13. T/F

Question 1

Interest groups work primarily by trying to get candidates elected.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

In contrast to political parties, interest groups tend to concern themselves with government personnel.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Interest groups focus on helping their favorite candidates win elections while political action committees (PACs) focus on influencing elected officials.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

According to Madisonian theory, a good constitution encourages multitudes of interests so that no single interest can ever tyrannize the others.

Answer 4

True

Question 5

According to the text, a diversity of interests enhances American democracy because it promotes compromise and moderation.

Answer 5

True

Question 6

The framers of the U.S. Constitution were fearful of majority factions.

Answer 6

True

Question 7

Within the universe of interest group politics, it is political power rather than an abstract conception of the public good that is likely to prevail.

Answer 7

True

Question 8

A political system in which interest groups predominate is a politics with a distinctly upper-class bias.

Answer 8

True

Question 9

Membership in interest groups is randomly distributed in the population.

Answer 9

False

Question 10

To obtain adequate political representation in the United States, forces from the bottom rungs of the socioeconomic ladder generally must be organized on the massive scale associated with political parties.

Answer 10

True

Question 11

Interest groups have declined in influence in recent years.

Answer 11

False

Question 12

In recent years, interest groups have become much more numerous, more active, and more influential in American politics.

Answer 12

True

Question 13

In American society, empirical research shows that groups form roughly in proportion to people’s interests.

Answer 13

False

Question 14

Modern research indicates that interest groups easily form in response to changes in the political environment.

Answer 14

False

Question 15

Large groups manage to overcome the problem of collective action more frequently than their smaller counterparts.

Answer 15

False

Question 16

The Christian right is a powerful movement made up of a number of interest groups that offer virtually no material benefits to its members.

Answer 16

True

Question 17

Lobbyists serve a useful purpose in the legislative and administrative process by providing valuable information.

Answer 17

true

Question 18

The 1995 Lobbying Disclosure Act requires all organizations employing lobbyists to register with Congress and to disclose whom they represent.

Answer 18

True

Question 19

Many Washington lobbyists double as fundraisers for political campaigns.

Answer 19

True

Question 20

Interest groups help craft language in legislation.

Answer 20

True

Question 21

In 2009, President Barack Obama signed an executive order banning lobbying firms from hiring former members of Congress.

Answer 21

False

Question 22

Some lobbying firms endeavor to maintain good relations with both political parties.

Answer 22

True

Question 23

The unique status of the office of the president of the United States prevents it from being a target of lobbying activities.

Answer 23

false

Question 24

The prospect of full and faithful implementation of a law is guaranteed after an interest group is successful in getting its bill passed by Congress.

Answer 24

False

Question 25

So many individuals and groups clamor for the president’s time and attention that only the most skilled and well-connected members of the lobbying community can hope to influence presidential decisions.

Answer 25

True