PSCI 2305 Final Exam Questions With
Correct Answers.
According to the text, which of the following may be considered an advantage of interest group
politics? - answer✔✔Interest groups pressure the government for change.
All interest groups are attempting to use money for their own political gain? - answer✔✔False
According to David Truman, why do like-minded individuals get together and form interest
groups? - answer✔✔They are threatened by some undesirable change.
According to the text, what is the MOST fundamental role interest groups play in a democracy? -
answer✔✔representing its constituents
A 527 is allowed to do which of the following activities? - answer✔✔advocate for issues
A member of Congress who receives campaign contributions from an interest group is usually
what? - answer✔✔someone who agrees with the interest group on a policy
What form of lobbying is concerned with mobilizing public opinion? - answer✔✔grassroots
James Madison believed which of the following statements to be true? - answer✔✔It is human
nature to form groups around shared interests.
According to the text, the main obstacle preventing the formation of interest groups is what? -
answer✔✔the collective action problem
What is one group that orbits the Democratic "constellation"? - answer✔✔the NAACP
A grassroots lobbying effort might include what activity? - answer✔✔a public protest of a new
law
People who decide to form interest groups (whether it is community organizers or businesses)
are expressing their liberty to influence the political process. - answer✔✔True
If Martin uses his AAA membership to get 10 percent off at a restaurant, he is taking advantage
of what kind of benefit? - answer✔✔material
According to the text, which of the following may be considered a disadvantage of interest group
politics? - answer✔✔Interest groups encourage conflict.
A person who enjoys the benefits of collective action without contributing to their attainment are
known as what? - answer✔✔free riders
Identify one way that interest groups try to directly influence election outcomes. - answer✔✔by
providing voters with information on legislators' voting records
According to the text, to what can the growth in the number of lobbyists largely be attributed? -
answer✔✔an increase in the size of government
In what kind of state would a union member be able to free ride? - answer✔✔a right-to-work
state
The primary function of lobbyists is to provide politicians with what? - answer✔✔information
What is one way a lobbyist could influence the judicial branch? - answer✔✔file an amicus brief
If an interest group provides someone with a sense of community, it can be said to be providing
what kind of benefit? - answer✔✔solidarity
One study found that the number of interest groups increased by what percentage between 1959
and 1995? - answer✔✔500 percent
Which of the following BEST describes the change in the number of registered lobbyists in the
last decade? - answer✔✔a steady decrease
The activities of what type of group are largely unregulated by the government? -
answer✔✔527s
It can be said that interest groups have a bias favoring what group? - answer✔✔the upper class
Interest groups are always trying to take advantage of the American People. - answer✔✔False
An interest group that monitors government activity and then reports to constituents is known as
what? - answer✔✔a watchdog group
Which sector of society has the greatest number of lobbyists working on its behalf? -
answer✔✔businesses
What is one group that orbits the Republican "constellation"? - answer✔✔the NRA
Which of the following is an example of a purposive benefit? - answer✔✔A person enjoys
expressing political views while lobbying against Obamacare.
What are the two major American political parties? - answer✔✔Democratic and Republican
In what year was there an Electoral College tie? - answer✔✔1800
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