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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A citizen interest groups.
B potential interest groups.
C public interest groups.
D grassroots interest groups.
Question #2
A consciousness-raising workshop
B newsletter
C health insurance program
D free T-shirt
Question #3
A dramatically decreased the flow of money from interest groups and Super PACs into politics and electoral campaigns.
B prohibited interest groups from donating to electoral campaigns but increased the amount of money Super PACs could contribute.
C dramatically increased the flow of money from interest groups and Super PACs into politics and electoral campaigns.
D prohibited Super PACs from donating to electoral campaigns but increased the amount of money interest groups could contribute.
Question #4
A credit card companies are interested in the public good.
B private interests are hiding behind the ideals of public interests.
C public interest groups are now actively involving private corporations.
D the free-rider problem does not apply to private corporations.
Question #5
A United States v. Nixon (1974)
B Roe v. Wade (1973)
C Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)
D Webster v. Reproductive Health Services (1989)
Question #6
A are willing to publicize their membership lists.
B present both sides of the issue in their issue advocacy ads.
C do not employ any person who has formerly worked on a political campaign.
D do not coordinate their efforts with a candidate’s own campaign organization.
Question #7
A legitimacy; power
B values; goals
C policies; personnel
D membership; authority
Question #8
A the Human Rights Campaign’s
B the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People’s
C the Congress of Racial Equality’s
D the American Civil Liberties Union’s
Question #9
A interest groups no longer attempt to influence representatives in Congress or judges and focus almost all of their attention, instead, on administrative agencies.
B federal agencies almost always attempt to consult relevant stakeholders before implementing a new rule.
C Supreme Court decisions banning iron triangles have largely failed to limit interest group influence.
D the First Amendment to the Constitution only allows corporations to “petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”
Question #10
A businesses and corporations.
B labor groups.
C public-sector groups.
D ideological groups.
Question #11
A select a single candidate to represent the party in the general election.
B take nominations for leadership positions within the party.
C raise money to spend on the party’s preselected candidate for the general election.
D vote on the party’s platform.
Question #12
A winning elections
B nominating candidates
C raising the most money
D creating the party platform
Question #13
A they are only used to support candidates from relatively unknown third parties.
B donors and amounts contributed do not have to be made public.
C they can only be used during nonelection years.
D they are technically illegal under an unenforced provision of federal campaign finance law.
Question #14
A affirmative action legislation from the 1960s requires proportional representation in all elections.
B the Constitution requires at least minimal levels of representation in election campaigns.
C interest groups frequently engage in direct lobbying to enhance diversity in campaigns.
D voters tend to prefer candidates who are closer to themselves in terms of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, geography, and social background.
Question #15
A divided party government
B an electoral realignment
C external mobilization
D proportional representation
Question #16
A popular directive.
B grassroots amendment.
C ballot initiative.
D people’s compact.
Question #17
A Ten
B One
C Four
D thirty-four
Question #18
A external mobilization.
B proportional representation.
C elite bargaining.
D internal mobilization.
Question #19
A operate the caucuses of each of the two main political parties.
B are charged with enforcing the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act.
C are able to raise and spend unlimited amounts of money as long as they do not coordinate their activities with a political party.
D work closely with political parties to coordinate election campaign strategies and fund-raising efforts.