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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A representative government
B monarchies
C factions
D aristocracies
Question #2
A presidential candidates
B challengers
C members of the minority party in Congress.
D incumbents
Question #3
A to protect the interests of businesses within an industry.
B to provide jobs for the unemployed
C to promote better working conditions and higher wages
D to protect consumers from unsafe products
Question #4
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 Corporate PACs give most of their money to those running for open seats.
D In each race, corporate PACs direct their donations to support whichever candidate most closely shares their ideological values.
Question #5
A It required all lobbyists to join the Labor Union of American Lobbyists and Government Relations Experts.
B It required lobbyists to file a report detailing the sources of their lobbying income.
C It set limits on how many lobbyists could be employed by a PAC.
D It limited the number of hours each lobbyist could work during a single session of Congress.
Question #6
A Organizations seeking to offer input on a political party’s platform are required to make 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 Legislators only grant meetings with interest groups that offer campaign contributions.
Question #7
A A decrease in the scope of government brought out interest groups seeking to protect their interests.
B Developments in technology made interest group activities easier.
C The increasing power of political parties led to more interest group formation.
D Legal restrictions on lobbying activities were lifted as part of the New Deal.
Question #8
A providing elected officials with innovative ideas for addressing a policy problem
B speaking on behalf of elected officials at press conferences.
C providing legal counsel to interest groups in court cases
D answering e-mails from elected officials’ constituents
Question #9
A access to the officeholder
B illegal kickbacks.
C publicity for their favorite charities and nonprofit organizations.
D public recognition for their contributions to society
Question #10
A through letter-writing campaigns addressed to particular judges
B by bringing lawsuits to the courts on behalf of classes of citizens
C by publishing editorials in major newspapers stating their views on cases
D by meeting with judges to express their views on cases.
Question #11
A by organizing protests and demonstrations on Capitol Hill
B by providing specialized expertise
C by offering them money to vote a particular way.
D by filing amicus curiae briefs
Question #12
A by adopting a system of direct democracy.
B by banning the formation of interest groups
C by discouraging citizens from expressing their political views in public
D by expanding their sphere of participation
Question #13
A a group representing alpaca ranchers
B a trade association
C a labor union.
D a consumer rights group
Question #14
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
Question #15
A labor union
B trade association.
C union shop
D public interest group
Question #16
A collective goods.
B group coordination
C free-rider
D pluralist
Question #17
A convincing potential members to join an interest group by offering them material benefits.
B communication as a representative of a group with government officials to persuade them to support a particular policy
C fundraising for political candidates and educating the public about the activities of government
D conducting surveys to gauge public opinion on a policy issue
Question #18
A iron triangle.
B faction
C corporation.
D interest group
Question #19
A become less important in federal elections and more important in state elections
B decreased for incumbents but increased for challengers and open seats.
C become less important
D become increasingly important in congressional elections
Question #20
A Political Action Committees (PACs)
B coordinating committees
C 527 organizations.
D iron triangles