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American Government and Politics Today

Steffen W. Schmidt

Chapter 7

Interest Groups and Political Parties - all with Video Answers

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Chapter Questions

01:07

Problem 1

When individuals benefit from the actions of an interest group but do not support that group, they are:
a. free riders.
b. freeloaders.
c. usually just waiting to join the group.

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01:16

Problem 2

Union membership in the United States has:
a. been growing, especially since 2000.
b. stayed about the same since the Great Depression.
c. been declining in recent years, except in the public sector.

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Problem 3

There are many direct techniques that interest groups can use to affect legislation. They include:
a. sending out large numbers of direct-mail advertising pieces.
b. attempts at weakening other interest groups.
c. hiring lobbyists to argue their positions in Congress.

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Problem 4

Most lobbying is done by the following kind of people, who often work for Washington, D.C., law firms:
a. constituents.
b. professionals.
c. activists.

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Problem 5

Some interest groups try to organize campaigns that make it seem as if ordinary citizens are behind the effort. Such campaigns are called:
a. astroturf lobbying.
b. climate control.
c. the rifle technique.

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Problem 6

A difficulty in limiting the effect of lobbying is:
a. opposition to new legislation by Democratic members of Congress.
b. opposition to new legislation by Republican presidents.
c. many legislators are proud of "pork" spending and are happy to tell their constituents all about it.

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00:30

Problem 7

An American political party includes:
a. the party-in-the-electorate, the party organization, and the members of the party.
b. the party organization, the party-in-government, and the party-in-the-electorate.
c. the party-in-government, the party-in-theelectorate, and the lobbyists for that party.

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Problem 8

In the years following the adoption of the Constitution, the first two organized political parties in the United States were the:
a. Democrats and Republicans.
b. Whigs and Democrats.
c. Federalists and Republicans.

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Problem 9

The elections of 1896, in which the Republicans gained a lasting advantage, were an example of:
a. political dealignment.
b. a realigning election.
c. the establishment of divided government.

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Problem 10

The New Deal era under Democratic President Franklin D. Roosevelt began:
a. at the beginning of the twentieth century.
b. during the $1960 \mathrm{~s}$.
c. during the Great Depression of the 1980 s.

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01:33

Problem 11

At almost every level of government in this country, the outcome of elections is based on the plurality voting system, which means that:
a. the candidate with the largest number of votes wins, even if the winner does not receive 50 percent or more of the votes.
b. when no one receives 50 percent of the vote, a runoff election is held.
c. there is no need for everyone to vote in each election.

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