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Chapter 13: Congress and Organized Interests
Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. Which of the following forms of influence peddling is subject to disclosure?
A. direct lobbying
B. grassroots organizing
C. funding think tanks
D. funding nonprofit groups
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: A Capital of Interests
Difficulty Level: Medium
2. According to Olson’s free rider analysis, which of the following groups would find it easiest to overcome the free rider problem and organize effectively?
A. an advocacy organization hoping to help single mothers living in poverty
B. the owners of major oil companies
C. parents concerned about the nutritional content of school lunches
D. environmentalists
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Biases of Interest Representation
Difficulty Level: Medium
3. Which of the following is an example of “reverse lobbying?”
A. The NRA makes the uncharacteristic choice to support a restriction on firearms.
B. Despite spending less money than their opponents, an environmental lobby succeeds in getting an antilogging bill passed.
C. Congressional Democrats lobby the AARP and win their support for the Affordable Care Act.
D. A lobbying group puts pressure on a Senator based on constituency factors.
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Pressure Group Methods
Difficulty Level: Medium
4. All of the following are types of lobbying EXCEPT ______.
A. direct lobbying
B. electronic advocacy
C. grassroots mobilization
D. penny lobbying
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Pressure Group Methods
Difficulty Level: Medium
5. Which of the following is an example of coalition lobbying?
A. Environmental and public health groups work together on a bill concerning greenhouse gases.
B. A lobbyist chats with a Senator about a new antigun bill while hosting a campaign fundraiser.
C. A former Senator lobbies a current Senator about a bill that would limit campaign finance regulations.
D. A lobbyist specializes in social media campaigns targeted at members.
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Coalition Lobbying
Difficulty Level: Medium
6. Which of the following is an example of grassroots lobbying?
A. A lobbyist meets a House member for a golfing game, where they discuss energy policy.
B. Planned parenthood encourages its members to e-mail their Senator about an upcoming vote.
C. An NRA lobbyist provides a Senator with valuable fundraising advice.
D. A lobbyist for an environmental group provides a House member with expert information on the details of a planned dam.
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Grassroots Lobbying
Difficulty Level: Medium
7. Which of the following members of Congress would a PAC be most likely to donate to?
A. a staunch opponent
B. A swing voter who has not yet made up his or her mind.
C. a strong supporter
D. A new member who has few existing ties.
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: The Role of Money
Difficulty Level: Easy
8. Which of the following would a lobbyist be likely to provide under the “legislative subsidy” theory?
A. donating to an opponent to convince them to change their vote on a bill
B. sending detailed legislative text to an undecided member in order to convince them to introduce a bill
C. providing voters with stamped envelopes to send letters to their member of Congress
D. providing a supporter with political advice that helps them rally support for a bill
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Lobbying and Legislation
Difficulty Level: Medium
9. What do lobbyists believe is the most effective way to influence lawmakers?
A. providing good information and analysis
B. donating money
C. grassroots lobbying
D. hosting social events
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Lobbying and Legislation
Difficulty Level: Easy
10. Which of the following was the main objective of the 1946 Lobbying Law?
A. prohibiting abusive lobbying practices
B. public disclosure of lobbying activities
C. limiting campaign contributions
D. placing time limits on certain lobbying practices
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: The 1946 Lobbying Law
Difficulty Level: Easy
True/False
1. Lobbying expenditures rise dramatically every year.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: A Capital of Interests
Difficulty Level: Easy
2. According to Olson’s free rider theory, the pressure group system will be tilted toward narrow economic interests and will underrepresent broad public interests.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Biases of Interest Representation
Difficulty Level: Easy
3. Most legislators rely heavily on lobbyists for information.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Lobbying and Legislation
Difficulty Level: Easy
4. It is always illegal for interest groups to donate money to congressional campaigns.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: The Role of Money
Difficulty Level: Easy
5. Contributions are more likely to buy access than votes.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: The Role of Money
Difficulty Level: Easy
6. PACs tend to donate the most money to members who are undecided on an issue.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: The Role of Money
Difficulty Level: Easy
7. “Bundling” is the process of combining many votes into a single report card for each member.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Groups and Campaign Fund-Raising
Difficulty Level: Easy
8. Iron triangles remain influential in various policy domains today.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Subgovernments
Difficulty Level: Easy
9. Foreign governments are prohibited from making campaign contributions, but they can lobby members of Congress.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Foreign Lobbying
Difficulty Level: Easy
10. The form of lobbying known as “electronic advocacy” was prohibited by the 2007 Honest Leadership and Open Government Act.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: The Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007
Difficulty Level: Easy
11. The 1995 Lobby Disclosure Act put into place strong, effective regulations that decreased the number of lobbyists in DC.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: The Lobby Disclosure Act of 1995
Difficulty Level: Easy
12. Lobbyists can be checked by lawmakers’ own expertise.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Conclusion
Difficulty Level: Easy
Essay
1. What is a legislative subsidy?
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Lobbying and Legislation
Difficulty Level: Easy
2. What is bundling?
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Groups and Campaign Fund-Raising
Difficulty Level: Easy
3. Why is American pluralism said to have a “dual nature?”
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: American Pluralism
Difficulty Level: Medium
4. What are the three components of a “subgovernment” and how has the influence of subgovernments changed over time?
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Subgovernments
Difficulty Level: Medium
5. What factors led to the passage of the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007?
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: The Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007
Difficulty Level: Easy
6. How were different types of lobbying involved in the passage of the Affordable Care Act?
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Various
Difficulty Level: Medium
7. Why does political science research tend to reject the idea that campaign donations are a form of vote buying?
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: The Role of Money
Difficulty Level: Hard
8. Madison famously wrote that “Liberty is to faction what air is to fire.” What did Madison mean by this statement?
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: A Nation of Joiners
Difficulty Level: Hard
9. Why do interest groups score members of Congress on certain votes?
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Rating Legislators
Difficulty Level: Medium
10. What factors account for the proliferation of interest groups?
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: A Nation of Joiners
Difficulty Level: Medium
11. What are the three major ways that interest groups are involved in congressional elections?
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Various
Difficulty Level: Medium
12. What is member-to-member lobbying and why is it particularly effective?
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Direct Lobbying
Difficulty Level: Medium
13. What is the free rider problem in the context of interest group organizing? For which types of groups is it a major problem in organizing, and for which groups is it a more minor problem?
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Biases of Interest Representation
Difficulty Level: Medium
14. What is grassroots lobbying, and how does it differ from direct lobbying?
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Grassroots Lobbying
Difficulty Level: Medium
15. What is the difference between Astroturf, grassroots, and grass tops lobbying?
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Grassroots Lobbying
Difficulty Level: Medium
16. What are the five main methods used by lobbying groups? Which do you think is most effective in the modern era?
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Various
Difficulty Level: Medium
17. How much influence does organized influence wield over congressional legislation? Is this influence excessive? If so, what specific change(s) do you believe should be made to the system.
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Various
Difficulty Level: Hard
18. What are the three main approaches Congress has taken to regulating lobbyists? Give a specific example of each. Which of these approaches seems to be the most effective?
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Regulation of Lobbying
Difficulty Level: Medium
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