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What is the primary function of a political action committee? |
To raise and distribute money to election campaigns |
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A grassroots lobbying campaign occurs? |
When an interest group mobilizes its members and their families throughout the country to write their representatives in support of the group’s position |
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The increased number and importance of interest groups? |
Is a response to an increase in the size and activity of government |
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When interest groups take out advertisements and hold marches, these are examples of? |
Mobilizing public opinion |
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The best description of the ideal of pluralism is that? |
interests should be free to compete with each other for governmental influence |
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Members of interest groups in the United States are typically people? |
with higher levels of income and education |
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In recent years, the religious right has had a great effect on American politics through? |
Grassroots mobilization |
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What contemporary political scientists call an interest group, James Madison called a(n)? |
faction |
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What is the most important and beneficial resource that lobbyists provide government officials? |
Information |
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Which of the following is a main theoretical assumption of pluralism? |
Competition among interests will produce moderation, with a all interests regulating each other |
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Interest groups are concerned with the ___of government, while political parties are concerned with the ___of government? |
Policies; personnel |
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Lobbying is? |
An attempt by an individual or group to influence the passage of legislation by exerting direct pressure on members of Congress or a state legislature |
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A benefit that is sought by an interest group and that once achieved cannot be denied to nonmembers is called a? |
collective good |
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If one enjoys the benefits of a group’s collective efforts but did not contribute to those efforts, one is called a? |
free rider |
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An iron triangle is made up of an alliance between? |
A legislative committee, an interest group and an executive agency |
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Oversight can best be described as? |
The efforts of Congress to supervise the manner in which its laws are implemented by the executive branch |
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The vice president also serves as Speaker of the House of Representatives and breaks the votes? |
False |
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The frequency with which they must seek re-election makes members of the House? |
More responsive to the needs of local interest groups in the districts they represent |
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Congressional leaders charged with lining up party members on important votes are known as sergeants-at-arms? |
False |
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Congress may overturn a presidential veto with a two-thirds vote by each house? |
True |
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Pork-barrel legislation? |
Deals with specific projects and their location within a particular congressional district |
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A senator or representative running for re-election is called the? |
Incumbent |
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Congress is a __legislature with ___members? |
Bicameral; 535 |
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A filibuster is a parliamentary device found in the Senate but not the House? |
True |
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A filibuster allows members of the Senate to? |
Prevent a vote on a bill by speaking continuously on the floor |
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In recent years, approximately what percentage of House members seeking re-election won their race? |
95 percent |
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Oversight is an important legislative check on the executive branch? |
True |
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Which idea of representation says that legislator should be viewed as someone whom voters hire to represent their interests? |
Agency representation |
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The number of seats in Congress changes as the population of the United States changes? |
False |
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The jurisdiction of standing committees? |
Is defined by the subject matter of legislation, which often parallels the major cabinet departments or agencies |
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