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Mikayla De Stefano

1 day ago

What is the MOST important and beneficial resource that lobbyists provide government officials?

A) money
B) information
C) campaign workers
D) legal assistance

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Sukanya Kar Bhowmik

1 day ago

When membership in an organization allows for a reduction in the price of museum tickets,
It is an example of a

A) solidary benefit.
B) promotion offer.
C) material benefit.
D) purposive benefit.

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Summer Scott

1 day ago

An iron triangle is made up of an alliance between

A) a legislative committee,an executive agency,and the federal courts.
B) the federal courts,the state courts,and interest groups.
C) a legislative committee,an interest group,and an executive agency.
D) the media,a legislative committee,and the federal courts.

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Deshan Rashquishna

1 day ago

The term "stakeholder" refers to

A) members of Congress.
B) organizations affected by a government policy.
C) corporations that sell government bonds or securities.
D) individual activists that participate in the New Politics movement.

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Jessica Escobar

1 day ago

In an iron triangle,the interest group

A) is legally excluded from any interactions with congressional committees and administrative agencies.
B) provides campaign contributions to members of Congress and lobbies for larger administrative agency budgets.
C) organizes grassroots mobilizations against administrative agencies and congressional incumbents.
D) files formal lawsuits and amicus briefs against administrative agencies and congressional incumbents.

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Elizabeth omodara

1 day ago

A benefit that is sought by an interest group and that once achieved cannot be denied to
Nonmembers is called a

A) free rider.
B) collective good.
C) solidary benefit.
D) purposive benefit.

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Wessam Alomari

1 day ago

A ________ exists when paid staff conduct most of the daily business of a group.

A) staff organization
B) free-rider group
C) lobbyist firm
D) 527 committee

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Chase Hamilton

1 day ago

National defense is a good example of a

A) material benefit.
B) collective good.
C) solidary benefit.
D) purposive benefit.

MC

Micah Campbell

1 day ago

A membership association is a group

A) that accepts anyone as a member.
B) in which members play an important role in the daily activities and administration.
C) in which members vote directly for their leaders.
D) in which only members may receive benefits.

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Jennifer Alondra

1 day ago

In order to overcome the ________,interest groups often provide ________ to their members.

A) free-rider problem; collective goods
B) free-rider problem; selective benefits
C) principal-agent problem; collective goods
D) principal-agent problem; selective benefits

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ribma fencencius

1 day ago

The Sierra Club is a(n) ________ group.

A) public interest
B) ideological
C) labor
D) business

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Brianna Cuthbertson

1 day ago

It is difficult for political scientists to categorize unrepresented interests because

A) there are no constitutional means for unorganized interests to compete for attention.
B) there are no organizations that can present their identities and demands.
C) there are no measurements of interests and needs outside of representation.
D) these interests often want to stay hidden from public view.

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SolarZ EclipXz

1 day ago

When a coalition of credit card companies forms an interest group called the Partnership to
Protect Consumer Credit,this suggests that

A) credit card companies are interested in the public good.
B) private interests are hiding behind the ideals of public interests.
C) public interest groups are now actively involving private corporations.
D) the free-rider problem does not apply to private corporations.

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Jeancarlo Sueldo

1 day ago

In order to qualify for public funding in a presidential primary,a candidate must

A) gather signatures from at least 50,000 people in each of 20 states.
B) gather signatures from at least 100,000 people in each of 40 states.
C) run as a major party candidate and raise at least $5,000 in individual contributions of $250 or less in each of 20 states.
D) run as a major party candidate and raise at least $1 million in individual contributions of $250 or less in each of 40 states.

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Marissa Pavia

1 day ago

The National League of Cities is a good example of a

A) public-sector interest group.
B) professional association.
C) political action committee.
D) public interest group.

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Basty Castillo

1 day ago

A citizen can currently give no more than ________ per candidate for federal office per
Election in a given two-year election cycle.

A) $1,000
B) $2,700
C) $5,000
D) $25,000

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Melissa Laurie

1 day ago

Which of the following was NOT an election in which the person elected president failed to
Receive more popular votes than his opponent?

A) 1876
B) 1888
C) 1912
D) 2000

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Brionna Locklear

1 day ago

Which of the following politicians was recalled from office?

A) President Warren Harding (1921)
B) New York City mayor David Dinkins (1993)
C) California governor Gray Davis (2003)
D) President Richard Nixon (1972)

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Ivani Deshpande

1 day ago

Which of the following political officers is/are subject to recall elections?

A) the president
B) members of the House of Representatives
C) federal judges
D) the governor of the state of California

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Sangam Pahuja

1 day ago

Currently,there are ________ states that have the legislative referendum and ________ states
That provide for the initiative process.

A) 24; 50
B) 50; 24
C) 24; 24
D) 50; 50

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