Chapter 10 Exam

A  representative government

B  monarchies

C  aristocracies

D  factions

A  incumbents

B  challengers

C  presidential candidates

D  members of the minority party in Congress.

A  to promote better working conditions and higher wages

B  to protect consumers from unsafe products

C  to protect the interests of businesses within an industry.

D  to provide jobs for the unemployed

A  A majority of corporate PAC contributions to House candidates go to the candidates of the majority party.

B  Corporate PACs give most of their contributions to Democrats.

C  In each race, corporate PACs direct their donations to support whichever candidate most closely shares their ideological values.

D  Corporate PACs give most of their money to those running for open seats.

A  It required all lobbyists to join the Labor Union of American Lobbyists and Government Relations Experts.

B  It set limits on how many lobbyists could be employed by a PAC.

C  It required lobbyists to file a report detailing the sources of their lobbying income.

D  It limited the number of hours each lobbyist could work during a single session of Congress.

A  Legislators only grant meetings with interest groups that offer campaign contributions.

B  Groups can offer contributions in return for favorable votes on pending legislation.

C  Members of Congress are better listeners when hearing from interests that financially supported their campaign.

D  Organizations seeking to offer input on a political party’s platform are required to make campaign contributions.

A  The increasing power of political parties led to more interest group formation.

B  A decrease in the scope of government brought out interest groups seeking to protect their interests.

C  Legal restrictions on lobbying activities were lifted as part of the New Deal.

D  Developments in technology made interest group activities easier.

A  providing elected officials with innovative ideas for addressing a policy problem

B  answering e-mails from elected officials’ constituents

C  providing legal counsel to interest groups in court cases

D  speaking on behalf of elected officials at press conferences.

A  public recognition for their contributions to society

B  illegal kickbacks.

C  publicity for their favorite charities and nonprofit organizations.

D  access to the officeholder

A  through letter-writing campaigns addressed to particular judges

B  by publishing editorials in major newspapers stating their views on cases

C  by meeting with judges to express their views on cases.

D  by bringing lawsuits to the courts on behalf of classes of citizens

A  by offering them money to vote a particular way.

B  by filing amicus curiae briefs

C  by providing specialized expertise

D  by organizing protests and demonstrations on Capitol Hill

A  by discouraging citizens from expressing their political views in public

B  by expanding their sphere of participation

C  by banning the formation of interest groups

D  by adopting a system of direct democracy.

A  a labor union.

B  a trade association

C  a consumer rights group

D  a group representing alpaca ranchers

A  an organization that conducts voter registration drives

B  an organizations that focuses on grassroots lobbying

C  an organization within a political party that coordinates campaign events.

D  an organization that solicits campaign contributions from like-minded individuals and distributes them to political candidates

A  labor union

B  trade association.

C  public interest group

D  union shop

A  group coordination

B  pluralist

C  collective goods.

D  free-rider

A  communication as a representative of a group with government officials to persuade them to support a particular policy

B  fundraising for political candidates and educating the public about the activities of government

C  convincing potential members to join an interest group by offering them material benefits.

D  conducting surveys to gauge public opinion on a policy issue

A  faction

B  interest group

C  iron triangle.

D  corporation.

A  become less important

B  become less important in federal elections and more important in state elections

C  become increasingly important in congressional elections

D  decreased for incumbents but increased for challengers and open seats.

A  Political Action Committees (PACs)

B  527 organizations.

C  iron triangles

D  coordinating committees