Chapter 7 & 8 Quiz

A  citizen interest groups.

B  public interest groups.

C  potential interest groups.

D  grassroots interest groups.

A  health insurance program

B  free T-shirt

C  consciousness-raising workshop

D  newsletter

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

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

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

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

A  credit card companies are interested in the public good.

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

C  public interest groups are now actively involving private corporations.

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

A  Roe v. Wade (1973)

B  Webster v. Reproductive Health Services (1989)

C  Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)

D  United States v. Nixon (1974)

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  policies; personnel

B  values; goals

C  legitimacy; power

D  membership; authority

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

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

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

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

A  ideological groups.

B  public-sector groups.

C  businesses and corporations.

D  labor groups.

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

B  take nominations for leadership positions within the party.

C  vote on the party’s platform.

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  nominating candidates

D  winning elections

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

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

C  they can only be used during nonelection years.

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

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

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

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  external mobilization

B  an electoral realignment

C  proportional representation

D  divided party government

A  people’s compact.

B  grassroots amendment.

C  popular directive.

D  ballot initiative.

A  thirty-four

B  Four

C  Ten

D  One

A  proportional representation.

B  internal mobilization.

C  elite bargaining.

D  external mobilization.

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.