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CHAPTER 10 - Interest Groups

Multiple Choice
1. In a poll cited in the text, _____ percent of Americans said they favored universal background checks for gun
ownership.
a. 8
b. 21
c. 52
d. 76
e. 92
ANSWER: e
REFERENCES: 271
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NOTES: F
2. With no one taking the lead in an interest group’s traditional agenda building role, in the wake of the Newtown
massacre the only legislation that passed was ______________.
a. prohibiting those younger than 18 from possessing firearms without a gun-handling skills test
b. closing the loophole in current law whereby people buying firearms at gun shows and in the internet are not
subject to a background check
c. clarifying the definitions of medical and mental health conditions that disqualify a person from handgun
ownership
d. expanding the list of laws for which convictions may disqualify a person from handgun ownership
e. No legislation was passed in response to the Newtown massacre.
ANSWER: e
REFERENCES: 271
NOTES: A
3. The primary goal of interest groups is to

a. educate the public about issues.
b. sponsor candidates for elections.
c. fight corruption in government.
d. influence public policy.
e. provide campaign donations.
ANSWER: d
REFERENCES: 272
NOTES: F
4. Alexis de Tocqueville believed that the American tendency to join associations

a. would decline as the country grew.
b. was a threat to democracy.
c. reflected a strong democratic culture.
d. could lead to factionalism.
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e. would cause increased protests.
ANSWER: c
REFERENCES: 273
NOTES: F
5. James Madison made all but which of the following arguments in his essay, Federalist No. 10?
a. The development of differences between interest groups is inevitable.
b. The fundamental causes of faction are sown into man’s nature.
c. In a democratic republic, government can mediate among opposing factions.
d. Factions can be eliminated without removing Americans’ freedoms.
e. The size and diversity of the nation is an important factor restraining majority factions.
ANSWER: d
REFERENCES: 273
NOTES: F
6. Individual lobbies spend vast sums as they try to influence legislation and recent filings with the Congress listed at
_________ in annual spending through lobbying.
a. $100 million
b. $500 million
c. $750 million
d. $1 billion
e. more than $3 billion
ANSWER: e
REFERENCES: 273
NOTES: C
7. One might say of Americans that "We hate interest groups, except those that ________________."
a. oppose terrorism
b. speak on our behalf
c. support environmental issues
d. include children among their beneficiaries
e. advocate reduced government spending
ANSWER: b
REFERENCES: 273
NOTES: C
8. Which of the following is not a role of interest groups?

a. Representation
b. Program monitoring
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c. Agenda building
d. Electing their members to public office
e. All of these choices are roles of interest groups.
ANSWER: d
REFERENCES: 273-275
NOTES: C
9. Which of the following is not an argument made by the authors for why interest groups benefit our political system?
a. Interest groups represent people before government.
b. Interest groups always form when the corresponding need for them develops.
c. Interest groups are vehicles for political participation.
d. Interest groups educate their members, the public at large, and government officials.
e. Interest groups bring new issues into the political limelight.
ANSWER: b
REFERENCES: 274-276
NOTES: C
10. What role do interest groups play in educating policymakers about political issues?
a. Interest groups are never considered a valid source of information because they are so biased.
b. So few people are members of interest groups that any communication policymakers receive from such groups
is considered insignificant.
c. They are an important source of political information.
d. They tend to confuse policymakers and often alienate them.
e. They serve to overwhelm policymakers with too much information.
ANSWER: c
REFERENCES: 275
NOTES: C
11. Today the largest sector of unionized workers is

a. auto workers.
b. university employees.
c. agricultural workers.
d. municipal government employees.
e. pipefitters and plumbers.
ANSWER: d
REFERENCES: 275
NOTES: F
12. An environmental group publishes scientifically-documented lapses in Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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oversight of toxic-waste-dump monitoring. Which function is the environmental group performing?
a. Education
c. Agenda building
d. Representation
e. Issue definition
ANSWER: b
REFERENCES: 276
NOTES: A
13. _________ believe that interest groups further democracy by broadening representation within the system.
a. Majoritarians
b. Elitists
c. Oligarchs
d. Humanitarians
e. Pluralists
ANSWER: e
REFERENCES: 276
NOTES: C
14. An important idea of pluralist theory is that

