Chapter 10 Exam

A  factions

B  aristocracies

C  representative government

D  monarchies

A  challengers

B  presidential candidates

C  incumbents

D  members of the minority party in Congress.

A  to promote better working conditions and higher wages

B  to protect the interests of businesses within an industry.

C  to provide jobs for the unemployed

D  to protect consumers from unsafe products

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

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

C  Corporate PACs give most of their contributions to Democrats.

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

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

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

A  Groups can offer contributions in return for favorable votes on pending legislation.

B  Legislators only grant meetings with interest groups that offer campaign contributions.

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.

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  providing elected officials with innovative ideas for addressing a policy problem

B  providing legal counsel to interest groups in court cases

C  answering e-mails from elected officials’ constituents

D  speaking on behalf of elected officials at press conferences.

A  access to the officeholder

B  public recognition for their contributions to society

C  publicity for their favorite charities and nonprofit organizations.

D  illegal kickbacks.

A  by bringing lawsuits to the courts on behalf of classes of citizens

B  through letter-writing campaigns addressed to particular judges

C  by meeting with judges to express their views on cases.

D  by publishing editorials in major newspapers stating their views on cases

A  by offering them money to vote a particular way.

B  by providing specialized expertise

C  by organizing protests and demonstrations on Capitol Hill

D  by filing amicus curiae briefs

A  by banning the formation of interest groups

B  by adopting a system of direct democracy.

C  by expanding their sphere of participation

D  by discouraging citizens from expressing their political views in public

A  a group representing alpaca ranchers

B  a consumer rights group

C  a labor union.

D  a trade association

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  public interest group

C  labor union

D  trade association.

A  group coordination

B  free-rider

C  collective goods.

D  pluralist

A  conducting surveys to gauge public opinion on a policy issue

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

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

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

A  interest group

B  corporation.

C  iron triangle.

D  faction

A  become increasingly important in congressional elections

B  become less important

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

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

A  527 organizations.

B  coordinating committees

C  Political Action Committees (PACs)

D  iron triangles