Chapter 7 & 8 Quiz

A  public interest groups.

B  citizen interest groups.

C  potential interest groups.

D  grassroots interest groups.

A  free T-shirt

B  newsletter

C  consciousness-raising workshop

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  public interest groups are now actively involving private corporations.

B  credit card companies are interested in the public good.

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

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

A  Webster v. Reproductive Health Services (1989)

B  United States v. Nixon (1974)

C  Roe v. Wade (1973)

D  Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)

A  are willing to publicize their membership lists.

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

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

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

A  membership; authority

B  legitimacy; power

C  values; goals

D  policies; personnel

A  the Congress of Racial Equality’s

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

C  the Human Rights Campaign’s

D  the American Civil Liberties Union’s

A  Supreme Court decisions banning iron triangles have largely failed to limit interest group influence.

B  interest groups no longer attempt to influence representatives in Congress or judges and focus almost all of their attention, instead, on administrative agencies.

C  the First Amendment to the Constitution only allows corporations to “petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”

D  federal agencies almost always attempt to consult relevant stakeholders before implementing a new rule.

A  public-sector groups.

B  labor groups.

C  businesses and corporations.

D  ideological groups.

A  vote on the party’s platform.

B  take nominations for leadership positions within the party.

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

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

A  creating the party platform

B  raising the most money

C  winning elections

D  nominating candidates

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 can only be used during nonelection years.

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

A  affirmative action legislation from the 1960s requires proportional representation in all elections.

B  interest groups frequently engage in direct lobbying to enhance diversity in campaigns.

C  the Constitution requires at least minimal levels of representation in election campaigns.

D  voters tend to prefer candidates who are closer to themselves in terms of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, geography, and social background.

A  divided party government

B  proportional representation

C  an electoral realignment

D  external mobilization

A  people’s compact.

B  popular directive.

C  ballot initiative.

D  grassroots amendment.

A  thirty-four

B  Ten

C  Four

D  One

A  internal mobilization.

B  external mobilization.

C  proportional representation.

D  elite bargaining.

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

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