Chapter 10 Exam

A  representative government

B  monarchies

C  aristocracies

D  factions

A  incumbents

B  members of the minority party in Congress.

C  presidential candidates

D  challengers

A  to protect the interests of businesses within an industry.

B  to provide jobs for the unemployed

C  to protect consumers from unsafe products

D  to promote better working conditions and higher wages

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

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

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

D  Corporate PACs give most of their contributions to Democrats.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 legal counsel to interest groups in court cases

B  answering e-mails from elected officials’ constituents

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

D  speaking on behalf of elected officials at press conferences.

A  illegal kickbacks.

B  access to the officeholder

C  publicity for their favorite charities and nonprofit organizations.

D  public recognition for their contributions to society

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

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

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

D  through letter-writing campaigns addressed to particular judges

A  by providing specialized expertise

B  by offering them money to vote a particular way.

C  by filing amicus curiae briefs

D  by organizing protests and demonstrations on Capitol Hill

A  by expanding their sphere of participation

B  by discouraging citizens from expressing their political views in public

C  by adopting a system of direct democracy.

D  by banning the formation of interest groups

A  a trade association

B  a consumer rights group

C  a labor union.

D  a group representing alpaca ranchers

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

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

C  an organization that conducts voter registration drives

D  an organizations that focuses on grassroots lobbying

A  union shop

B  trade association.

C  public interest group

D  labor union

A  free-rider

B  pluralist

C  group coordination

D  collective goods.

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

B  conducting surveys to gauge public opinion on a policy issue

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

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

A  faction

B  iron triangle.

C  corporation.

D  interest group

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

B  become increasingly important in congressional elections

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

D  become less important

A  Political Action Committees (PACs)

B  coordinating committees

C  iron triangles

D  527 organizations.