Question 1

A benefit that is sought by an interest group and that once achieved cannot be denied to
Nonmembers is called a

Accepted Answer

A)  free rider.
B)  collective good.
C)  solidary benefit.
D)  purposive benefit.

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A)  2
B)  22
C)  42
D)  62

Question 3

AARP has approximately ________ members today.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

"Selective benefits" are

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A)  government programs that provide tax cuts for people at the top of the income distribution.
B)  government programs that distribute food,housing,or monetary assistance to people who make less than a predetermined amount of money each year.
C)  incentives that interest groups make available only to those people who are members of their organizations.
D)  incentives that interest groups distribute to people who do not belong to their organizations in order to win public support for their causes.

Question 5

The "poor" and the homeless are two examples of

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A)  public interest groups.
B)  potential interest groups.
C)  citizen interest groups.
D)  grassroots interest groups.

Question 6

In order to overcome the ________,interest groups often provide ________ to their members.

Accepted Answer

A)  free-rider problem; collective goods
B)  free-rider problem; selective benefits
C)  principal-agent problem; collective goods
D)  principal-agent problem; selective benefits

Question 7

Elite pluralism refers to the fact that

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A)  many important government officials in the United States are not elected by the American public.
B)  most American interest groups will only accept members who have a college degree and make above a certain amount of money each year.
C)  political leaders in the United States have a wide range of views and are not exclusively liberal or conservative.
D)  economic elites have used group politics to achieve considerably more influence than mass-based forces in the American political process.

Question 8

It is difficult for political scientists to categorize unrepresented interests because

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A)  there are no constitutional means for unorganized interests to compete for attention.
B)  there are no organizations that can present their identities and demands.
C)  there are no measurements of interests and needs outside of representation.
D)  these interests often want to stay hidden from public view.

Question 9

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)  legitimacy; power

Question 10

In the lobbying world,to be "Microsofted" means that a company has

Accepted Answer

A)  become vulnerable to adverse legislation and investigation as a result of failing toLobby the federal government.
B)  only lobbied members of one political party,who have just lost their majority.
C)  lobbied only the federal government,opening itself up to adverse actions by state governments.
D)  allowed other companies to become free riders on its costly lobbying efforts.

Question 11

The solidary benefits of interest groups include

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A)  friendship and consciousness-raising.
B)  special services and goods.
C)  information and money.
D)  identification with the purpose or ideology of the group.

Question 12

Over the past several decades,the number and scale of interest groups at the national level has

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

Brown v.Board of Education of Topeka,Kansas was a Supreme Court case pursued as part
Of ________ strategy of litigation.

Accepted Answer

A)  the Congress of Racial Equality's
B)  the American Civil Liberties Union's
C)  the Human Rights Campaign's
D)  the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's

Question 14

Members of interest groups in the United States are typically people

Accepted Answer

A)  with higher incomes,more education,and management or professional occupations.
B)  with lower incomes,less education,and manual labor occupations.
C)  who identify as Republicans.
D)  who identify as Democrats.

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

A)  going public.
B)  lobbying.
C)  institutional advertising.
D)  an issue network.

Question 16

In an iron triangle,the congressional committee

Accepted Answer

A)  supports the agency's budgetary requests and the programs the interest group favors.
B)  opposes the agency's budgetary requests and the programs the interest group favors.
C)  files formal lawsuits and amicus briefs against administrative agencies and interest groups.
D)  is legally excluded from any interactions with interest groups and administrative agencies.

Question 17

________ occurs when interest groups take out advertisements and hold marches.

Accepted Answer

A)  Mobilizing public opinion
B)  Partisan politics
C)  Lobbying
D)  Litigating

Question 18

A ________ is the best example of an informational benefit provided by many interest groups.

Accepted Answer

A)  consciousness-raising workshop
B)  free T-shirt
C)  newsletter
D)  health insurance program

Question 19

When an oil company is invited to participate in negotiations with the Environmental Protection Agency over a proposed rule on offshore drilling,it illustrates that

Accepted Answer

A)  the First Amendment to the Constitution only allows corporations to "petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
B)  Supreme Court decisions banning iron triangles have largely failed to limit interest group influence.
C)  federal agencies almost always attempt to consult relevant stakeholders before implementing a new rule.
D)  interest groups no longer attempt to influence representatives in Congress or judges and focus almost all of their attention,instead,on administrative agencies.

Question 20

A person who enjoys the benefits of a group's collective efforts but does not contribute
To those efforts is called a

Accepted Answer

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

Exam 8: Interest Groups

The solidary benefits of interest groups include

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The "poor" and the homeless are two examples of

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A benefit that is sought by an interest group and that once achieved cannot be denied to Nonmembers is called a

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Brown v.Board of Education of Topeka,Kansas was a Supreme Court case pursued as part Of ________ strategy of litigation.

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AARP has approximately ________ members today.

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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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"Selective benefits" are

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A ________ is the best example of an informational benefit provided by many interest groups.

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________ occurs when interest groups take out advertisements and hold marches.

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It is difficult for political scientists to categorize unrepresented interests because

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Elite pluralism refers to the fact that

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In order to overcome the ________,interest groups often provide ________ to their members.

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Over the past several decades,the number and scale of interest groups at the national level has

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

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