a. most interest groups work for the good of the majority.
b. the institutions of government will ignore interest groups regardless of their orientation.
c. interest groups will ultimately fade from the political scene.
d. new interest groups naturally form when the need arises.
e. people join groups for benefits, regardless of current circumstances.
ANSWER: d
REFERENCES: 276
NOTES: C
15. A veterans’ group publicizes reports of excessive wait times at VA (US Department of Veterans Affairs) hospitals and
resulting harm to patients. Which function is the veterans’ group performing?
a. Education
c. Agenda building
d. Representation
e. Issue definition
ANSWER: b
REFERENCES: 276
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NOTES: A
16. The issue of urban renewal in Boston’s West End illustrates the point that
a. mass-based interest groups can effectively block government policy.
b. government policies are designed to maintain a political equilibrium.
c. groups faced with policies harmful to their interests often lack the leadership and resources to organize.
d. interest groups will arise whenever there is a need.
e. minority groups, even when organized, often fail.
ANSWER: c
REFERENCES: 277
NOTES: C
17. Cesar Chavez’s work to organize California workers into the United Farm Workers makes him an example of a(n)
a. primary mover.
b. policy maintainer.
c. interest group entrepreneur.
d. monitoring agent.
e. public proponent.
ANSWER: c
REFERENCES: 277
NOTES: C
18. To accomplish the successful organization of the United Farm Workers, Cesar Chavez copied the tactics of
__________.
a. patriots during the American Revolution
b. anti-slavery abolitionists
c. the civil rights movement
d. Franklin Roosevelt’s attempt to create his “New Deal” program
e. anti-globalization activists
ANSWER: c
REFERENCES: 277
NOTES: F
19. Ultimately it was by means of a __________ that the success of Cesar Chavez’s attempt to attain recognition of the
United Farm Workers was achieved.
a. grape boycott
b. bombing campaign of farms
c. occupation of the state capitol building in Sacramento, California,
d. refusal to harvest lettuce throughout California
e. high profile group of Hollywood celebrities applying public pressure

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ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: 277
NOTES: F
20. Which of the following potential interest groups would likely be the most difficult to organize for political action?
a. Social welfare recipients
b. Certified public accountants
c. Alumni of a prestigious college
d. Employees of a manufacturing company
e. Retired social security recipients
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: 278
NOTES: C
21. Which influential Washington interest group has a membership of 40 million?

a. Sierra Club
b. Catholic Charities
c. Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association
d. American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
e. The Masons
ANSWER: d
REFERENCES: 279
NOTES: F
22. Which of the following groups is most dependent on the Internet to gain new supporters?
a. Business associations
b. Labor associations
c. Professional associations
d. Political parties
e. Ideological citizen groups
ANSWER: e
REFERENCES: 279
NOTES: F
23. Groups that rely on ideological appeals for new members have a special problem because
a. most people do not want to join ideological groups.
b. they have to meet special stricter government guidelines.
c. ideological groups do not qualify for tax exemptions.
d. competition in policy areas of these groups is intense.
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e. they have to convince their “purist” members to do the mundane work of recruitment.
ANSWER: d
REFERENCES: 279
NOTES: F
24. The free-rider problem increases the difficulty of attracting ___________.

a. young people
b. paying members
c. media attention
d. votes in Congress
e. cooperation from other interest groups
ANSWER: b
REFERENCES: 279
NOTES: F
25. When the air you breathe is made cleaner as a result of lobbying done by an interest group to which you do not
belong, you are an example of
a. a program monitor.
b. an interest group entrepreneur.
c. the PAC problem.
d. a freeloader.
e. a free rider.
ANSWER: e
REFERENCES: 279-280
NOTES: C
26. Large interest groups are often difficult to organize because

a. many of their potential members prefer to let someone else shoulder the interest groups’ financial burden.
b. as they grow in size, they attract more unfavorable publicity.
c. they usually suffer from diseconomies of scale.
d. the Internet has not made it easier to convince individuals to join.
e. they often do not represent compelling interests.
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: 280
NOTES: F
27. __________ make sure that people in government know what their members want and that their organizations know
what the government is doing.
a. Cabinet officials

