Exam 4 – Leadership – Flashcards
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Which of the following statements would NOT be accepted by supporters of the pluralist view of interest groups?
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The opinion of the majority should always prevail in a policy dispute over the opinion of a more intense and directly affected minority.
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What percentage of state legislators are women?
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more than 20 percent
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Campaign spending tends to be a much greater challenge for
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challengers and nonincumbents than for incumbents.
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Congress's inability to consistently provide leadership on broad national issues is due to
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the fragmented nature of Congress.
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Which of the following organizations is NOT an example of a single-issue group?
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MoveOn.org
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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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joiners
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In the nation's first century,
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service in Congress was not seen as a lifetime career for most of its members
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News media coverage of Congress and the president is
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heavily tilted toward presidential coverage.
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The scheduling of bills in the Senate is left up to
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the Senate majority leader.
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Members of the ________ generate more mail to Congress than any other group.
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AARP
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Economist Mancur Olson refers to what aspect of interest groups as "the size factor"?
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Small groups are ordinarily more united on policy issues and often have more resources, enabling them to win out more often than large groups.
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In the 2012 presidential election, super PA~spent about ___ million dollars.
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600
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If the Rules Committee applies the "closed rule" to a bill,
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no amendments will be permitted
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Some groups pursue collective goods. A collective good is one that
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cannot be selectively granted or denied to individuals; it must be shared.
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The theory that society's interests are most effectively represented through group action is
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pluralist theory.
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In the 1970s, roll-call votes
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generally did not pit most Republicans against most Democrats.
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The modern Congress is different from the nineteenth century Congress in that most members
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are now professional politicians who want to stay in Congress.
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________ wrote that "Liberty is to faction what air is to fire."
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James Madison
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The dominant labor interest group is
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the AFL-CIO
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The Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010)
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allows corporations and labor unions to spend unlimited funds on campaigns.
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Compared to House incumbents, Senate incumbents are more likely to face the problem of
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a strong challenger.
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