Question 1

In an effort to overcome the free-rider problem,noneconomic groups have

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A)  deliberately restricted the size of their membership.
B)  joined up with economic groups.
C)  convinced government to limit the distribution of public goods to those who have contributed to the group's efforts.
D)  used Internet resources and computer-assisted mailing lists to target potential donors.
E)  adopted taxes for nonmembers.F) None of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 2

Economist Mancur Olson refers to what aspect of interest groups as "the size factor"?

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A)  Larger interest groups are able to draw on greater financial resources,which makes them more capable of getting the ear of lawmakers and thus achieving policy change.
B)  The interests of groups with large memberships would typically prevail over the interests of smaller groups.
C)  Small groups are ordinarily more united on policy issues and often have more resources,enabling them to win out more often than large groups.
D)  The smaller an interest group,the more likely that its motivating issue will be subsumed by the agenda of a larger interest group.
E)  Small interest groups can often enhance their bargaining power by linking themselves to the agenda of a larger interest group that has greater resources.F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 3

During his visit to this country in the 1830s,Alexis de Tocqueville described the United States as "a nation of ________."

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A)  freeloaders
B)  loners
C)  joiners
D)  fighters
E)  stalwartsF) All of the above
G) C) and E)

Question 4

Which of the following groups primarily uses litigation as its lobbying method?

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A)  NRA
B)  ACLU
C)  NAACP
D)  AARP
E)  NEAF) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 5

Some groups pursue collective goods.A collective good is one that

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A)  cannot be selectively granted or denied to individuals;it must be shared.
B)  is provided by a public service organization.
C)  is secured by the president.
D)  is secured by Congress.
E)  None of these answers is correct.F) B) and C)
G) C) and E)

Question 6

James Madison argued

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A)  against all interest groups.
B)  for the advocacy of self-interest free from all systems of restraint.
C)  for regulation of interests through a governing system of checks and balances.
D)  for the replacement of interest groups by formal political parties.
E)  for a powerful judiciary.F) All of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 7

The theory that society's interests are most effectively represented through group action is

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A)  republicanism.
B)  constitutionalism.
C)  elitist theory.
D)  pluralist theory.
E)  interest-group liberalism.F) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 8

The Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010)

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A)  allows corporations and labor unions to spend unlimited funds on campaigns.
B)  limits PACs by reducing the amount of money they can raise through contributions by small donors.
C)  has forced candidates for office and elected officials to make public the amounts of campaign contributions they have received from PACs and which PACs make those donations.
D)  has strengthened the argument that PACs constitute a better system of campaign finance than one based on wealthy donors.
E)  has forced corporations and labor unions to legally divorce themselves from the PACs they sponsor.F) C) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 9

In the 2012 presidential election,super PACs spent about ___ million dollars.

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A)  27
B)  94
C)  150
D)  320
E)  600F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 10

The second-largest number of PACs are those associated with

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A)  single-issue groups,such as environmental groups and right-to-life groups.
B)  labor.
C)  business.
D)  agriculture.
E)  foreign governments.F) None of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 11

Compare iron triangles and issue networks.

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Question 12

According to the Center for Responsive Politics,what was roughly the amount spent on lobbying in the United States in 2009?

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A)  $250 billion
B)  $10 billion
C)  $350 million
D)  $35 billion
E)  $3.5 billionF) B) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 13

Grassroots lobbying is based on the assumption that officials will respond to

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A)  well-reasoned policy arguments.
B)  the opportunity for extensive media publicity.
C)  moral pleas.
D)  the efforts of party organizations.
E)  pressure from constituents.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 14

Under federal law,PACs can contribute no more than ________ per candidate for federal office in a primary election.

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A)  $1,000
B)  $5,000
C)  $25,000
D)  $50,000
E)  $100,000F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 15

Economic groups have an advantage over noneconomic groups because

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A)  they nearly always have larger memberships.
B)  they are organized primarily for political purposes.
C)  they have better leadership.
D)  they have greater access to financial resources.
E)  their members are committed to their causes.F) D) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 16

An amicus brief

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A)  is a written document in which a group explains to a court its position on a legal dispute the court is handling.
B)  is a written document in which an interest group lays out its policy preference for targeted lawmakers.
C)  prevents a lobbyist group from making campaign donations to policy makers over a specific issue.
D)  provides evidence for prosecutors of an illegal monetary relationship between a lawmaker and an interest group or PAC.
E)  prevents PACs from donating more than $5,000 to a single candidate during a primary election.F) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 17

The most fully organized interests are those that have which of the following as their primary purpose?

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A)  environmental protection
B)  economic activity
C)  civil liberties
D)  labor reform
E)  reform of governmentF) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 18

"Agency capture" occurs when

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A)  a regulatory agency funnels money back into the lobbying organizations that are seeking policy changes.
B)  regulatory agencies side with the industries they are supposed to regulate rather than with the public.
C)  the executive branch takes back control of a regulatory agency.
D)  a regulatory agency must be dismantled because it has become corrupted.
E)  an election results in the replacement of an agency's leadership through appointive positions under a new president.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 19

About ________ percent of people who regularly listen to National Public Radio do not donate money to their local station.

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A)  10
B)  30
C)  50
D)  70
E)  90F) C) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 20

The air we breathe is an example of a

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A)  private good.
B)  negative externality.
C)  material good.
D)  mass-produced good.
E)  collective good.F) D) and E)
G) All of the above

Exam 9: Interest Groups: Organizing for Influence

Economist Mancur Olson refers to what aspect of interest groups as "the size factor"?

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In the 2012 presidential election,super PACs spent about ___ million dollars.

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The most fully organized interests are those that have which of the following as their primary purpose?

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An amicus brief

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The Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010)

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According to the Center for Responsive Politics,what was roughly the amount spent on lobbying in the United States in 2009?

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Grassroots lobbying is based on the assumption that officials will respond to

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The theory that society's interests are most effectively represented through group action is

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The air we breathe is an example of a

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About ________ percent of people who regularly listen to National Public Radio do not donate money to their local station.

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James Madison argued

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Some groups pursue collective goods.A collective good is one that

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During his visit to this country in the 1830s,Alexis de Tocqueville described the United States as "a nation of ________."

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Which of the following groups primarily uses litigation as its lobbying method?

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"Agency capture" occurs when

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The second-largest number of PACs are those associated with

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Compare iron triangles and issue networks.

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