front 1 Economist Mancur Olson concluded that groups | back 1 Exercise too much power in the American system. |
front 2 A basic reason for the existence of so many interest groups in the United States is | back 2 -The American tradition of free association. -The extent of diverse interest in American society. -America's federal system of government. -Separation of powers in American government. **All these answers are correct.** |
front 3 The Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010) ultimately led to the creation of | back 3 Super PACs. |
front 4 The most fully organized interest groups are those that have which of the following as their primary purpose? | back 4 Economic activity. |
front 5 A purposive incentive is defined as | back 5 The opportunity to contribute to a worthy goal or purpose. |
front 6 An interest group that focuses on policy benefits for senior citizens would be an example of | back 6 A single-issue group. |
front 7 Roughly how many American workers currently belong to Unions? | back 7 One in eight. |
front 8 A flaw in pluralism theory is the fact that | back 8 The interest group system is unrepresentative because some interests are far more organized and more powerful than others. |
front 9 An amicus brief | back 9 Is a written document in which a group explains to a court its position on a legal dispute that the court is handling. |
front 10 In recent decades, lobbyists in Washington D.C. have increasingly | back 10 Targeted the executive branch in their efforts to influence policy decisions. |
front 11 The term iron triangle refers to | back 11 A small and informal, but relatively stable group of bureaucrats, legislators, and lobbyists who are concerned with promoting a particular interest. |
front 12 In acknowledging the dilemma inherent in group activity, James Madison | back 12 Worried that government would be overly dominated by groups, but recognized that a free society is obliged to permit the advocacy of self-interest. |
front 13 An informal grouping of officials, lobbyists, and policy specialists who come together temporarily around a policy problem is | back 13 An issue network. |
front 14 Early in the 2012 Republican presidential nominating race, some Super PAC televised ads were so untruthful that they were | back 14 Criticized even by the candidates they were intended to help. |
front 15 Which of the following statements would NOT be accepted by supporters of the pluralist view of interest groups? | back 15 The opinion of the majority should always prevail in a policy dispute over an opinion of a more intense and directly affected minority. |
front 16 James Madison's solution to the problem of factions (special interests) has, in the modern policy process, actually contributed to the problem by | back 16 Resulting in fragmentation of authority among policymakers, thereby providing groups more opportunities to get their way. |
front 17 Economist Mancur Olson refers to what aspect of interest groups as the "size factor"? | back 17 Small groups are ordinarily more united on policy issues and often have more resources, enabling them to win out more often than large groups. |
front 18 In the dynamics of an iron triangle, what benefit do interest groups provide to friendly bureaucratic agencies? | back 18 Lobbying support for agency programs. |
front 19 Members of the _______ generate more mail to Congress than any other group. | back 19 AARP. |
front 20 Another name for an interest group is | back 20 Pressure group. |
front 21 During his visit to this country in the 1830s, Alexis de Toqueville described the United States as a "nation of _________". | back 21 Joiners. |
front 22 Which of the following is NOT a typical interest group function? | back 22 Addressing a broad and diverse range of public issues. |
front 23 The air we breathe is an example of a | back 23 Collective good. |
front 24 Most lobbyists receive support from elective officials in direct exchange for | back 24 Information. |
front 25 The dominant labor interest group is | back 25 The AFL-CIO. |
front 26 The theory that society's interests are most effectively represented through group action is | back 26 Pluralist theory. |
front 27 "Agency capture" occurs when | back 27 Regulatory agencies side with the industries they are supposed to regulate other than with the public. |
front 28 Which citizens' group did a Fortune magazine survey rank as the nation's most powerful lobbying group. | back 28 AARP. |
front 29 Political scientist Theodore Lowi has questioned pluralist theory by suggesting that | back 29 There is no concept of the public interest in a system that gives special interests the ability to determine the policies affecting them. |
front 30 Outside lobbying does NOT include | back 30 Developing and maintaining close contacts with policymakers. |
front 31 Grassroots lobbying is based on the assumption that officials will respond to | back 31 Pressure from constituents. |
front 32 Theodore Lowi's theory of interest group liberalism | back 32 Deals with the tendency of officials to support the policy demands of the interest group or groups that have a special stake in a policy. |
front 33 James Madison argued | back 33 For regulation of interests through a governing system of checks and balances. |
front 34 The citizens of _____________ are most actively involved in interest groups and community causes. | back 34 United States. |
front 35 Which of the following organizations is NOT an example of a single-issue group? | back 35 MoveOn.org. |
front 36 According to E.E. Schattschneider, the interest group system has a | back 36 Strong upper-class bias. |
front 37 Proportional representation systems encourage the formation of smaller parties by enabling parties to | back 37 Win legislative seats even though they do not receive a majority of votes in elections. |
front 38 Prospective voting is characterized by | back 38 Choices based on what candidates promise to do if elected. |
front 39 What was especially unique about the "Era of Good Feeling" | back 39 President Monroe ran unopposed in 1820. |
front 40 Which of the following is an accurate representation of the public's opinion about leaders and their accountability? | back 40 Most citizens have a low opinion of Congress as a whole, but say they have confidence in their local representative in Congress. |