AP Government Test chapter 18.txt



Smaller interest groups often meet with more success because
A) they have highly developed methods of fundraising.
B) they make large campaign contributions.
C) their members are more active.
D) they pursue only less-politicized issues.
E) they have more resources with which to mobilize the public.

Citizens concerned about a proposal to redistribute federal funding to public schools would form which of the following groups?
a) Public interest group
b) Economic interest group
d) Consumer interest group
d) Elite interest group
e) Class action group

Lawmakers often rely on lobbyists for all of the following reasons EXCEPT


A) for money that would allow them to travel to their constituencies
B) for money that would allow them to ravel to their constituencies
C) to come up with new policy ideas that they can introduce in Congress
D) for advice on strategies to advance or prevent a piece of legislation
d to encourage group members to vote for them during reelection
e) for expertise on a certain issue

Iron Triangles are composed of
A) a PC, an interest group, and a congressional candidate.
B) a corporate board, an interest group, and the speaker of the House.
C) a local civic group, a state legislator, and a federal department
D) a cabinet department, a legislative committee, and a federal judge
E) an interest group, a legislative committee, and a federal agency.

Proponents of the pluralist theory argue that for the most part, power is evenly distributed amoung interesst groups because
a) the public participates equally in different types of interest groups.
b) all interest groups receive the same amount of federal funds.
c) ech policy area is assigned a limited number of related interest groups.
d) interest groups each get the same attention from politicians
d) competition prevents any one group from becoming more influential.

Which of the following statements accurately describe methods interest groups employ to influence policymaking?
I Class action lawsuits allow interest groups to sue in the name of a larger section of the public.
II Interest groups meet with judges about cases that affect their policy area.
III Interest groups make almost all of their PAC contributions to incumbents rather than challengers
IV Lobbyists use their policy expertise to make themselves indispensable to politicians.
V Interest groups pay committee members to review proposed legislation from a legislative point of view.
A) III only
B) II and V only
C) I,III, and IV only
D) I and IV only
E) II, Iv, and V only

Which of the following interest groups has become the most influential in recent years?
A) HIAA
B) AFL-CIO
C) AFSCME
D) AARP
E) NRA

Interest groups differ from political parties in in which of the following ways?
A) Interest groups unite politicians with the same political ideology
B) Interest groups pursue general policy goals in the political arena.
C) Interest groups link the public to the political process.
D) Interest groups try to shape specific policy goals.
E) Interest group are not allowed to play any part in political campaigns.

Which of the following causes would most likely be taken up by a single-issue group?
A) Health care
B) Workers' comensattion
C) Abortion
D) Corporate taxation
E) International trade

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