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Which nation has been famously labeled "a nation of joiners"? |
| | A) | France |
| | B) | Italy |
| | C) | the United States |
| | D) | Germany |
| | E) | Great Britain |
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Which of the following is not a professional group? |
| | A) | American Association of Retired Persons |
| | B) | American Association of University Professors |
| | C) | American Medical Association |
| | D) | American Bar Association |
| | E) | American Political Science Association |
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The reality that about 90 percent of regular listeners to National Public Radio do not contribute to their local station is illustrative of |
| | A) | the iron triangle. |
| | B) | issue networks. |
| | C) | the free-rider problem. |
| | D) | inside lobbying. |
| | E) | outside lobbying. |
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What is the primary activity of the American Civil Liberties Union? |
| | A) | inside lobbying |
| | B) | outside lobbying |
| | C) | protest politics |
| | D) | networking on the Internet |
| | E) | litigation |
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An iron triangle works to the advantage of |
| | A) | interest groups. |
| | B) | congressional subcommittees. |
| | C) | government agencies. |
| | D) | All of the answers are correct. |
| | E) | None of the answers are correct. |
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Most political action committees represent |
| | A) | citizens' groups. |
| | B) | government groups. |
| | C) | business groups. |
| | D) | labor groups. |
| | E) | incumbent office holders. |
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_____ wrote that "Liberty is to faction what air is to fire." |
| | A) | James Madison |
| | B) | Theodore Lowi |
| | C) | John McCain |
| | D) | Bob Livingston |
| | E) | John Stuart Mill |
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The interest group system |
| | A) | has a working-class bias. |
| | B) | has a middle-class bias. |
| | C) | has an upper-class bias. |
| | D) | has a liberal bias. |
| | E) | has a conservative bias. |
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The largest labor union in 1950 was |
| | A) | the National Education Association. |
| | B) | the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. |
| | C) | the Service Employees International. |
| | D) | the United Auto Workers. |
| | E) | the United Steel Workers. |
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The largest labor union in 2000 was |
| | A) | the National Education Association. |
| | B) | the United Auto Workers. |
| | C) | the International Association of Machinists. |
| | D) | the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees. |
| | E) | the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. |
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Congress receives more mail from members of _____ than it does from members of any other group. |
| | A) | the American Civil Liberties Union |
| | B) | Greenpeace |
| | C) | Common Cause |
| | D) | the American Association of Retired Persons |
| | E) | MoveOn |
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Political action committees can contribute _____ per candidate per election under federal law (counting primary and general elections separately). |
| | A) | $1,000 |
| | B) | $5,000 |
| | C) | $25,000 |
| | D) | $50,000 |
| | E) | $100,000 |
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"The size factor" advantages |
| | A) | public interest groups. |
| | B) | business groups. |
| | C) | labor unions. |
| | D) | environmental interest groups. |
| | E) | None of the answers are correct. |
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The National Rifle Association is |
| | A) | a public interest group. |
| | B) | a single-issue group. |
| | C) | an ideological group. |
| | D) | both a public interest and a single-issue group. |
| | E) | None of the answers are correct. |
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Which of the following is a disadvantage for citizens' groups? |
| | A) | A citizen group has to continually raise funds. |
| | B) | A citizen group has to contend with the free-rider problem. |
| | C) | Its members don't usually receive material benefits. |
| | D) | None of the answers are correct. |
| | E) | All of the answers are correct. |
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Which part of Washington, D.C. is populated almost entirely by lobbying firms? |
| | A) | C Street |
| | B) | New Jersey Avenue |
| | C) | 13th Street |
| | D) | Pennsylvania Avenue |
| | E) | K Street |
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What do the Christian Coalition, the National Organization for Women, and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People have in common? |
| | A) | They are all dominated by conservatives. |
| | B) | They are all dominated by Democrats. |
| | C) | They are all dominated by conservatives and Democrats. |
| | D) | They are all ideological groups. |
| | E) | They are all economic groups. |
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What new development has helped citizens' groups to overcome the free-rider problem and reach more donors? |
| | A) | computer-assisted mailing lists |
| | B) | e-mail lists |
| | C) | websites |
| | D) | All of the answers are correct. |
| | E) | None of the answers are correct. |
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Which of the following groups routinely engage in lobbying? |
| | A) | National Rifle Association |
| | B) | National Organization for Women |
| | C) | U.S. Conference of Mayors |
| | D) | National Governors Conference |
| | E) | All of the answers are correct. |
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Who coined the term "interest group liberalism"? |
| | A) | Madison |
| | B) | Lowi |
| | C) | de Tocqueville |
| | D) | Schattschneider |
| | E) | Jefferson |
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