POS 2041 Chapter 8 Quiz – Flashcards
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Grandparents, tall people, and undergraduates are all examples of:
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potential interest groups
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Organized interest groups enhance American democracy by:
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representing the interests of large numbers of people and encouraging political participation
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Another name for lobbying is:
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petitioning
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The free-rider problem occurs because:
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the benefits of a group's actions are broadly available and cannot be denied to nonmembers
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One way that the AARP has been effective at overcoming the free-rider problem is by providing ______ benefits to its members.
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selective
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Approximately how many members does AARP have?
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39,000,000
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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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policies; personnel
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Which of the following are lobbyists NOT required by federal law to disclose?
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how many members they represent
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What contemporary political scientists call an interest group, James Madison called a(n):
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faction
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Interest groups are prohibited by federal law from lobbying administrative agencies.
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False
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Which of the following Supreme Court cases illustrates the use of litigation by an interest group?
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Webster v. Reproductive Health Services
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A ______ is the best example of an informational benefit provided by many interest groups.
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newsletter
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Interest groups most effectively serve:
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the upper classes
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Public interest groups differ from other types of interest groups in that:
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they claim to serve the common good, not just their own particular interests
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When a group is called a membership association, it means that:
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members play an important role in the daily activities of the group
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Since the 1930s, the number and scale of interest groups at the national level has:
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dramatically increased
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Parties with a direct interest in a regulatory rule or decision are often termed:
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stakeholders
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Many interest groups are initially organized because:
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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
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Which of the following is NOT a key organizational component of interest groups?
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newsletter and Web site
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Interest groups are permitted to spend as much money as they want on issue advocacy during a campaign season, as long as they:
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do not coordinate their efforts with a candidate's own campaign organization
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The Christian Coalition is best described as a(n) ______ group.
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ideological
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What distinguishes lobbying from other strategies of influence?
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Lobbyists try to exert pressure directly on government officials themselves.
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A criticism of interest-group pluralism is:
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its class bias in favor of those with greater financial resources
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The iron triangle is a relationship that is established through repeated litigation of class-action suits.
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False
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Staff organizations are dependent on volunteers to conduct most of a group's activities.
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False
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An iron triangle is made up of an alliance between:
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a legislative committee, an interest group, and an executive agency
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Which of the following has been eliminated as a result of 2002 campaign-finance reforms?
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soft money
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Which of the following is NOT a function of interest groups?
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to get their members elected to political office
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Most initiative campaigns today are sponsored by:
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interest groups seeking to circumvent legislative opposition to their goals
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People who benefit from the work of an interest group but who do not themselves contribute any effort or money are called free riders.
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True
