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Political ScienceAmerican GovernmentAmerican Government and PoliticsPractice Set 16
Political ScienceAmerican GovernmentAmerican Government and PoliticsPractice Set 16Interest Groups
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Question 1
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Lobbyists
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are persons hired to attempt to influence members of Congress.
date back to colonial times.
are deeply unpopular with the general public.
represent special interests.
All of the above are true.
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Question 2
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Which is true?
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A lobbyist is hired to influence political officeholders.
A lobbyist improves the debate by providing expert information on important issues.
Lobbying is a recent phenomenon.
A lobbyist actively and effectively represents the poor and the young.
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Question 3
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An interest group is
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any association of individuals.
a group of people who want to gain control of the government.
an organization that actively attempts to influence government policy.
any organization that requires members to pay dues.
an organization set up to support a specific candidate for public office.
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Question 4
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The Constitution protects interest groups
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through the First Amendment's right to "petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
through the First Amendment's right to "peaceably assemble."
through the Fourth Amendment's protection against illegal search and seizure.
through the Fifth Amendment's right against self-incrimination.
Options A and B are true.
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Question 5
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All of the following are true of interest groups except
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the structure of American government gives interest groups a number of areas in which to attempt to influence government policies.
interest groups attempt to influence government at all levels-local, state, and national.
interest groups only seek to influence government through campaign contributions.
the First Amendment encourages Americans to form and participate in interest groups.
membership in an interest group makes individual opinion appear more powerful.
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Question 6
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A lobbyist is
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any association of individuals.
inevitably affiliated with one of the two major political parties.
an individual or organization who attempts to influence legislation and the administrative decisions of government.
a member of Congress who challenges the majority position.
a member of the congressional leadership who is in a position to shape the legislative agenda in a way that benefits powerful interest groups.
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Question 7
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Interest groups are
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an organized group of individuals who actively attempt to influence policymakers.
an organized group of individuals sharing common objectives.
a branch of a political party.
an organized group of individuals who attempt to win seats in government to influence policy from within for their members.
Options A and B are true.
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Question 8
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Social movements,
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are spawned most often by political parties or those in society with formal representation.
may be the authentic voice of the weak or oppressed in society.
are generally organized by a single powerful interest group.
generally last for five to ten years.
All of the above are true.
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Question 9
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A public-policy interest that is not recognized or represented by a group is a
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free rider.
common interest.
public benefit.
rational incentive.
latent interest.
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Question 10
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A free rider is
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an interest group member.
a participant in a social movement.
someone granted free passage to Washington to lobby or demonstrate.
someone who benefits from the actions of a group without joining it.
a civil rights activist.
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Question 11
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People who become members of interest groups for solidary incentives are joining
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for a sense of belonging to the group.
to improve their economic opportunities.
for ethical beliefs or ideological reasons.
to obtain political, economic, or social change.
as free riders.
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Question 12
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All of the following are true of the AARP except
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most people who join AARP are doing so based on material incentives.
the AARP is the largest interest group in the United States.
the AARP provides discounts and insurance plans for members.
the AARP can claim it represents millions of senior citizens.
most people join the AARP because of its free rider policy.
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Question 13
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People who become members of interest groups for material incentives are joining
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for a sense of belonging to the group.
to improve their economic opportunities or gain economic benefits.
for ethical beliefs or ideological reasons.
to institute change for political, economic, or social impact on the whole society.
because they have been pressured to do so.
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Question 14
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People who become members of interest groups for purposive incentives are joining
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for a sense of belonging to the group.
as free riders.
for ethical beliefs or ideological reasons.
to improve their economic opportunities.
because they have been pressured to do so.
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Question 15
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The most numerous types of interest groups in the United States are
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economic interest groups.
social interest groups.
liberal interest groups.
environmental interest groups.
public-interest interest groups.
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Question 16
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Which of the following groups are economic interest groups?
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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce
The American Dairy Association
The AFL-CIO
The American Federation of Teachers
All of the above are true.
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Question 17
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Which types of interest groups are defined as economic interest groups?
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Business, labor, and public interest groups
Labor, agriculture, and environmental groups
Business, labor, and foreign governments
Business, labor, and professionals
Professionals, agriculture, and foreign governments
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Question 18
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Which of the following would not properly be called an interest group?
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American Association of Retired Persons
National Farm Bureau
Sierra Club
American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO)
Unorganized poor
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Question 19
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Which of the following statements is incorrect?
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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the National Association of Manufacturers are known as "umbrella groups."
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the National Association of Manufacturers combine with other types of interest groups, such as public interest groups and professional organizations, in order to achieve their objectives.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce represents more than three million businesses.
The National Association of Manufacturers can mobilize articulate lobbyists to promote the concerns of members.
The AARP promotes the interests of American agricultural rural producers.
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Question 20
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American farmers and their workers represent less than one percent of the U.S. population. This fact supports the proposition that
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because of their size, farmers have been unsuccessful as interest groups.
there are more farmers today than there were forty years ago.
most farmers are too busy to be politically active.
even a small percentage of the populace can be effective if they organize.
geographical dispersion works against the formation of effective interest groups.
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