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Multiple-Choice Quiz

1 .       Interest groups in America [Hint]



2 .       According to the pluralist theory of politics, [Hint]



3 .       The theory that argues that interest group lobbying is a problem because it benefits the few at the expense of the many is the [Hint]



4 .       The theory that holds that contending interest groups are so strong that government is weakened is [Hint]



5 .       The hyperpluralist complaint that interest group politics creates subgovernments refers to [Hint]



6 .       All people who might be group members because they share some common interest make up [Hint]



7 .       The free-rider problem refers to the difficulty of [Hint]



8 .       According to Mancur Olson, small interest groups generally are [Hint]



9 .       One of the major indictments of the American interest-group system is that it [Hint]



10 .       Lobbying is [Hint]



11 .       According to the text, the least effective activity of lobbyists in Congress is [Hint]



12 .       Political action committee (PAC) money goes overwhelmingly to [Hint]



13 .       Amicus curiae briefs [Hint]



14 .       In going public, interest groups [Hint]



15 .       The union shop [Hint]



16 .       The STOP ERA movement was spearheaded by [Hint]



17 .       Elite theorists would argue that the type of interest group with the most power would consist of [Hint]



18 .       The conflict between environmental groups and energy producers illustrates [Hint]



19 .       In 1973, Congress responded to consumer advocacy by creating the [Hint]



20 .       James Madison's solution to the problems posed by interest groups was [Hint]



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