Chapter 10 Exam

A  monarchies

B  factions

C  aristocracies

D  representative government

A  presidential candidates

B  members of the minority party in Congress.

C  challengers

D  incumbents

A  to protect the interests of businesses within an industry.

B  to promote better working conditions and higher wages

C  to protect consumers from unsafe products

D  to provide jobs for the unemployed

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

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

C  Corporate PACs give most of their contributions to Democrats.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

A  Developments in technology made interest group activities easier.

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

A  answering e-mails from elected officials’ constituents

B  providing legal counsel to interest groups in court cases

C  speaking on behalf of elected officials at press conferences.

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

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 publishing editorials in major newspapers stating their views on cases

B  through letter-writing campaigns addressed to particular judges

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 organizing protests and demonstrations on Capitol Hill

B  by offering them money to vote a particular way.

C  by providing specialized expertise

D  by filing amicus curiae briefs

A  by banning the formation of interest groups

B  by expanding their sphere of participation

C  by adopting a system of direct democracy.

D  by discouraging citizens from expressing their political views in public

A  a consumer rights group

B  a trade association

C  a group representing alpaca ranchers

D  a labor union.

A  an organization that conducts voter registration drives

B  an organizations that focuses on grassroots lobbying

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

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

A  union shop

B  trade association.

C  public interest group

D  labor union

A  collective goods.

B  group coordination

C  free-rider

D  pluralist

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

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

C  conducting surveys to gauge public opinion on a policy issue

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

A  interest group

B  iron triangle.

C  faction

D  corporation.

A  become increasingly important in congressional elections

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

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

D  become less important

A  iron triangles

B  527 organizations.

C  Political Action Committees (PACs)

D  coordinating committees