U.S. Gov. Chapter 11 QUIZ

Which of the following was NOT part of the ethics rules enacted by Congress in 2007? A. a prohibition on lobbyists from paying for most meals, trips, parties, and gifts for members of Congress B. a requirement to disclose the amounts and sources of small campaign contributions collected from clients and "bundled" into large contributions C. a requirement to disclose the funds lobbyists use to rally voters to support or oppose legislative proposals D. a prohibition on all political action committee (PAC) contributions to members of Congress

A PROHIBITION ON ALL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PAC) CONTRIBUTIONS TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS

________ once wrote that "America was a nation of joiners." A. James Madison B. Alexis de Tocqueville C. David Truman D. Robert Dahl

ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE

Lobbying is You Answered A. an attempt by an individual or group to influence the passage of legislation by exerting indirect pressure, through advertisements and media coverage, on members of Congress or a state legislature. B. an attempt by an individual or group to influence the passage of legislation by exerting direct pressure on members of Congress or a state legislature. C. an attempt by an individual or group to influence the passage of legislation by exerting indirect pressure, through phone calls or emails, on members of Congress or a state legislature. D. the act of working on a re-election campaign.

AN ATTEMPT BY AN INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP TO INFLUENCE THE PASSAGE OF LEGISLATION BY EXERTING DIRECT PRESSURE ON MEMBERS OF CONGRESS OR A STATE LEGISLATURE

In 1996, Congress passed legislation that A. lifted all limits on the number of gifts lobbyists could give members of Congress. B. banned the practice of lobbyists giving members of Congress an honorarium for giving speeches. C. eliminated the requirement that lobbyists register with Congress. D. allowed businesses to deduct lobbying costs as a business expense.

BANNED THE PRACTICE OF LOBBYISTS GIVING MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AN HONORARIUM FOR GIVING SPEECHES

Successful interest groups quickly become ________. A. bureaucratized B. corrupted C. outdated D. rich

BUREAUCRATIZED

A benefit that is sought by an interest group and that once achieved cannot be denied to nonmembers is called a ________. A. free rider B. collective good C. solidary benefit D. purposive benefit

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 United States. D. All interests are not equally free to compete for influence in the United States.

COMPETITION AMONG INTERESTS WILL PRODUCE BALANCE WITH ALL INTERESTS REGULATION EACH OTHER

The solidary benefits of interest groups include ________. A. friendship and consciousness raising B. special services and goods C. information and money D. identification with the purpose or ideology of the group

FRIENDSHIP AND CONSCIOUSNESS RAISING

Netroots groups are less expensive to organize than traditional interest groups because they A. do not provide any selective benefits to their members. B. spend much less time communicating with their members and much more time lobbying policy makers. C. have a streamlined staff structure with fewer staff who often work from virtual offices. D. are always run entirely by volunteers who take no salary.

HAVE A STREAMLINED STAGG STRUCTURE WITH FEWER STAFF WHO OFTEN WORK FROM VIRTUAL OFFICES

Most initiative campaigns today are sponsored by A. candidates for political office who see it as a way to engage in money swapping. B. issue networks that want to change government policies without attracting attention from the public. C. citizens who care deeply about a given issue. D. interest groups seeking to circumvent legislative opposition to their goals.

INTEREST GROUPS SEEKING TO CIRCUMVENT LEGISLATIVE OPPOSITION TO THEIR GOALS

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 governmental influence. C. interest groups are factions that endanger liberty. D. democracy is best served by legalizing but regulating the influence of interest groups

INTEREST GROUPS SHOULD BE FREE TO COMPETE FOR GOVERNMENTAL INFLUENCE

The fact that interest groups favor the wealthy and well educated can be understood as a reflection of what 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 United States. D. Organized associations and groups tend to inhibit freedom.

LIBERTY IS OFTEN INCONSISTENT WITH EQUALITY

When membership in an organization allows for a reduction in the price of museum tickets, it is called a ________. A.solidary benefit B. promotion offer C. material benefit D. purposive benefit

MATERIAL BENEFIT

The free-rider phenomenon is A. more problematic in very large groups. B. more problematic in very small groups. C. not affected in any way by the size of the group in question. D. not related to groups in any way because it is an individual-level problem.

MORE PROBLEMATIC IN VERY LARGE GROUPS

The liberal-leaning MoveOn.org and the conservative-leaning Americans for Prosperity are examples of A. iron triangles. B. issue networks. C. netroots political associations. D. legacy organizations.

NETROOTS POLITICAL ASSOCIATIONS

Which of the following issues is part of the agenda of the New Politics movement? A. telecommunications deregulation B. occupational health and safety legislation C. Industrial deregulation D. nuclear disarmament

NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT

Organized interest groups enhance American democracy by A. fielding large numbers of electable candidates. B. financing large numbers of election campaigns. C. empowering less-potent segments of society. D. representing the interests of large numbers of people and encouraging political participation.

REPRESENTING THE INTERESTS OF LARGE NUMBERS OF PEOPLE AND ENCOURAGING POLITICAL PARTICIPATION

The practice of lobbying is protected by ________. A. the First Amendment B. state and federal laws dating from the 1930s C. internal rules of Congress D. a 1961 Supreme Court decision

THE FIRST AMENDMENT

Which of the following groups is most likely to belong to the New Politics movement? A.blue-collar workers whose formative experience was the Great Depression B. upper-middle-class professionals, for whom the civil rights and antiwar movements of the 1960s were key experiences C. conservative evangelical southerners reacting to the cultural changes of the 1960s D. recent immigrants to the United States

UPPER-MIDDLE-CLASS PROFESSIONALS, FOR WHOM THE CIVIL RIGHTS AND ANTIWAR MOVEMENTS OF THE 1960S WERE KEY EXPERIENCES

Which of the following Supreme Court cases illustrates the use of litigation by an interest group? A. Roe v. Wade (1973) B. Webster v. Reproductive Health Services (1989) C. Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857) D. United States v. Nixon (1974)

WEBSTER V. REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES (1989)