Quiz 10

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  restrict lobbyists from running for public office

B  prevent lawmakers from utilizing their legislative relationships by becoming lobbyists immediately after leaving office, help lawmakers find work after they leave office

C  help lawmakers find work after they leave office

D  prevent lawmakers from utilizing their legislative relationships by becoming lobbyists immediately after leaving office

A  Direct lobbying is prohibited immediately after leaving office. Contributions must be disclosed and certain activities are prohibited.

B  Contributions must be disclosed.

C  Certain activities are prohibited.

D  Direct lobbying is prohibited immediately after leaving office.

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  PACs can contribute directly to candidates, but super PACs cannot.

B  Conservative interests favor PACs over super PACs.

C  Super PACS are much more likely to support incumbent candidates than are PACs.

D  Contributions to PACs are unlimited, but restrictions have been placed on how much money can be contributed to super PACs.

A  The Supreme Court has yet to address the issue of money in politics.

B  The Supreme Court has restricted spending on politics.

C  The Supreme Court has ruled that corporations may spend unlimited amounts of money but unions may not.

D  The Supreme Court has opposed restrictions on spending on politics.

A  a symbiotic relationship among Congressional committees, executive agencies, and interest groups

B  three interest groups that have formed a coalition

C  fluid participation among interests

D  a great deal of competition for access to decision-makers

A  A fragmentation of interests has taken place.

B  A fragmentation of interests has taken place. Many interests lobby both the national government and the states. And there is more professional lobbying.

C  There is more professional lobbying.

D  Many interests lobby both the national government and the states.

A  Collective goods and private goods both offer particularized benefits.

B  Collective goods and private goods both offer broadly distributed benefits.

C  Collective goods offer particularized benefits, while private goods are broadly distributed.

D  Collective goods offer broadly distributed benefits, while private goods offer particularized benefits.

A  because they can all benefit from governmental policies

B  because there is often strength in numbers,

C  because there is often strength in numbers, because they often have common issues that may affect an entire industry, and because they can all benefit from governmental policies

D  because they often have common issues that may affect an entire industry