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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A public interest groups.
B citizen interest groups.
C potential interest groups.
D grassroots interest groups.
Question #2
A consciousness-raising workshop
B free T-shirt
C newsletter
D health insurance program
Question #3
A prohibited interest groups from donating to electoral campaigns but increased the amount of money Super PACs could contribute.
B dramatically decreased the flow of money from interest groups and Super PACs into politics and electoral campaigns.
C prohibited Super PACs from donating to electoral campaigns but increased the amount of money interest groups could contribute.
D dramatically increased the flow of money from interest groups and Super PACs into politics and electoral campaigns.
Question #4
A the free-rider problem does not apply to private corporations.
B credit card companies are interested in the public good.
C private interests are hiding behind the ideals of public interests.
D public interest groups are now actively involving private corporations.
Question #5
A United States v. Nixon (1974)
B Webster v. Reproductive Health Services (1989)
C Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)
D Roe v. Wade (1973)
Question #6
A present both sides of the issue in their issue advocacy ads.
B do not employ any person who has formerly worked on a political campaign.
C are willing to publicize their membership lists.
D do not coordinate their efforts with a candidate’s own campaign organization.
Question #7
A legitimacy; power
B membership; authority
C values; goals
D policies; personnel
Question #8
A the American Civil Liberties Union’s
B the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People’s
C the Congress of Racial Equality’s
D the Human Rights Campaign’s
Question #9
A the First Amendment to the Constitution only allows corporations to “petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”
B Supreme Court decisions banning iron triangles have largely failed to limit interest group influence.
C interest groups no longer attempt to influence representatives in Congress or judges and focus almost all of their attention, instead, on administrative agencies.
D federal agencies almost always attempt to consult relevant stakeholders before implementing a new rule.
Question #10
A public-sector groups.
B labor groups.
C ideological groups.
D businesses and corporations.
Question #11
A select a single candidate to represent the party in the general election.
B raise money to spend on the party’s preselected candidate for the general election.
C vote on the party’s platform.
D take nominations for leadership positions within the party.
Question #12
A creating the party platform
B nominating candidates
C raising the most money
D winning elections
Question #13
A donors and amounts contributed do not have to be made public.
B they are technically illegal under an unenforced provision of federal campaign finance law.
C they are only used to support candidates from relatively unknown third parties.
D they can only be used during nonelection years.
Question #14
A voters tend to prefer candidates who are closer to themselves in terms of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, geography, and social background.
B the Constitution requires at least minimal levels of representation in election campaigns.
C interest groups frequently engage in direct lobbying to enhance diversity in campaigns.
D affirmative action legislation from the 1960s requires proportional representation in all elections.
Question #15
A an electoral realignment
B external mobilization
C divided party government
D proportional representation
Question #16
A popular directive.
B ballot initiative.
C grassroots amendment.
D people’s compact.
Question #17
A thirty-four
B One
C Four
D Ten
Question #18
A proportional representation.
B elite bargaining.
C external mobilization.
D internal mobilization.
Question #19
A operate the caucuses of each of the two main political parties.
B work closely with political parties to coordinate election campaign strategies and fund-raising efforts.
C are charged with enforcing the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act.
D are able to raise and spend unlimited amounts of money as long as they do not coordinate their activities with a political party.