Chapter 8

The practice of lobbying is protected by a. 1st amendment b.state and federal laws dating from the 1930s c. internal rules of Congress d. a 1961 Supreme Court decision

a. 1st amendment

The National League of Cities is a good example of a. public sector interest group b. professional association c. PAC d. public interest group

a. public sector interest group

Members of interest groups in the United States are typically people a. with the higher levels of income and education b. from the lower socioeconomic levels c. who work in manual labor and unskilled occupations d. who identify as Democrats

a. with higher levels of income and education

Since the 1930s, the number and scale of interest groups at the national level has a. dramatically increased b. experienced relatively modest growth c. remained relatively stagnant d. experienced relatively modest decline

a. dramatically increased

In recent years, the religious right has had a great effect on American politics through a. grassroots mobilization b. gaining access c. campaign financing d. iron triangles

a. grassroots mobilization

National defense is a good example of a a. material benefit b. collective good c. solidarity benefit d. purposive benefit

b. collective good

Which of the following is a theoretical assumption of pluralism? a. Competition among interests will produce balance, with all interests regulating each other b. Competition among interests will produce extreme public policy, with one interest dominating all others c. Only some interests should be free to compete for influence in the US d. All interests are not equally free to compete for influence in the US

a. Competition among interests will produce balance

The fact that interest groups favor the wealthy and well educated can be understood as a reflection of what eternal dilemma in American politics? a. Liberty is often inconsistent with equality b. Democracy has not been helpful in reducing the number of factions c. There are no efficient means of organizing the working class in the US d. Organized associations and groups tend to inhibit freedom

a. Liberty is often inconsistent with equality

__________________ occurs when interest groups take out advertisements and hold marches a. mobilizing public opinion b. partisan politics c. lobbying d. litigating

a. mobilizing public opinion

The Sierra Club is a(n) ________ group. a. public interest b. ideological c. labor d. business

a. public interest

The best description of the ideal of pluralism is that a. the public good should always trump individual interests b. interest groups should be free to compete for gov. influence c. interest groups are fractions that endanger liberty d. democracy is best served by legalizing but regulating the influence of interest groups

b. interest groups should be free to compete for gov. influence

The increased number and importance of interest groups a. causes a subsequent expansion in government b. is a response to an increase in the size and activity of gov. c. is a response to a decrease in the size and activity of gov. d. is due to the decline in the US's multiparty system

b. is a response to an increase in the size and activity of gov.

What distinguishes lobbying from other strategies of influence? a. Lobbying is the least expensive and the most democratic strategy of influencing gov. b. lobbyists try to exert pressure directly on gov. officials themselves c. Lobbying is the only form of influence that has explicit 1st amendment protection from regulation d. Lobbying involved advertising in order to create a positive image of an organization

b. lobbyists try to exert pressure on gov. officials

Which of the following groups has had the greatest success with the strategy of litigation? a. National Chamber of Commerce b. National Rifle Association c. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People d. Southern Christian Leadership Conference

c. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

What is the primary function of PAC? a. to raise grassroots to support for a particular interest b. to build better networks between interest groups and political parties c. to raise and distribute money to election campaigns d. to produce and carry out an institutional advertising campaign

c. to raise and distribute money to election campaigns

AARP has approximately ________ members today. a. 38,000 b. 338,000 c. 3,800,000 d.38,000,000

d. 38,000,000

What is the most important and beneficial resource that lobbyists provide gov. officials? a. money b. information c. campaign workers d. legal assistance

d. information

Organized interest groups enhance American democracy by a. finding large numbers of electable candidates b. financing large numbers of election campaigns c. empowering less potent segments of society d. representing the interest of large numbers of people and encouraging political participation

d. representing the interest of large numbers of people