Quwstion1

Single issue groups in the U.S.

Selected
Answer:

Are popular because politics in the U.S. has not been as ideologicallyanchored as policy struggles in other representative governments
Correct
Answer:

Are popular because politics in the U.S. has not been as ideologicallyanchored as policy struggles in other representative governments

Question 2
1 out of 1 points

Interest groups commonly try to influence the executive branch by

Selected
Answer:

Pressuring the President to nominate officials supportive of the

group s policy goals or from the group itself
Correct
Answer:

Pressuring the President to nominate officials supportive of the

group s policy goals or from the group itself

Question 3
0 out of 1 points

Private lobbying groups

Selected
Answer:

Often work by filing lawsuits on behalf of an entire citizen group

Correct
Answer:

Are often used by business interests to insert or remove narrowlyfocused rules

Question 4
1 out of 1 points

Political machines
Selected Answer:

used patronage to recruit members and maintain power

Correct Answer:

used patronage to recruit members and maintain power

Question 5
1 out of 1 points

Citizens less likely to participate in government tend to be found among

Selected Answer:

those with less income and education.

Correct Answer:

those with less income and education.

Question 6
1 out of 1 points

Rational Voters
Selected Answer:

All of the above

Correct Answer:

All of the above

Question 7
1 out of 1 points

A single-member-district system allows

Selected Answer:

only the person with the most votes to represent the district.
Correct Answer:

only the person with the most votes to represent the district.

Question 8
1 out of 1 points

Monetary donations from interest groups

Selected
Answer:

Means that legislators often feel obligated to listen to the

arguments of group donating funds
Correct
Answer:

Means that legislators often feel obligated to listen to the

arguments of group donating funds

Question 9
1 out of 1 points

Low voter turnout in the U.S.

Selected Answer:

Both a. and c.
Correct Answer:

Both a. and c.

Question 10
1 out of 1 points

Outside lobbying
Selected
Answer:

Is a way interest groups can exert pressure on lawmakers by

encouraging constituents to contact their legislators
Correct
Answer:

Is a way interest groups can exert pressure on lawmakers by

encouraging constituents to contact their legislators

Question 11
1 out of 1 points

Image campaigns
Selected
Answer:

Was initiated by William Henry Harrison who claimed to have been

born in a log cabin even though he didn t
Correct
Answer:

Was initiated by William Henry Harrison who claimed to have been

born in a log cabin even though he didn t

Question 12
1 out of 1 points

Literacy tests are an example of

Selected Answer:

Southern laws designed to keep blacks from voting.

Correct Answer:

Southern laws designed to keep blacks from voting.

Question 13
1 out of 1 points

California state law

Selected Answer:

All of the above

Correct Answer:

All of the above

Question 14
0 out of 1 points

Strong political parties provide

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Republicans and Democrats with a similar party philosophy.

Correct Answer:

voters with clear choices between ideological platforms.

Question 15
1 out of 1 points

The Michigan Model showed that

Selected Answer:

2.5 percent of the public had a coherent ideology

Correct Answer:

2.5 percent of the public had a coherent ideology

Question 16
0 out of 1 points

According to your text, split-ticket voting encourages

Selected Answer:

candidates to attract many different party nominations.

Correct Answer:

governmental gridlock as competing parties stymie each other.

Question 17
1 out of 1 points

People join groups

Selected Answer:

Both a and c
Correct Answer:

Both a and c

Question 18
1 out of 1 points

Independent expenditures
Selected
Answer:

Are monies spent by third parties to support or defeat a certain

candidate
Correct Answer:

Are monies spent by third parties to support or defeat a certain

candidate

Question 19
1 out of 1 points

Which is not a primary source of campaign funds

Selected Answer:

Caucuses
Correct Answer:

Caucuses

Question 20
1 out of 1 points

Iron Triangles
Selected Answer:

All of the above

Correct Answer:

All of the above

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NEXT ATTEMPT

Political Participation in the U.S.

