Chapter 7 & 8 Quiz

A  grassroots interest groups.

B  potential interest groups.

C  citizen interest groups.

D  public interest groups.

A  consciousness-raising workshop

B  free T-shirt

C  newsletter

D  health insurance program

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  dramatically increased the flow of money from interest groups and Super PACs into politics and electoral campaigns.

D  prohibited Super PACs from donating to electoral campaigns but increased the amount of money interest groups could contribute.

A  private interests are hiding behind the ideals of public interests.

B  credit card companies are interested in the public good.

C  the free-rider problem does not apply to private corporations.

D  public interest groups are now actively involving private corporations.

A  Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)

B  United States v. Nixon (1974)

C  Roe v. Wade (1973)

D  Webster v. Reproductive Health Services (1989)

A  do not coordinate their efforts with a candidate’s own campaign organization.

B  do not employ any person who has formerly worked on a political campaign.

C  present both sides of the issue in their issue advocacy ads.

D  are willing to publicize their membership lists.

A  values; goals

B  policies; personnel

C  legitimacy; power

D  membership; authority

A  the Congress of Racial Equality’s

B  the Human Rights Campaign’s

C  the American Civil Liberties Union’s

D  the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People’s

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.

A  ideological groups.

B  businesses and corporations.

C  labor groups.

D  public-sector groups.

A  raise money to spend on the party’s preselected candidate for the general election.

B  select a single candidate to represent the party in the general election.

C  take nominations for leadership positions within the party.

D  vote on the party’s platform.

A  nominating candidates

B  raising the most money

C  winning elections

D  creating the party platform

A  donors and amounts contributed do not have to be made public.

B  they are only used to support candidates from relatively unknown third parties.

C  they are technically illegal under an unenforced provision of federal campaign finance law.

D  they can only be used during nonelection years.

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.

A  proportional representation

B  external mobilization

C  divided party government

D  an electoral realignment

A  popular directive.

B  ballot initiative.

C  people’s compact.

D  grassroots amendment.

A  Ten

B  Four

C  One

D  thirty-four

A  proportional representation.

B  external mobilization.

C  elite bargaining.

D  internal mobilization.

A  are able to raise and spend unlimited amounts of money as long as they do not coordinate their activities with a political party.

B  are charged with enforcing the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act.

C  work closely with political parties to coordinate election campaign strategies and fund-raising efforts.

D  operate the caucuses of each of the two main political parties.