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b. Federal agency administrators
c. Lobbyists
d. Governors
e. Political parties
ANSWER: c
REFERENCES: 280
NOTES: F
28. The greater the potential number of members of a group, the more likely that individuals will ___________________.
a. contribute to the activities of the group
b. see the group as influential
c. make a financial contribution
d. decide to be free riders
e. question the sincerity of commitment to the stated goals of the group of its leaders
ANSWER: d
REFERENCES: 280
NOTES: F
29. A recent study of seventy-seven members of Congress who were defeated for reelection or left voluntarily found that
more than __________ of them took jobs with firms that lobby.
a. 10 percent
b. 25 percent
c. 40 percent
d. 60 percent
e. 80 percent
ANSWER: c
REFERENCES: 281
NOTES: F
30. The lobbyist’s primary job involves

a. passing information on to their employers and to policymakers.
b. assisting campaigns.
c. trading on favors.
d. mobilizing campaign contributors.
e. exchanging goods for services.
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: 281
NOTES: F

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31. Under current federal law, the amount that the PAC you belong to can donate to its favored candidate running for the
U.S. Senate is
a. unlimited.
b. $2,000 a month during the election cycle.
c. $5,000 per election.
d. $27,500 per year.
e. equal to a percentage of the group’s membership.
ANSWER: c
REFERENCES: 281
NOTES: C
32. There were an estimated __________ PACs contributing to congressional candidates during the 2011–2012 campaign
cycle.
a. 1,000
b. 7,000
c. 25,000
d. 250,000
e. one million
ANSWER: b
REFERENCES: 281
NOTES: F
33. The phenomenon of ______________ is referred to as the “revolving door”.

a. former elected officials taking lobbying jobs
b. movement of experienced workers from one interest group to another
c. interest group success on one issue, followed by identification of a new issue, followed by success on that
issue, etc.
d. interest group officials achieving such a high profile that they are then elected to public office
e. elected officials having to deal with a seemingly endless series of interest groups on some topics
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: 281
NOTES: C
34. Which of the following PACs contributed the most during the 2012 congressional elections?
a. National Association of Realtors
b. Facebook PAC
c. International Garment Workers Union
d. DEFPAC (Defense Contractors)
e. Letter Carriers Political Action Fund
ANSWER: e

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REFERENCES: 282
NOTES: F
35. Lobbyists have greatly increased their numbers in Brussels, Belgium, a convenient location for international
businesses work on trade issues with the world’s largest economy, ____________.
a. China
b. Russia
c. The European Union
d. the United States
e. the Association of South East Asian countries (ASEAN)
ANSWER: c
REFERENCES: 282
NOTES: F
36. Almost all political contributions made by unions go to

a. Democrats.
b. Republicans.
c. conservatives.
d. independents.
e. challengers.
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: 284
NOTES: F
37. With regard to PAC contributions and congressional votes, political scientists
a. have found a very strong correlation between the two.
b. have not been able to document any consistent link between the two.
c. have found that contributions have a greater impact on votes in the Senate.
d. have found that contributions have a greater impact on votes in the House of Representatives.
e. have found that votes are determined by contributions when members are up for reelection.
ANSWER: b
REFERENCES: 284
NOTES: F
38. Some sophisticated research has shown that PAC donations

a. can have a greater influence within congressional committees than on affecting floor votes.
b. are influential based on an exponential scale of the actual amount given.
c. have been declining in effectiveness over the past 15 years.
d. influence the behavior of the executive bureaucracy more than Congress.
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e. All of these choices are true.
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: 284
NOTES: C
39. Nonconnected PACs are highly ideological and tend to give

a. to liberal Democrats.
b. to conservative Republicans.
c. to well-connected incumbent politicians of any ideological stripe.
d. to presidential candidates but not to congressional ones.
e. either to conservatives or to liberals, but not both.
ANSWER: e
REFERENCES: 284
NOTES: F
40. A strategy that relies on a group representative’s personal contact with policymakers is
a. grassroots lobbying.
b. coalition building.
c. information campaigns.
d. direct lobbying.
e. insider lobbying.
ANSWER: d
REFERENCES: 284
NOTES: F
41. Most lobbyists believe that public testimony before congressional committees
a. is the most effective way of influencing legislation.
b. should be televised so that all citizens have access to this information.
c. should be discontinued.
d. is less important than are private one-on-one meetings.
e. should be a matter of public record.
ANSWER: d
REFERENCES: 285
NOTES: F
42. Which of the following involves an interest group’s rank-and-file membership as well as outreach to ordinary people
outside the organization?
a. Direct lobbying
b. Grassroots lobbying
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c. Information campaigns
d. Coalition building
e. Shotgun marketing
ANSWER: b
REFERENCES: 285
NOTES: F
43. Day-to-day direct lobbying is largely an attempt by interest groups to ____________________.

