few is fortified by an extensive system of interlocking directorates and that wealthy corporations prevail when it comes to major decisions by government.

What is the difference between a potential group and an actual group? How does each relate to the free-rider problem?

________ enables a group of similarly situated plaintiffs to combine similar grievances into a single suit.

Right-to-work laws are most strongly supported by

Many interest groups involve themselves in ________ to help get those they consider to be the right people into office or to keep them there.

Elitist views of interest groups emphasize that

What did Theodore Lowi mean by interest group liberalism?

Which of the following statements about interest groups is FALSE?

Publications,travel discounts,and group insurance rates are examples of selective benefits that some groups provide to members.

The law regulating whether an organization or firm should register its employees as lobbyists is the

The Consumer Products Safety Commission is an example of a public interest lobby.

Organizations that seek a "collective good,the achievement of which will not selectively and materially benefit the membership or activities of the organization" are called equality interest groups.

Subgovernments are composed of key interest group leaders interested in policy X,the government agency in charge of administering policy X,and the ________ handling policy X.

Right-to-work laws were banned by the Taft-Hartley Act of 1947.

Provide an example of a single-interest group.What differentiates a single-interest group from a traditional interest group?

Elite theory argues that a few groups (primarily the wealthy)have most of the power.

The problem faced by groups when people do not join because they can benefit from the group's activity even without joining is called the ________ problem.

Political action committee (PAC)money goes overwhelmingly to

The union shop

Which of the following is NOT one of the major elements of the subgovernment system at the national level?

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