Question 1

________ once wrote that "America was a nation of joiners."

Accepted Answer

A)   James Madison
B)   Alexis de Tocqueville
C)   David Truman
D)   Robert Dahl

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

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 3

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

Accepted Answer

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 4

A political action committee (PAC)  can contribute ________ to any candidate for federal office, provided it contributes to at least five different federal candidates each year.

Accepted Answer

A)   $500
B)   $5,000
C)   $50,000
D)   $500,000

Question 5

The National Governor's Association is a good example of a ________.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

In 2014, there were approximately ________ political action committees (PACs)  in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A)   150
B)   1,500
C)   5,000
D)   15,000

Question 7

The practice of lobbying is protected by ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   the First Amendment
B)   state and federal laws dating from the 1930s
C)   internal rules of Congress
D)   a 1961 Supreme Court decision

Question 8

Which of the following statements about netroots associations and traditional interest groups is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)   While most traditional interest groups are focused on a single issue, netroots associations are often issue generalists that have a wide umbrella of issues for which they lobby.
B)   While most netroots associations are focused on a single issue, traditional interest groups are often issue generalists that have a wide umbrella of issues for which they lobby.
C)   Both traditional interest groups and netroots associations maintain a large number of offices in Washington, D.C., and other regional locations.
D)   While most netroots associations maintain a large number of offices in Washington, D.C., and other regional locations, most traditional interest groups do not.

Question 9

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.

Question 10

Organized interest groups enhance American democracy by

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 11

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.

Question 12

________ 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

Question 13

Individuals and organizations can give an unlimited amount of money to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   U.S. Senate candidates
B)   U.S. presidential candidates
C)   political parties
D)   Super PACs

Question 14

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.

Question 15

A loose, informal relationship of public officials, interest groups, and activists who are all concerned with the same policies is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   an iron triangle
B)   a membership association
C)   the New Politics movement
D)   an issue network

Question 16

What are some of the historical reasons for the proliferation of interest groups during the 1880s, the 1930s, and 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 17

How the Constitution balances the threat posed by organized interests with the need for liberty is discussed in the

Accepted Answer

A)   Federalist Papers, no. 7.
B)   Federalist Papers, no. 10.
C)   Federalist Papers, no. 51.
D)   Antifederalist Papers, no. 78.

Question 18

A ________ exists when paid staff conduct most of the daily business of a group.

Accepted Answer

A)   staff organization
B)   free-rider group
C)   lobbyist firm
D)   527 committee

Question 19

Many interest groups are initially organized because

Accepted Answer

A)   most state-level government agencies will only negotiate policy implementation with organized groups.
B)   funding opportunities provided by the federal bureaucracy encourage collective action.
C)   a political entrepreneur with a strong commitment to a particular set of goals believes that a group will promote and enhance his or her goals and political influence.
D)   a politician has lost an election and wants to challenge the results.

Question 20

One way that the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)  has been effective at overcoming the free-rider problem is by providing ________ benefits to its members.

Accepted Answer

A)   selective
B)   elective
C)   free-rider
D)   public good

Exam 11: Groups and Interests

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The practice of lobbying is protected by ________.

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A ________ exists when paid staff conduct most of the daily business of a group.

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

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

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A loose, informal relationship of public officials, interest groups, and activists who are all concerned with the same policies is called ________.

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How the Constitution balances the threat posed by organized interests with the need for liberty is discussed in the

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Which of the following statements about netroots associations and traditional interest groups is most accurate?

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