a. ensure that legislators abide by agreements made with interest groups
b. encourage elected officials to follow-through on promises made in exchange for contributions
c. allow members of Congress to have access to interest group members
d. maintain a high profile so they can continue to demand contributions from their members
e. frame issues in terms most beneficial to their point of view
ANSWER: e
REFERENCES: 285
NOTES: C
44. Recently anti-immigration groups have taken to holding public protests on April 15, the day taxes are due, to
emphasize economic consequences of illegal immigration. Your textbook might describe this as an example of
a. agenda building.
b. program monitoring.
c. grassroots lobbying.
d. direct lobbying.
e. coalition building.
ANSWER: c
REFERENCES: 286
NOTES: A
45. The main drawback of protest activity as a tool in influencing the policymaking process is that
a. it is basically a short-term tool, whereas policymaking is a long-term process.
b. it almost always generates more opposition than support.
c. no one pays attention to protest.
d. it is illegal.
e. it often results in the arrest of interest group members.
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: 286
NOTES: C
46. The __________ defied conventional wisdom regarding political change through a broad and sustained series of
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protests and unconventional actions.
a. antinuclear movement
b. antilobbying association
c. civil rights movement
d. gun control faction
e. right-to-life association
ANSWER: c
REFERENCES: 286
NOTES: F
47. The most common form of grassroots lobbying is

a. telephone calls.
b. picketing.
c. e-mailing.
d. letter writing.
e. web page building.
ANSWER: d
REFERENCES: 286
NOTES: F
48. ___________ was the primary reason for failure of the Occupy movement to achieve a lasting organizational
existence.
a. Inability to agree on issues, goals, and means
b. A law enforcement crackdown
c. Pervasive rioting in cities with Occupy encampments
d. Lack of intent to do more than provide an emotional outlet for young people
e. Inability of the public to understand the sophistication of their arguments
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: 287
NOTES: A
49. Organizing public relations campaigns and sponsoring research are examples of
a. coalition building.
b. information campaigns.
c. grassroots lobbying.
d. direct lobbying.
e. marketing strategies.
ANSWER: b
REFERENCES: 288
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NOTES: F
50. The recent effort by AT&T to take over T-Mobile shows that
a. direct lobbying campaigns work best when combined with PR campaigns.
b. U.S. courts can be lobbied as effectively as the U.S. Congress.
c. public opinion and grassroots campaigns can be easily manufactured by well-funded corporate interests.
d. large corporations do not achieve all their desired ends in Washington D.C.
e. Congress typically accedes to the wishes of a well-organized lobby, if no opposing lobbies swiftly counter-
mobilize.
ANSWER: d
REFERENCES: 288
NOTES: F
51. In interest group lobbying, coalitions are often

a. informal arrangements.
b. temporary.
c. formed only for the purpose of lobbying on a single issue.
d. informal arrangements, temporary, and formed only for the purpose of lobbying on a single issue.
e. None of these choices is true.
ANSWER: d
REFERENCES: 289
NOTES: C
52. Which of the following is not necessary for the pluralist model of interest groups to be fair?
a. All significant interests in the population should be represented by groups.
b. Government should listen to the views of all major interests.
c. Lawmakers should attempt to balance perfectly the views of all competing interests.
d. Lawmakers should pay attention to the concerns of lobbyists.
e. The majoritarian model’s emphasis on competitive elections should be viewed as compatible with pluralism.
ANSWER: c
REFERENCES: 290
NOTES: C
53. Elections inject some of the benefits of _________ into our political system because the winning party will have a
stronger voice than its opponent in policy decisions.
a. economics
b. majoritarianism
c. liberalism
d. pluralism
e. republicanism

