Question 1

What are some of the historical reasons for the proliferation of interest groups during the 1960s? Using examples of specific organizations, explain how the groups that emerged in the 1960s differed from the groups that preceded them.

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Question 2

The collection of grassroots online activist organizations that have redefined membership and fund-raising practices and streamlined staff structure are referred to as the

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A)   527s.
B)   pluralists.
C)   Super PACs.
D)   netroots.

Question 3

The National League of Cities is a good example of a

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

Question 4

Most initiative campaigns today are sponsored by

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A)   candidates for political office who see it as a way to engage in money swapping.
B)   issue networks that want to change government policies without attracting attention from the public.
C)   citizens who care deeply about a given issue.
D)   interest groups seeking to circumvent legislative opposition to their goals.

Question 5

Lobbying is

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A)   an attempt by an individual or group to influence the passage of legislation by exerting indirect pressure, through advertisements and media coverage, on members of Congress or a state legislature.
B)   an attempt by an individual or group to influence the passage of legislation by exerting direct pressure on members of Congress or a state legislature.
C)   an attempt by an individual or group to influence the passage of legislation by exerting indirect pressure, through phone calls or emails, on members of Congress or a state legislature.
D)   the act of working on a reelection campaign.

Question 6

National defense is a good example of a

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A)   material benefit.
B)   collective good.
C)   solidary benefit.
D)   purposive benefit.

Question 7

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

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

Question 8

Which of the following is a theoretical assumption of pluralism?

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A)   Competition among interests will produce balance, with all interests regulating each other.
B)   Competition among interests will produce extreme public policy, with one interest dominating all others.
C)   Only some interests should be free to compete for influence in the United States.
D)   All interests are not equally free to compete for influence in the United States.

Question 9

What is the primary variable for predicting the likelihood of joining an interest group?

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A)   having an interest shared by others
B)   having a higher income and education
C)   already being a member of a political party
D)   the region of the country in which an individual lives

Question 10

What distinguishes lobbying from other strategies of influence?

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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 11

The free-rider problem occurs because

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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 12

Which of the following groups is most likely to belong to the New Politics movement?

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A)   blue-collar workers whose formative experience was the Great Depression
B)   upper-middle-class professionals, for whom the civil rights and antiwar movements of the 1960s were key experiences
C)   conservative evangelical southerners, reacting to the cultural changes of the 1960s
D)   recent immigrants to the United States

Question 13

Labor groups represent ________ percent of the total number of interest groups registered to lobby in Washington.

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A)   2
B)   12
C)   32
D)   52

Question 14

Which of the following groups has had the greatest success with a strategy of litigation?

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A)   the National Chamber of Commerce
B)   the National Rifle Association
C)   the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
D)   the Southern Christian Leadership Conference

Question 15

AARP has approximately ________ members today.

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A)   38,000
B)   338,000
C)   3,800,000
D)   38,000,000

Question 16

The fact that interest groups favor the wealthy and well educated can be understood as a reflection of what dilemma in American politics?

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A)   Liberty is often inconsistent with equality.
B)   Democracy has not been helpful in reducing the number of factions.
C)   There are no efficient means of organizing the working class in the United States.
D)   Organized associations and groups tend to inhibit freedom.

Question 17

The increased number and importance of interest groups

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A)   causes a subsequent expansion in government.
B)   is a response to an increase in the size and activity of government.
C)   is a response to a decrease in the size and activity of government.
D)   is due to the decline in the United States' multiparty system.

Question 18

When a coalition of credit card companies forms an interest group called the Partnership to Protect Consumer Credit, this suggests that

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A)   credit card companies are interested in the public good.
B)   private interests are hiding behind the ideals of public interests.
C)   public interest groups are now actively involving private corporations.
D)   the free-rider problem does not apply to private corporations.

Question 19

If a person enjoys the benefits of a group's collective efforts but does not contribute to those efforts, he or she is called a

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A)   citizen.
B)   subject.
C)   free rider.
D)   lobbyist.

Question 20

Organized interest groups enhance American democracy by

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A)   fielding large numbers of electable candidates.
B)   financing large numbers of election campaigns.
C)   empowering less potent segments of society.
D)   representing the interests of large numbers of people and encouraging political participation.

Exam 8: Interest Groups

Which of the following groups is most likely to belong to the New Politics movement?

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The free-rider problem occurs because

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The National League of Cities is a good example of a

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What distinguishes lobbying from other strategies of influence?

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National defense is a good example of a

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If a person enjoys the benefits of a group's collective efforts but does not contribute to those efforts, he or she is called a

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When a coalition of credit card companies forms an interest group called the Partnership to Protect Consumer Credit, this suggests that

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Most initiative campaigns today are sponsored by

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Which of the following is a theoretical assumption of pluralism?

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Organized interest groups enhance American democracy by

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Which of the following groups has had the greatest success with a strategy of litigation?

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The fact that interest groups favor the wealthy and well educated can be understood as a reflection of what dilemma in American politics?

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What is the primary variable for predicting the likelihood of joining an interest group?

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The collection of grassroots online activist organizations that have redefined membership and fund-raising practices and streamlined staff structure are referred to as the

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The increased number and importance of interest groups

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What are some of the historical reasons for the proliferation of interest groups during the 1960s? Using examples of specific organizations, explain how the groups that emerged in the 1960s differed from the groups that preceded them.

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AARP has approximately ________ members today.

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