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POLS2311 Intro to U S Government

CH 08 PRE-TEST

Question 1Which of the following Supreme Court cases illustrates the use of litigation by an interest group?

  Roe v. Wade (1973)

  Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka Kansas (1954)

  Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)

  United States v. Nixon (1974)

Question 2Interest groups with _____________ have been shown to have more access to lawmakers.

  a history of supporting successful candidates for office

  large constituencies who have an interest in hot-button policy issues

  the most money

  headquarters in Washington, D.C.

  demonstrated technical expertise

Question 3Which of the following is a way that interest groups use the courts to influence public policy?

  supplying judges with solidary benefits

  joining an issue network

  creating an iron triangle

  forming a political action committee

  filing amicus briefs

Question 4A stable, cooperative relationship between a House or Senate committee or subcommittee, an executive branch program, and one or more well-organized interest group is call

  an issue network.

  a public interest group.

  a political action committee.

  pluralism.

  an iron triangle.

Question 5Who are "hidden partisans"?

  independents who lean toward one of the major parties

  congressional staffers and other unelected government workers

  officials who work for the national party committees

  Republicans who identify as liberal and Democrats who identify as conservative

  partisans who do not regularly vote

Question 6The largest citizen group is the AARP with more than ________ members today.

  38,000

  338,000

  3,800,000

  40,000,000

Question 7Which of the following social groups usually votes for Republicans?

  women

  nonwhite racial and ethnic groups

  people with college degrees

  organized labor

  the very wealthy

Question 8The so-called New Deal coalition was severely strained

  during the 1860s by conflicts over slavery and southern secession.

  during the 1890s by conflicts over the gold standard.

  during the 1930s by conflicts over the Great Depression and America's involvement in World War II.

  during the 1960s by conflicts over civil rights and the Vietnam War.

  during the 1990s by conflicts over abortion and affirmative action.

Question 9

Party activists are ________ likely to contribute time to party affairs and ________ likely to hold more extreme views than the party’s rank-and-file voters.

 

   less; less

  less; more

  more; more

  more; less

Question 10Which of the following is not a responsibility of the Democratic National Committee and the Republican National Committee?

  to work to enhance their party's media image

  to set the rules for primaries and caucuses

  to give candidates money for their campaigns

  to select their party's candidates for elective office

  to try to minimize disputes within the party

Question 11Friendship and networking are examples of

  purposive benefits.

  informational benefits.

  solidary benefits.

  material benefits.

  member dues.

Question 12Gifts, discounts, and health insurance are examples of

  purposive benefits.

  informational benefits.

  solidary benefits.

  materials benefits.

  member dues.

Question 13Political parties are different from interest groups in that political parties

  seek to control the government by nominating candidates and electing them to office.

  are constitutionally exempt from taxation.

  are entirely nonprofit.

  have much larger memberships.

  have much smaller memberships.

Question 14A loose network of like-minded politicians, consultants, activists, and interest groups drawn together by a public policy issue is referred to as

 

  an issue network.

  a public interest group.

  a political action committee.

  pluralism.

  an iron triangle.

Question 15The best description of the ideal of pluralism is that

  the public good should always trump individual interests.

  interest groups should be free to compete for governmental influence.

  interest groups are factions that endanger liberty.

  democracy is best served by legalizing but regulating the influence of interest groups.

Question 16Lobbying is

 an attempt by an individual or group to influence the passage of legislation by exerting indirect pressure, through advertisements and media coverage, on members of Congress or a state legislature.

  an attempt by an individual or group to influence the passage of legislation by exerting direct pressure on members of Congress or a state legislature.

  an attempt by an individual or group to influence the passage of legislation by exerting indirect pressure, through phone calls or emails, on members of Congress or a state legislature.

  the act of working on a reelection campaign.

Question 17Which of the following best describes the role of factions within the major parties?

  Factions do not exist; party members largely agree about all issues in a party's platform.

  Parties are usually divided into no more than two factions: one liberal and one conservative.

  Factions exist within parties because parties are coalitions of people who represent many diverse interests.

  Factions are only relevant during elections; they are not relevant among officials who have already been elected.

  Factions nearly always result in major parties being split up into smaller parties.

Question 18The congressional election system in the United States is called "first past the post" because

  candidates must win both a primary election and a general election before taking office.

  seats in the House of Representatives and Senate are allocated to political parties based on their share of the total vote cast in the election.

  the candidae with the most votes wins even if she did not win a majority of the total.

  a candidate can win an election only if he wins a majority of the total vote.

  more Americans now vote by mail than at their local polling places.

Question 19The National Rifle Association, the Sierra Club, and Mothers Against Drunk Driving are all examples of

  membership associations.

  citizen groups.

  professional associations.

  ideological groups.

  public-sector groups.

Question 20A person who enjoys the benefits of a group’s collective efforts but does not contribute to those efforts is called a

  citizen.

  subject.

  free rider.

  lobbyist.