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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A representative government
B monarchies
C aristocracies
D factions
Question #2
A challengers
B members of the minority party in Congress.
C presidential candidates
D incumbents
Question #3
A to protect consumers from unsafe products
B to provide jobs for the unemployed
C to protect the interests of businesses within an industry.
D to promote better working conditions and higher wages
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 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.
Question #5
A It set limits on how many lobbyists could be employed by a PAC.
B It required all lobbyists to join the Labor Union of American Lobbyists and Government Relations Experts.
C It limited the number of hours each lobbyist could work during a single session of Congress.
D It required lobbyists to file a report detailing the sources of their lobbying income.
Question #6
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 Organizations seeking to offer input on a political party’s platform are required to make campaign contributions.
D Members of Congress are better listeners when hearing from interests that financially supported their campaign.
Question #7
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.
Question #8
A providing legal counsel to interest groups in court cases
B providing elected officials with innovative ideas for addressing a policy problem
C answering e-mails from elected officials’ constituents
D speaking on behalf of elected officials at press conferences.
Question #9
A publicity for their favorite charities and nonprofit organizations.
B access to the officeholder
C illegal kickbacks.
D public recognition for their contributions to society
Question #10
A by bringing lawsuits to the courts on behalf of classes of citizens
B through letter-writing campaigns addressed to particular judges
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 filing amicus curiae briefs
C by offering them money to vote a particular way.
D by providing specialized expertise
Question #12
A by discouraging citizens from expressing their political views in public
B by banning the formation of interest groups
C by adopting a system of direct democracy.
D by expanding their sphere of participation
Question #13
A a labor union.
B a group representing alpaca ranchers
C a trade association
D a consumer rights group
Question #14
A an organization within a political party that coordinates campaign events.
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 that conducts voter registration drives
Question #15
A trade association.
B labor union
C union shop
D public interest group
Question #16
A collective goods.
B free-rider
C group coordination
D pluralist
Question #17
A communication as a representative of a group with government officials to persuade them to support a particular policy
B convincing potential members to join an interest group by offering them material benefits.
C conducting surveys to gauge public opinion on a policy issue
D fundraising for political candidates and educating the public about the activities of government
Question #18
A corporation.
B interest group
C iron triangle.
D faction
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 increasingly important in congressional elections
D become less important
Question #20
A iron triangles
B coordinating committees
C 527 organizations.
D Political Action Committees (PACs)