chapter 9

Firms in the chemical industry, which must contend with frequently changing environmental regulations and the risk of dangerous accidents, usually have:

A sophisticated political strategy.

When managers become personally involved in developing public policy, the firm is at what level of business political involvement?

Aggressive organizational involvement.

Lobbyists, under U.S. law, must disclose their:

Earnings and expenses.

When a business seeks to overturn a law after it has been passed or threatens to challenge the legal legitimacy of the new regulation in the courts, this is called:

Legal challenges.

Which type of organization's political action committee gave the greatest amount by total contribution in 2011-2012?

A business.

Businesses promote an information strategy by inviting government leaders to:

All of the above.

Which of the following is not a constituency-building strategy tool?

Expert witness testimony.

Economic leverage occurs when a business uses it economic power to:

Threaten to leave a location unless a desired political action is taken.

Since 1998, the total amount spent on lobbying activity has increased about:

57 percent.

In a 2011 Harris poll, how many people believed that political action committees were seen as too powerful?

87%

Hiring former government officials for positions in the corporate world is:

A and C, but not B.

To influence government policymakers' actions, an information strategy involves:

A. Business leaders speaking before government policymakers.

Public backlash in the Treyvon Martin case in which a black teenager was shot to death and his assailant defended his actions by claiming protection under Florida's "stand your ground" law prompted:

Businesses to distance themselves from the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).

One of the most effective organizations promoting direct communications between business and policymakers is:

The Business Roundtable.

public policies and government regulations are shaped by:

all the above

Two or more participants joining together to act in concert in the political process is called:

An ad hoc coalition.

Supporters of advocacy advertisements believe that they:

Both A and B, but not C.

Proponents of business as a political participant argue:

Both A and C, but not B.

According to the textbook, under the existing U.S. campaign contribution law, individuals:

Can give more to PACs, and PACs can give more to each candidate depending on their number of contributors.

Trade associations are:

Coalitions of companies in the same or related industries.

The National Energy Plan signed into law by President Bush:

Extended daylight savings time 4 weeks

Expert witness testimony is often provided:

In Congressional hearings.

Advocacy ads are also called:

Issue advertisements.

The information strategy tool most used by business is:

Lobbying.

One of the most common financial-incentive strategy tools is:

Political action committee contributions.

A common tactic in a financial-incentive political strategy is:

Political contributions.

Companies have been permitted to contribute to political action committees since:

Up to $2,500 to any candidate per election.

When a firm solicits its stockholders for political contributions for a particular candidate by letter and then sends those contributions to the candidate on behalf of its stockholders, it is called:

Bundling.

A corporate political strategy does not:

Determine the legal limits allowed for campaign financing.