Question 1

Formation of Super PACs was facilitated by the Supreme Court decision in

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A)  ​Chavez v. Nizon.
B)  ​Citizens United v. FEC.
C)  ​Garcia v. Clinton.
D)  ​Brown v. Bd. of Education.
E)  ​Hamdan v. Rumsfeld.

Question 2

People who ___________ are most likely to belong to interest groups.​

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A)  ​have low income
B)  have ​the most urgent need for government benefits
C)  ​have high income
D)  ​are retired
E)  ​have an interest in ideological issues

Question 3

Almost all political contributions made by unions go to

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A)  Democrats.
B)  Republicans.
C)  conservatives.
D)  independents.
E)  challengers.

Question 4

When the air you breathe is made cleaner as a result of lobbying done by an interest group to which you do not belong,you are an example of

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A)  a program monitor.
B)  an interest group entrepreneur.
C)  the PAC problem.
D)  a freeloader.
E)  a free rider.

Question 5

Cesar Chavez's work to organize California workers into the United Farm Workers makes him an example of a(n)

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A)  primary mover.
B)  policy maintainer.
C)  interest group entrepreneur.
D)  monitoring agent.
E)  public proponent.

Question 6

With no one taking the lead in ​an interest group's traditional agenda building role,in the wake of the Newtown massacre the only legislation that passed was ______________.

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A)  ​prohibiting those younger than 18 from possessing firearms without a gun-handling skills test
B)  ​closing the loophole in current law whereby people buying firearms at gun shows and in the internet are not subject to a background check
C)  ​clarifying the definitions of medical and mental health conditions that disqualify a person from handgun ownership
D)  ​expanding the list of laws for which convictions may disqualify a person from handgun ownership
E)  ​No legislation was passed in response to the Newtown massacre.

Question 7

Some sophisticated research has shown that PAC donations

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A)  can have a greater influence within congressional committees than on affecting floor votes.
B)  are influential based on an exponential scale of the actual amount given.
C)  have been declining in effectiveness over the past 15 years.
D)  influence the behavior of the executive bureaucracy more than Congress.
E)  All of these choices are true.

Question 8

The __________ defied conventional wisdom regarding political change through a broad and sustained series of protests and unconventional actions.

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A)  antinuclear movement
B)  antilobbying association
C)  civil rights movement
D)  gun control faction
E)  right-to-life association

Question 9

Which of the following groups is most dependent on the Internet to gain new supporters?

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A)  Business associations
B)  Labor associations
C)  Professional associations
D)  Political parties
E)  Ideological citizen groups

Question 10

_________ believe that interest groups further democracy by broadening representation within the system.

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A)  Majoritarians
B)  Elitists
C)  Oligarchs
D)  Humanitarians
E)  Pluralists

Question 11

An important idea of pluralist theory is that

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A)  most interest groups work for the good of the majority.
B)  the institutions of government will ignore interest groups regardless of their orientation.
C)  interest groups will ultimately fade from the political scene.
D)  new interest groups naturally form when the need arises.
E)  people join groups for benefits, regardless of current circumstances.

Question 12

Today the largest sector of unionized workers is

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A)  auto workers.
B)  university employees.
C)  agricultural workers.
D)  municipal government employees.
E)  pipefitters and plumbers.

Question 13

​Which of the following is not a role of interest groups?

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A)  ​Representation
B)  ​​Program monitoring
C)  ​Agenda building
D)  Electing their members to public office
E)  ​All of these choices are roles of interest groups.

Question 14

In interest group lobbying,coalitions are often

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A)  informal arrangements.
B)  temporary.
C)  formed only for the purpose of lobbying on a single issue.
D)  informal arrangements, temporary, and formed only for the purpose of lobbying on a single issue.
E)  None of these choices is true.

Question 15

__________ make sure that people in government know what their members want and that their organizations know what the government is doing.

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A)  Cabinet officials
B)  Federal agency administrators
C)  Lobbyists
D)  Governors
E)  Political parties

Question 16

There were an estimated __________ PACs contributing to congressional candidates during the 2011-2012 campaign cycle.

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A)  1,000
B)  7,000
C)  25,000
D)  250,000
E)  one million

Question 17

Large interest groups are often difficult to organize because

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A)  many of their potential members prefer to let someone else shoulder the interest groups' financial burden.
B)  as they grow in size, they attract more unfavorable publicity.
C)  they usually suffer from diseconomies of scale.
D)  the Internet has not made it easier to convince individuals to join.
E)  they often do not represent compelling interests.

Question 18

​One might say of Americans that "We hate interest groups,except those that ________________."

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A)  oppose terrorism
B)  ​speak on our behalf
C)  ​support environmental issues
D)  ​include children among their beneficiaries
E)  ​advocate reduced government spending

Question 19

Most lobbyists believe that public testimony before congressional committees

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A)  is the most effective way of influencing legislation.
B)  should be televised so that all citizens have access to this information.
C)  should be discontinued.
D)  is less important than are private one-on-one meetings.
E)  should be a matter of public record.

Question 20

Nonconnected PACs are highly ideological and tend to give

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A)  to liberal Democrats.
B)  to conservative Republicans.
C)  to well-connected incumbent politicians of any ideological stripe.
D)  to presidential candidates but not to congressional ones.
E)  either to conservatives or to liberals, but not both.

Exam 10: Interest Groups

Which of the following groups is most dependent on the Internet to gain new supporters?

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Some sophisticated research has shown that PAC donations

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The __________ defied conventional wisdom regarding political change through a broad and sustained series of protests and unconventional actions.

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When the air you breathe is made cleaner as a result of lobbying done by an interest group to which you do not belong,you are an example of

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Today the largest sector of unionized workers is

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Almost all political contributions made by unions go to

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Most lobbyists believe that public testimony before congressional committees

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In interest group lobbying,coalitions are often

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With no one taking the lead in ​an interest group's traditional agenda building role,in the wake of the Newtown massacre the only legislation that passed was ______________.

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__________ make sure that people in government know what their members want and that their organizations know what the government is doing.

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​One might say of Americans that "We hate interest groups,except those that ________________."

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Cesar Chavez's work to organize California workers into the United Farm Workers makes him an example of a(n)

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_________ believe that interest groups further democracy by broadening representation within the system.

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An important idea of pluralist theory is that

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​Which of the following is not a role of interest groups?

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There were an estimated __________ PACs contributing to congressional candidates during the 2011-2012 campaign cycle.

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Large interest groups are often difficult to organize because

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People who ___________ are most likely to belong to interest groups.​

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Formation of Super PACs was facilitated by the Supreme Court decision in

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Nonconnected PACs are highly ideological and tend to give

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