b. political information
c. substantive information
d. volunteers for campaign activities
Answer: a
Test Bank Item Title: TB_Q5.4.50
Topic: The Inluence of Lobbyists
Learning Objective: LO 5.4: Describe lobbyists and the
activities through which they seek to inluence policy.
Page Reference: 147
Skill Level: Analyze It
Diiculty Level: Diicult
51. Why was Madison particularly concerned about factions in The
Federalist, No. 10?
a. He believed that factions pursuing their self-interest would
work against the broader public interest.
b. He worried that factions were too focused on the public good
and that they neglected to take care of their own needs.
c. He worried that the Constitution did not provide enough
opportunities for factions to be involved in politics.
d. He worried that the faction he belonged to would lose power
if the Constitution was ratiied.
Topic: Interest Groups Past and President: The “Mischiefs of
Faction”
Learning Objective: LO 5.1: Explain the role of interest groups
and social movements in American politics.
Page Reference: 131
Skill Level: Analyze It
Diiculty Level: Diicult
52. Which of the following actions might boost union membership in
the United States?
a. increase national minimum wage rates
b. increase the number of states with closed shops
c. increase the number of states with open shops
d. ofer free ridership to more union members
Topic: Types of Interest Groups
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Learning Objective: LO 5.2: Categorize American interest
groups into types.
Page Reference: 134 – 135
Skill Level: Analyze It
Diiculty Level: Diicult
53. Political action committees (PACs) are an attractive option for
campaign contributions because __________.
a. they are allowed by law to contribute unlimited sums of
money to political candidates
b. they combine many individual contributions, resulting in one
large contribution that is greater than what one individual could
do alone
c. PAC contributions are tax deductible
d. PACs are not required to disclose their donors
Topic: Money and Politics
Learning Objective: LO 5.5: Identify ways interest groups use
money in elections and assess eforts to regulate this spending.
Page Reference: 150
Skill Level: Analyze It
Diiculty Level: Diicult
54. Concern over the use of money to inluence politicians dates to
__________.
a. the beginning of the twentieth century
b. the ratiication of the Constitution in 1791
c. Andrew Jackson’s administration in the 1830s
d. Ulysses S. Grant’s administration in the 1870s
Topic: How Much Do Interest Groups Inluence Elections and
Legislation?
Learning Objective: LO 5.6: Evaluate the efectiveness of
interest groups in inluencing elections and legislation.
Page Reference: 157
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Diiculty Level: Easy
55. What did the Supreme Court declare unconstitutional in its
2014 decision in McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission?
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a. the aggregate limit on individual contributions to candidates,
party committees, or PACs
b. individual contribution limits to any particular candidate,
party committee, or PAC
c. limits on corporations’ and unions’ use of general funds for
election-speciic ads
d. limits on corporations’ and unions’ use of general funds to
contribute to particular candidates
Topic: Money and Politics
Learning Objective: LO 5.5: Identify ways interest groups use
money in elections and assess eforts to regulate this spending.
Page Reference: 151
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Diiculty Level: Moderate
56. The term “interest group pluralism” refers to the fact that
__________.
a. competition among open, responsive, and diverse groups
helps preserve democratic values
b. the Framers of the Constitution hoped to see many political
factions thrive in the United States
c. interest groups are not allowed to restrict membership on the
basis of race, ethnicity, gender, or age
d. interest groups do not need to focus on a single issue, such as
faulty automobiles, but can advocate for a set of issues that
address a broader scope, such as consumer protection
Topic: Types of Interest Groups
Learning Objective: LO 5.2: Categorize American interest
groups into types.
Page Reference: 133
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Diiculty Level: Moderate
57. Which of the following conditions, if true, would eliminate the
free rider problem?
a. if participation in an interest group were mandatory
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b. if members were allowed to vote on matters of concern to the
interest group
c. if participation in an interest group were voluntary
d. if an interest group focused on providing beneits to society
as a whole
Topic: Characteristics and Power of Interest Groups
Learning Objective: LO 5.3: Analyze sources of interest group
power.
Page Reference: 140
Skill Level: Analyze It
Diiculty Level: Diicult
58. According to the Supreme Court’s 1976 ruling on independent
expenditures, which of the following is unconstitutional?
a. any contribution of more than $100,000 made by any one
individual
b. directing unlimited amounts of money to a particular race
c. disclosing personal expenditures to the Federal Election
Commission without the individual’s knowledge
d. limiting contributions that are truly independent of a party or
candidate
Topic: Money and Politics
Learning Objective: LO 5.5: Identify ways interest groups use
money in elections and assess eforts to regulate this spending.
Page Reference: 153
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Diiculty Level: Moderate
59. Interest groups are important subjects of study in American
politics because __________.
a. they are always successful in getting their demands met by
government
b. they provide a venue for citizens to participate in government
c. they determine what issues get covered in the media
d. they determine who runs for elected oice
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Topic: Interest Groups Past and President: The “Mischiefs of
Faction”
Learning Objective: LO 5.1: Explain the role of interest groups
and social movements in American politics.
Page Reference: 130 – 132
Skill Level: Analyze It
Diiculty Level: Diicult
60. When an interest group forms a new political party, what is the
group’s most likely objective?
a. to win an election
b. to publicize a cause
c. to replace one of the two major political parties
d. to change the balance of power in Congress
Topic: Characteristics and Power of Interest Groups
Learning Objective: LO 5.3: Analyze sources of interest group
power.
