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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A aristocracies
B representative government
C factions
D monarchies
Question #2
A presidential candidates
B challengers
C incumbents
D members of the minority party in Congress.
Question #3
A to protect consumers from unsafe products
B to protect the interests of businesses within an industry.
C to promote better working conditions and higher wages
D to provide jobs for the unemployed
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 required all lobbyists to join the Labor Union of American Lobbyists and Government Relations Experts.
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.
Question #6
A Groups can offer contributions in return for favorable votes on pending legislation.
B Organizations seeking to offer input on a political party’s platform are required to make campaign contributions.
C Legislators only grant meetings with interest groups that offer campaign contributions.
D Members of Congress are better listeners when hearing from interests that financially supported their campaign.
Question #7
A A decrease in the scope of government brought out interest groups seeking to protect their interests.
B Legal restrictions on lobbying activities were lifted as part of the New Deal.
C The increasing power of political parties led to more interest group formation.
D Developments in technology made interest group activities easier.
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 illegal kickbacks.
B access to the officeholder
C public recognition for their contributions to society
D publicity for their favorite charities and nonprofit organizations.
Question #10
A through letter-writing campaigns addressed to particular judges
B by bringing lawsuits to the courts on behalf of classes of citizens
C by publishing editorials in major newspapers stating their views on cases
D by meeting with judges to express their views on cases.
Question #11
A by providing specialized expertise
B by organizing protests and demonstrations on Capitol Hill
C by filing amicus curiae briefs
D by offering them money to vote a particular way.
Question #12
A by expanding their sphere of participation
B by discouraging citizens from expressing their political views in public
C by adopting a system of direct democracy.
D by banning the formation of interest groups
Question #13
A a consumer rights group
B a trade association
C a group representing alpaca ranchers
D a labor union.
Question #14
A an organization within a political party that coordinates campaign events.
B an organization that solicits campaign contributions from like-minded individuals and distributes them to political candidates
C an organizations that focuses on grassroots lobbying
D an organization that conducts voter registration drives
Question #15
A union shop
B labor union
C trade association.
D public interest group
Question #16
A pluralist
B group coordination
C free-rider
D collective goods.
Question #17
A conducting surveys to gauge public opinion on a policy issue
B communication as a representative of a group with government officials to persuade them to support a particular policy
C fundraising for political candidates and educating the public about the activities of government
D convincing potential members to join an interest group by offering them material benefits.
Question #18
A iron triangle.
B corporation.
C faction
D interest group
Question #19
A decreased for incumbents but increased for challengers and open seats.
B become less important in federal elections and more important in state elections
C become less important
D become increasingly important in congressional elections
Question #20
A Political Action Committees (PACs)
B coordinating committees
C iron triangles
D 527 organizations.