Question 1

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

Question 2

The Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995:

Accepted Answer

A)  restricted lobbyists from engaging in direct lobbying. 
B)  exempted all lobbyists from registering with the clerk of the House. 
C)  exempted lobbyists from disclosing the name of the agency or chamber of Congress they contacted. 
D)  required lobbyists to report their clients. 
E)  increased the tax imposed on lobbyists.

Question 3

Lobbying, collective bargaining by labor unions, and other forms of representation are examples of _________. 
A) picket-fence federalism 
B) fiscal federalism 
C) public goods 
D) private goods

Accepted Answer

The answer of Lobbying, collective bargaining by labor unions, and...

Question 4

Which of the following is true of American interest groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  Interest groups are considered undemocratic. 
B)  Interest groups have become a permanent part of American government. 
C)  Each interest group can only be represented by a single lobbyist throughout its existence. 
D)  All the major interest groups have headquarters in Los Angeles. 
E)  Interest group representatives are seldom consulted when Congress drafts new legislation.

Question 5

The _____ guarantees the right of the people "to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."

Accepted Answer

A)  First Amendment 
B)  Fifth Amendment 
C)  Seventh Amendment 
D)  Fourteenth Amendment 
E)  Nineteenth Amendment

Question 6

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 7

Which of the following is true of the entrepreneurial theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  This line of thought focuses on the importance of the leaders who establish an organization. 
B)  This line of thought focuses on the ideologies of an organization. 
C)  This line of thought focuses on the people who are affected by an organization. 
D)  This line of thought focuses on the importance of funds necessary to run an organization. 
E)  This line of thought focuses on the problem of free riders who benefit from an organization.

Question 8

The _________ is a system by which a particular interest group evaluates the performance of legislators based on how often the legislators have voted with the group's position on particular issues. 
A) grassroot system 
B) rating system 
C) shaping system 
D) mobilizing system

Accepted Answer

The answer of The _________ is a system by which...

Question 9

Which of the following is an example of a private good?

Accepted Answer

A)  Clean air 
B)  National defense 
C)  A car 
D)  A lighthouse 
E)  Software development

Question 10

In March 2010, the Republican-led House Appropriations Committee banned earmarks that benefit _________. 
A) civil society organizations 
B) profit-making corporations 
C) nonbusiness entities 
D) nonprofit organizations

Accepted Answer

The answer of In March 2010, the Republican-led House Appropriations...

Question 11

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

Question 12

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.

Question 13

Both the number of PACs (political action committees) and the amount of money PACs spend on elections have declined at an alarming rate in recent years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following is true of the right to petition the government?

Accepted Answer

A)  It prohibits citizens from suing the government. 
B)  It is guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution. 
C)  It is a right limited to the members of Congress. 
D)  It forbids citizens from demanding redress of grievances. 
E)  It allows citizens and groups of citizens to lobby members of Congress.

Question 15

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

Question 16

Some Americans consider _____ to be a natural consequence of democracy that play an important role in the American system of government.

Accepted Answer

A)  golden parachutes 
B)  unicameral legislatures 
C)  divine rights 
D)  interest groups 
E)  embargos

Question 17

Since the 1970s, corporations, labor unions, and special interest groups have been allowed to raise funds and make campaign contributions through _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  political action committees 
B)  Congress members 
C)  senate committees 
D)  Advertising Standards Authorities

Question 18

According to a lobbying reform effort undertaken by the Democratic majority in the 
Senate and House of Representatives in 2006, lobbyists were required to report _________ contributions that they arranged from a variety of sources. 
A) school voucher 
B) block grant 
C) categorical grant 
D) bundled campaign

Accepted Answer

The answer of According to a lobbying reform effort undertaken...

Question 19

Which of the following is true of a purposive incentive?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is the satisfaction gained from being in a group that stands for what a person believes in. 
B)  It is the satisfaction gained from feeling a sense of belonging to a group. 
C)  It is the satisfaction gained from receiving benefits such as discounts for being a part of a group. 
D)  It is the satisfaction gained from making friends. 
E)  It is the satisfaction gained from being able to dictate the actions of the members of a group.

Question 20

One version of elite theory posits that elites strive for communal harmony and do not compete for power .

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 6: Interest Groups

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

The Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995:

Lobbying, collective bargaining by labor unions, and other forms of representation are examples of _________. A) picket-fence federalism B) fiscal federalism C) public goods D) private goods

Which of the following is true of American interest groups?

The _____ guarantees the right of the people "to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."

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

Which of the following is true of the entrepreneurial theory?

The _________ is a system by which a particular interest group evaluates the performance of legislators based on how often the legislators have voted with the group's position on particular issues. A) grassroot system B) rating system C) shaping system D) mobilizing system

Which of the following is an example of a private good?

In March 2010, the Republican-led House Appropriations Committee banned earmarks that benefit _________. A) civil society organizations B) profit-making corporations C) nonbusiness entities D) nonprofit organizations

Which of the following is true of consumer interest groups?

Both the number of PACs (political action committees) and the amount of money PACs spend on elections have declined at an alarming rate in recent years.

Which of the following is true of the right to petition the government?

Some Americans consider _____ to be a natural consequence of democracy that play an important role in the American system of government.

Since the 1970s, corporations, labor unions, and special interest groups have been allowed to raise funds and make campaign contributions through _____.

Which of the following is true of a purposive incentive?

One version of elite theory posits that elites strive for communal harmony and do not compete for power .