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ANSWER: b
REFERENCES: 290
NOTES: F
54. People who ___________ are most likely to belong to interest groups.
a. have low income
b. have the most urgent need for government benefits
c. have high income
d. are retired
e. have an interest in ideological issues
ANSWER: c
REFERENCES: 290
NOTES: F
55. A group that has as its purpose issues unrelated to its members’ vocations is a(n)
a. grassroots coalition.
b. interest collaboration.
c. targeted partnership.
d. professional interest group.
e. citizens group.
ANSWER: e
REFERENCES: 291
NOTES: F
56. Interest groups that lobby for poor people often gain key financial support from
a. philanthropic foundations.
b. government grants.
c. corporations.
d. wealthy individuals.
e. All of these choices are true.
ANSWER: e
REFERENCES: 292
NOTES: F
57. A critical thing to remember when considering the overrepresentation of business interests in Washington is that they
a. are frequently divided and mobilize to lobby against each other.
b. are generally concerned about the public welfare.
c. cannot engage in many forms of lobbying during election years.
d. rarely have an influence on legislation except as it affects their narrow interests.
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e. lose a considerable amount of resources during election years.
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: 292
NOTES: F
58. The money from PAC donations comes disproportionately from

a. religious or ethnic organizations.
b. public interest and consumer groups.
c. labor unions.
d. business and professional interests.
e. foreign countries.
ANSWER: d
REFERENCES: 293
NOTES: F
59. Any increase in lobbying regulations conflicts with

a. Tenth Amendment provisions.
b. the equal access clause of the Constitution.
c. the Fairness Doctrine.
d. Ninth Amendment provisions.
e. the right to petition the government outlined in the First Amendment.
ANSWER: e
REFERENCES: 293
NOTES: C
60. Formation of Super PACs was facilitated by the Supreme Court decision in
a. Chavez v. Nizon.
b. Citizens United v. FEC.
c. Garcia v. Clinton.
d. Brown v. Bd. of Education.
e. Hamdan v. Rumsfeld.
ANSWER: b
REFERENCES: 293-294
NOTES: F
61. Following the Citizens United decision, contributions such as Sheldon Adelson and his wife’s at least _______ million
increased the impression that those already most advantaged in the political system will add to their advantages.
a. $5
b. $25
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c. $60
d. $90
e. $127
ANSWER: d
REFERENCES: 294
NOTES: F
Essay
62. Identify five ways that interest groups benefit our political system.
ANSWER: Answers will vary.
REFERENCES: 274-276
63. Identify and discuss the variables that contribute to ability of interest groups to successfully organize.
REFERENCES: 278
64. Describe how Cesar Chavez changed tactics in his attempt to improve working conditions for farm laborers by
forming the United Farm Workers Union, and why Catholic clergy supported Chavez.
REFERENCES: 277
65. Explain how the free-rider problem makes it difficult to get people to join and contribute to interest groups.
DIFFICULTY: 280
66. Describe lobbyists, their activities, and what they contribute to our political system.
REFERENCES: 280-281
67. What do political scientists know about the relationship between PAC money and votes in Congress?
REFERENCES: 284
68. Explain the difference between direct lobbying and grassroots lobbying.
REFERENCES: 284-286

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69. Discuss the tactics used by interest groups as part of information campaigns.
REFERENCES: 288
70. Explain what citizen groups are, and one of the advantages that business and professional groups have over them in
affecting policymaking.
REFERENCES: 291-292
71. Why has there been a significant increase in Washington, D.C. based health-care lobbyists over the years?
REFERENCES: 292

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Government in Global Politics 13th

CHAPTER 10 - Interest Groups

3. The primary goal of interest groups is to

4. Alexis de Tocqueville believed that the American tendency to join associations

CHAPTER 10 - Interest Groups

8. Which of the following is not a role of interest groups?

CHAPTER 10 - Interest Groups

11. Today the largest sector of unionized workers is

CHAPTER 10 - Interest Groups

14. An important idea of pluralist theory is that

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21. Which influential Washington interest group has a membership of 40 million?

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24. The free-rider problem increases the difficulty of attracting ___________.

26. Large interest groups are often difficult to organize because

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30. The lobbyist’s primary job involves

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33. The phenomenon of ______________ is referred to as the “revolving door”.

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36. Almost all political contributions made by unions go to

38. Some sophisticated research has shown that PAC donations

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39. Nonconnected PACs are highly ideological and tend to give

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43. Day-to-day direct lobbying is largely an attempt by interest groups to ____________________.

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47. The most common form of grassroots lobbying is

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51. In interest group lobbying, coalitions are often

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58. The money from PAC donations comes disproportionately from

59. Any increase in lobbying regulations conflicts with

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