Question 1

Many interest groups are initially organized because:

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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 a group will promote his or her goals and enhance his or her political influence
D)   activists realize that it is easier to form an interest group than it is to engage in other forms of political participation
E)   a politician has lost an election and wants to challenge the results

Question 2

The best description of the ideal of pluralism is that:

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A)   the public good should always trump individual interests
B)   interests should be free to compete with each other for governmental influence
C)   interest groups are factions that endanger liberty
D)   democracy is best served by legalizing but regulating the influence of interest groups
E)   interest groups are factions that endanger political and economic equality

Question 3

Interest groups most effectively serve:

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A)   the working classes
B)   the powerless
C)   the upper classes
D)   government bureaucrats
E)   racial and ethnic minorities

Question 4

Which of the following are lobbyists NOT required by federal law to disclose?

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A)   whom they are working for
B)   how much they are paid
C)   whom they are lobbying
D)   what they are looking for
E)   how many members they represent

Question 5

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)   having connections with government officials
E)   the region of the country in which an individual lives

Question 6

Another name for lobbying is:

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A)   stalking
B)   mobilizing
C)   petitioning
D)   litigating
E)   soliciting

Question 7

A full page,fully paid spread in the New York Times publicizing a major oil company is best described as:

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A)   going public
B)   lobbying
C)   institutional advertising
D)   an iron triangle
E)   an issue network

Question 8

Why has there been a proliferation of interest groups in the United States? What have been the effects on the political process? What are some of the historical reasons for the proliferation of interest groups during the New Deal and the 1960s?

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Question 9

What is an interest group? Describe some different types of interest groups active in American politics.What are some of the similarities these different types share in terms of organization and recruitment?

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Question 10

Which of the following statements about PACs is most accurate?

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A)   The number of both labor PACs and ideological/public interest PACs has decreased significantly since 1980.
B)   The number of both labor PACs and ideological/public interest PACs has increased dramatically since 1980.
C)   The number of ideological/public interest PACs has increased dramatically since 1980, while the number of labor PACs has remained essentially the same.
D)   The number of ideological/public interest PACs has decreased dramatically since 1980, while the number of labor PACs has remained essentially the same.
E)   The number of ideological/public interest PACs has increased dramatically since 1980, while the number of labor PACs has decreased significantly.

Question 11

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)   Lobbyists attempt to influence government directly by running for elected office.
D)   Lobbying is the only form of influence that has explicit First Amendment protection from regulation.
E)   Lobbying involves advertising in order to create a positive image of an organization.

Question 12

Approximately how many members does AARP have?

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A)   3,900
B)   39,000
C)   339,000
D)   3,900,000
E)   39,000,000 E

Question 13

The New Politics movement gave rise to what type of interest group?

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A)   ideological
B)   partisan
C)   labor
D)   public interest
E)   professional association

Question 14

Members of interest groups in the United States are typically people:

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A)   with higher levels of income and education
B)   from the lower socioeconomic levels
C)   who do not participate in politics
D)   who work in manual labor and unskilled occupations
E)   who identify as Democrats A

Question 15

What is the primary function of a political action committee?

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A)   to raise grassroots support for a particular interest
B)   to organize and coordinate a strategy of litigation
C)   to build better networks between interest groups and political parties
D)   to raise and distribute money to election campaigns
E)   to produce and carry out an institutional advertising campaign

Question 16

Interest groups are concerned with the ______ of government,while political parties are concerned with the ______ of government.

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A)   values; goals
B)   membership; authority
C)   policies; personnel
D)   lawfulness; political feasibility
E)   legitimacy; power

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT a function of interest groups?

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A)   to influence governmental decisions
B)   to lobby government officials
C)   to get their members elected to political office
D)   to educate their members and the public about the issues that affect them
E)   to monitor government programs to make sure their members are not adversely affected

Question 18

Which of the following Supreme Court cases illustrates the use of litigation by an interest group?

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A)   Roe v. Wade
B)   Webster v. Reproductive Health Services
C)   Gibbons v. Ogden
D)   United States v. Nixon
E)   Marbury v. Madison

Question 19

What are political parties more capable of doing than interest groups?

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A)   raising money
B)   providing solidary benefits
C)   providing purposive benefits
D)   articulating a clear and persuasive ideology
E)   organizing people on a mass scale

Question 20

The practice of lobbying is protected by:

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

Exam 8: Interest Groups

Many interest groups are initially organized because:

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The best description of the ideal of pluralism is that:

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Interest groups most effectively serve:

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Which of the following are lobbyists NOT required by federal law to disclose?

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

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Another name for lobbying is:

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A full page,fully paid spread in the New York Times publicizing a major oil company is best described as:

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Why has there been a proliferation of interest groups in the United States? What have been the effects on the political process? What are some of the historical reasons for the proliferation of interest groups during the New Deal and the 1960s?

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What is an interest group? Describe some different types of interest groups active in American politics.What are some of the similarities these different types share in terms of organization and recruitment?

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Which of the following statements about PACs is most accurate?

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What distinguishes lobbying from other strategies of influence?

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The New Politics movement gave rise to what type of interest group?

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Members of interest groups in the United States are typically people:

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Interest groups are concerned with the ______ of government,while political parties are concerned with the ______ of government.

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Which of the following is NOT a function of interest groups?

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Which of the following Supreme Court cases illustrates the use of litigation by an interest group?

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