Question 1

Which of the following are tactics used by a group conducting an outside strategy?

Accepted Answer

A)   working with other groups, litigating, and mobilizing public opinion
B)   drafting legislation, conducting research, and working with other groups
C)   electioneering, grassroots lobbying, and using the initiative process
D)   using political action committees, mobilizing public opinion, and testifyingBefore Congress
E)   astroturf lobbying, mobilizing public opinion, and drafting legislation

Question 2

Allan volunteers for an interest group because he believes in the group's cause and he feels good helping them try to achieve it. This is an example of what?

Accepted Answer

A)   solidary benefits
B)   selective incentives
C)   public goods
D)   informational benefits
E)   purposive benefits

Question 3

Which of the following statements best characterizes the influence of interest groups?

Accepted Answer

A)   Most groups are only successful some of the time, regardless of their resources.
B)   Most groups get what they want from government most of the time.
C)   Interest groups are completely powerless.
D)   Only groups with many members and large budgets are successful.
E)   Interest groups can easily buy the congressional votes they need to get what they want from the legislative process.

Question 4

Why has the number of interest groups gone up dramatically in the pasty 50 years?

Accepted Answer

A)   The courts have tried to stay out of political decisions, making lobbying CongressMore important.
B)   The average income of most Americans has gone up faster than inflation, giving people more money to donate to interest groups.
C)   Money has become less important in politics due to the public funding of elections.
D)   The size of the federal government and the types of issues it has involved itself in has increased substantially.
E)   Congress has increased in size thus allowing for more lobbying opportunities.

Question 5

What are the advantages and disadvantages of a 501(c)(3) organization? Why has there been a significant increase recently in 501(c)(4) organizations and Super PACs? Is the increase in money spent by interest groups on advertising and mobilizing efforts for a candidate or issue a problem for democracy, or is it a healthy expression of free speech and debate among competing groups? Explain your answer and give examples to support your argument.

Accepted Answer

A 501(c)(3) organization has several adv...

Question 6

Because 501(c)(3) organizations are unregulated and are allowed to engage in any political activity, they are a popular vehicle for interest groups in elections.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following is a concern about how interest groups use the ballot initiative process?

Accepted Answer

A)   It is generally a waste of the group's time, effort, and resources.
B)   It allows states to undermine federal law.
C)   It circumvents the legislators who are supposed to represent voters.
D)   It favors groups with many monetary resources.
E)   It is used mainly as a pressure tactic to show politicians that interest groups do not need them and can usurp their power.

Question 8

The Business Industry Political Action Committee (BIPAC) , which is an association of several hundred businesses and trade associations, is an example of a(n) :

Accepted Answer

A)   social movement.
B)   citizens' movement.
C)   elite association.
D)   peak association.
E)   mass association.

Question 9

When people think about interest groups, they often picture a lobbyist making policy with politicians behind closed doors. How accurate is this depiction of direct lobbying? Should we do more or less to regulate the process? Explain your answer and give examples to support your argument.

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The depiction of direct lobbying as a lo...

Question 10

Compare and contrast political parties and interest groups as forms of representation. How do they differ and how are they similar? Which one provides better links between the public and government?

Accepted Answer

Political parties and interest groups ar...

Question 11

The National Independent Automobile Dealers Association (NIADA)  comprises 50 largely independent state-level organizations that provide membership benefits to car dealers. NIADA is an example of a group with a ________ organizational structure.

Accepted Answer

A)   centralized
B)   latent
C)   confederal
D)   peak association
E)   mass association

Question 12

There are many groups of people who have similar political interests but who do not have interest group representation because they remain unorganized.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Issues that attract little public attention are said to have "low" what?

Accepted Answer

A)   salience
B)   collective action
C)   initiative
D)   framing
E)   electioneering

Question 14

Interest groups often prepare research reports for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)   to sway public opinion.
B)   to persuade elected officials.
C)   to help interest group staff claim expertise on an aspect of public policy.
D)   to help raise money for the group.
E)   to influence journalists, who are more likely to respond to a group's requests for publicity if they think the group has evidence supporting its claims.

Question 15

It is legal for an interest group's employees or members to lobby on the group's behalf.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In general, lobbying involves policy changes that will help a small fraction of the population at the expense of everyone else.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

When an interest group files an amicus curiae brief, it is trying to influence policy through:

Accepted Answer

A)   drafting regulations.
B)   testimony.
C)   litigation.
D)   drafting laws.
E)   congressional hearings and investigations.

Question 18

Astroturf lobbying is sometimes ineffective because:

Accepted Answer

A)   it is considered an outdated practice.
B)   citizens generally make poor lobbyists.
C)   elected officials often do not take the opinions of average citizens seriously.
D)   interest groups often fail to take advantage of the latest communications technology.
E)   elected officials do not believe it reflects the mainstream views of their constituents.

Question 19

Which of the following is a characteristic of mass associations?

Accepted Answer

A)   Members are individuals who often pay dues.
B)   Members always have a direct say in selecting group leadership.
C)   Members are businesses and other organizations.
D)   Membership is dominated by ideologically extreme individuals.
E)   Membership tends to be concentrated in one state.

Question 20

Many mass organizations, such as MoveOn.org, try to get their members involved in the lobbying process through:

Accepted Answer

A)   door-to-door canvassing.
B)   personal phone calls by celebrities sympathetic to the group's cause.
C)   online courses that train members to become professional lobbyists.
D)   the group's Web page that helps people send letters to the editor of various national and local newspapers.
E)   selective incentives, such as discounts at restaurants, in exchange for a member's agreement to write a letter to the member's elected representative.

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