pols210 Week 8 quiz latest 2017 october

Week 8 quiz

Question 1 of 10

What is the status quo?

A. a populist revolt that replaces the corrupt elites

B. keeping things as is

C. lack compassion for the underprivileged members of society

D. supply side economic theory

Question 2 of 10

A movement that starts from the bottom up rather than top down is called what?

A. grassroots

B. public interest

C. direct

D. trade association

Question 3 of 10

Political action committees:

A. are usually run by liberal Democrats.

B. are the perfect example of the inherently evil nature of the American political system.

C. are usually dominated by wealthy white males.

D. make donations to political campaigns.

Question 4 of 10

What is money that interests can spend on behalf of candidates without being restricted by federal

law?

A. bribes

B. hard money

C. none of the above

D. soft money

Question 5 of 10

The formation of an interest group in response to a perceived need is known as:

A. pluralism

B. corporatism

C. the logic of collective action

D. disturbance theory

Question 6 of 10

Political action committees are most likely to donate to:

A. Democratic incumbents.

B. state party organizations.

C. Republican challengers.

D. incumbents of both major political parties.

Question 7 of 10

Which group theory claims that groups form in opposition to other groups?

A. disturbance theory

B. logic of collective action

C. democratic theory

D. pluralism

Question 8 of 10

If an individual benefits from the activities of an organization but does not contribute to the organization, it is known as:

A. an interest group entrepreneur.

B. systemic bias.

C. the free rider problem.

D. personal lobbying.

Question 9 of 10

Which concept assumes that elections determine who

governs and what policies will be enacted into law?

A. Marxism

B. direct representation theory

C. democratic theory

D. none of the above

Question 10 of 10

Which of the following can be said about interest groups?

A. They can be beneficial.

B. They can be detrimental.

C. Neither A nor B

D. Both A and B