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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A representative government
B factions
C monarchies
D aristocracies
Question #2
A members of the minority party in Congress.
B incumbents
C presidential candidates
D challengers
Question #3
A to protect consumers from unsafe products
B to provide jobs for the unemployed
C to promote better working conditions and higher wages
D to protect the interests of businesses within an industry.
Question #4
A Corporate PACs give most of their money to those running for open seats.
B Corporate PACs give most of their contributions to Democrats.
C A majority of corporate PAC contributions to House candidates go to the candidates of the majority party.
D In each race, corporate PACs direct their donations to support whichever candidate most closely shares their ideological values.
Question #5
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.
Question #6
A Organizations seeking to offer input on a political party’s platform are required to make campaign contributions.
B Members of Congress are better listeners when hearing from interests that financially supported their campaign.
C Legislators only grant meetings with interest groups that offer campaign contributions.
D Groups can offer contributions in return for favorable votes on pending legislation.
Question #7
A The increasing power of political parties led to more interest group formation.
B Developments in technology made interest group activities easier.
C A decrease in the scope of government brought out interest groups seeking to protect their interests.
D Legal restrictions on lobbying activities were lifted as part of the New Deal.
Question #8
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
Question #9
A publicity for their favorite charities and nonprofit organizations.
B illegal kickbacks.
C public recognition for their contributions to society
D access to the officeholder
Question #10
A by publishing editorials in major newspapers stating their views on cases
B by bringing lawsuits to the courts on behalf of classes of citizens
C through letter-writing campaigns addressed to particular judges
D by meeting with judges to express their views on cases.
Question #11
A by offering them money to vote a particular way.
B by providing specialized expertise
C by filing amicus curiae briefs
D by organizing protests and demonstrations on Capitol Hill
Question #12
A by banning the formation of interest groups
B by expanding their sphere of participation
C by discouraging citizens from expressing their political views in public
D by adopting a system of direct democracy.
Question #13
A a group representing alpaca ranchers
B a labor union.
C a trade association
D a consumer rights group
Question #14
A an organizations that focuses on grassroots lobbying
B an organization within a political party that coordinates campaign events.
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 union shop
C public interest group
D labor union
Question #16
A group coordination
B free-rider
C collective goods.
D pluralist
Question #17
A fundraising for political candidates and educating the public about the activities of government
B conducting surveys to gauge public opinion on a policy issue
C communication as a representative of a group with government officials to persuade them to support a particular policy
D convincing potential members to join an interest group by offering them material benefits.
Question #18
A iron triangle.
B faction
C interest group
D corporation.
Question #19
A become increasingly important in congressional elections
B decreased for incumbents but increased for challengers and open seats.
C become less important
D become less important in federal elections and more important in state elections
Question #20
A coordinating committees
B 527 organizations.
C Political Action Committees (PACs)
D iron triangles