Page Reference: 144
Skill Level: Analyze It
Diiculty Level: Diicult
True–False Questions
61. According to the theory of pluralism, political power is
distributed across a wide range of diverse and competing
interest groups.
Topic: Interest Groups Past and President: The “Mischiefs of
Faction”
Learning Objective: LO 5.1: Explain the role of interest groups
and social movements in American politics.
Page Reference: 131
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Diiculty Level: Easy
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62. In recent years, political action committees (PACs) have
declined as vehicles for campaign contributions.
Topic: Money and Politics
Learning Objective: LO 5.5: Identify ways interest groups use
money in elections and assess eforts to regulate this spending.
Page Reference: 148
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Diiculty Level: Easy
63. In 2010, voters in Wisconsin successfully recalled Governor
Scott Walker following passage of legislation limiting the rights
of public employee unions.
Topic: Introduction
Learning Objective: Introduction
Page Reference: 130
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Diiculty Level: Easy
64. The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA) largely banned
party soft money and narrowed the deinition of issue advocacy.
Topic: Money and Politics
Learning Objective: LO 5.5: Identify ways interest groups use
money in elections and assess eforts to regulate this spending.
Page Reference: 150
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Diiculty Level: Moderate
65. Membership in labor unions has increased over the last several
decades.
Topic: Types of Interest Groups
Learning Objective: LO 5.2: Categorize American interest
groups into types.
Page Reference: 134
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
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Diiculty Level: Easy
66. The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) claims to
represent all older citizens.
Topic: Types of Interest Groups
Learning Objective: LO 5.2: Categorize American interest
groups into types.
Page Reference: 133
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Diiculty Level: Easy
67. The lobbying profession has attracted a substantial number of
women and minorities.
Topic: The Inluence of Lobbyists
Learning Objective: LO 5.4: Describe lobbyists and the
activities through which they seek to inluence policy.
Page Reference: 146
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Diiculty Level: Easy
68. Most members of Congress view lobbyists as unnecessary
nuisances.
Topic: The Inluence of Lobbyists
Learning Objective: LO 5.4: Describe lobbyists and the
activities through which they seek to inluence policy.
Page Reference: 147 – 148
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Diiculty Level: Moderate
69. The Tea Party is a political party.
Topic: Characteristics and Power of Interest Groups
Learning Objective: LO 5.3: Analyze sources of interest group
power.
Page Reference: 144
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Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Diiculty Level: Moderate
70. Today, more than one-half of lobbyists in Washington are
women.
Topic: The Inluence of Lobbyists
Learning Objective: LO 5.4: Describe lobbyists and the
activities through which they seek to inluence policy.
Page Reference: 146
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Diiculty Level: Easy
71. Independent expenditures are unlimited but must be disclosed
to the Federal Election Commission.
Topic: Money and Politics
Learning Objective: LO 5.5: Identify ways interest groups use
money in elections and assess eforts to regulate this spending.
Page Reference: 153
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Diiculty Level: Easy
72. In 2010, the Supreme Court upheld a long-standing ban on the
use of corporate or union funds for election-speciic ads.
Topic: Money and Politics
Learning Objective: LO 5.5: Identify ways interest groups use
money in elections and assess eforts to regulate this spending.
Page Reference: 152
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Diiculty Level: Moderate
73. A pluralist would view the presence and activities of lobbyists in
Washington, D.C., as harmful to the functioning of our political
system.
Topic: Interest Groups Past and President: The “Mischiefs of
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Faction”
Learning Objective: LO 5.1: Explain the role of interest groups
and social movements in American politics.
Page Reference: 130 – 131
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
Diiculty Level: Diicult
74. If James Madison were alive today, he would most likely view
the rapid growth of interest groups over the past several
decades as a positive development.
Topic: How Much Do Interest Groups Inluence Elections and
Legislation?
Learning Objective: LO 5.6: Evaluate the efectiveness of
interest groups in inluencing elections and legislation.
Page Reference: 156
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
Diiculty Level: Diicult
75. Labor unions traditionally identify with the Democratic Party.
Topic: Types of Interest Groups
Learning Objective: LO 5.2: Categorize American interest
groups into types.
Page Reference: 135
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Diiculty Level: Easy
Fill–in–the–Blank Questions
76. In __________, James Madison expressed concerns about the
harmful efects of factions.
Topic: Interest Groups Past and President: The “Mischiefs of
Faction”
Learning Objective: LO 5.1: Explain the role of interest groups
and social movements in American politics.
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Page Reference: 131
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Diiculty Level: Easy
77. __________ are collections of people who share a common
interest or attitude and seek to inluence government for
speciic ends.
Topic: Interest Groups Past and President: The “Mischiefs of
Faction”
Learning Objective: LO 5.1: Explain the role of interest groups
and social movements in American politics.
Page Reference: 131
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Diiculty Level: Easy
78. The __________ problem occurs when people fail to join a group
because they can receive the beneits the group ofers without
contributing to the group’s eforts.
Topic: Types of Interest Groups
Learning Objective: LO 5.2: Categorize American interest
groups into types.
Page Reference: 135
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Diiculty Level: Easy
79. The technique of __________ lobbying was used to defeat the
nomination of federal judge Robert Bork to the U.S. Supreme
Court.
Topic: Characteristics and Power of Interest Groups
Learning Objective: LO 5.3: Analyze sources of interest group
power.
Page Reference: 144
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Diiculty Level: Moderate
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