Selected
Answer:

Studies show that Americans who don t vote tend to participate in

other forms of politics at higher levels than most Europeans
Correct
Answer:

Studies show that Americans who don t vote tend to participate in

other forms of politics at higher levels than most Europeans

Question 2
0 out of 1 points

Which is not a tool used in inside lobbying

Selected Answer:

Providing extensive donations

Correct Answer:

Contact from constituents

Question 3
1 out of 1 points

Citizens less likely to participate in government tend to be found among

Selected Answer:

those with less income and education.

Correct Answer:

those with less income and education.

Question 4
1 out of 1 points

Image campaigns
Selected
Answer:

Was initiated by William Henry Harrison who claimed to have been

born in a log cabin even though he didn t
Correct
Answer:

Was initiated by William Henry Harrison who claimed to have been

born in a log cabin even though he didn t

Question 5
1 out of 1 points

California's political parties

Selected Answer:

Were weakened by Progressive Era reforms

Correct Answer:

Were weakened by Progressive Era reforms

Question 6
1 out of 1 points

Interest groups commonly try to influence the executive branch by

Selected
Answer:

Pressuring the President to nominate officials supportive of the

group s policy goals or from the group itself
Correct
Answer:

Pressuring the President to nominate officials supportive of the

group s policy goals or from the group itself

Question 7
1 out of 1 points

Outside lobbying
Selected
Answer:

Is a way interest groups can exert pressure on lawmakers by

encouraging constituents to contact their legislators
Correct
Answer:

Is a way interest groups can exert pressure on lawmakers by

encouraging constituents to contact their legislators

Question 8
1 out of 1 points

Private lobbying groups

Selected
Answer:

Are often used by business interests to insert or remove narrowlyfocused rules

Correct
Answer:

Are often used by business interests to insert or remove narrowlyfocused rules

Question 9

1 out of 1 points

Political machines
Selected Answer:

used patronage to recruit members and maintain power

Correct Answer:

used patronage to recruit members and maintain power

Question 10
1 out of 1 points

Mancur Olson
Selected
Answer:

Maintained that small groups have crucial organizational and policy

advantages over mass groups
Correct
Answer:

Maintained that small groups have crucial organizational and policy

advantages over mass groups

Question 11
1 out of 1 points

The use of initiatives in California is

Selected Answer:

Often used as an alternative to the legislative process

Correct Answer:

Often used as an alternative to the legislative process

Question 12
0 out of 1 points

Initiative campaigns in California

Selected Answer:

Are frequently highly controversial

Correct Answer:

All of the above

Question 13
1 out of 1 points

A single-member-district system allows

Selected Answer:

only the person with the most votes to represent the district.
Correct Answer:

only the person with the most votes to represent the district.

Question 14
1 out of 1 points

Single issue groups in the U.S.

Selected
Answer:

Are popular because politics in the U.S. has not been as ideologicallyanchored as policy struggles in other representative governments

Correct
Answer:

Are popular because politics in the U.S. has not been as ideologicallyanchored as policy struggles in other representative governments

Question 15
1 out of 1 points

The Michigan Model showed that

Selected Answer:

2.5 percent of the public had a coherent ideology

Correct Answer:

2.5 percent of the public had a coherent ideology

Question 16
1 out of 1 points

Pluralists argue that

Selected
Answer:

Policy making is characterized by balanced competition between

and among rival groups
Correct
Answer:

Policy making is characterized by balanced competition between

and among rival groups

Question 17
1 out of 1 points

Rational Voters

Selected Answer:

All of the above

Correct Answer:

All of the above

Question 18
1 out of 1 points

Strong political parties provide

Selected Answer:

voters with clear choices between ideological platforms.

Correct Answer:

voters with clear choices between ideological platforms.

Question 19
1 out of 1 points

Independent expenditures
Selected
Answer:

Are monies spent by third parties to support or defeat a certain

candidate
Correct Answer:

Are monies spent by third parties to support or defeat a certain

candidate

Question 20
1 out of 1 points

The electoral college

Selected Answer:

makes it difficult for third-party candidates to be elected.

Correct Answer:

makes it difficult for third-party candidates to be elected.

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