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Chapter 7: Interest Groups and Corporations

True/False Quiz

True/False Quiz


This activity contains 14 questions.

	James Madison believed that factions, or interest groups, were actually more concerned with the public interest than private interests.    True  False

	Pluralists believe that elections do not adequately communicate the wants and interests of the people to political leaders.    True  False

	In recent years, public interest groups and citizen organizations have come to surpass corporate and professional organizations in power and influence.    True  False

	According to pluralists, the ease of group formation and the accessibility of government ensures that any and all interests in society can have their views taken into account by some political decision maker.    True  False

	The federal system makes it easier for interest groups to have access to the government.    True  False

	A governmental program that will assist all members of some category, whether they belong to a formal organization or not, is called a selective benefit.    True  False

	The political power of labor unions has increased dramatically in recent years.    True  False

	Many public interest groups were spawned by social movements, such as the consumer movement, environmental movement, and women's movement.    True  False

	Former government officials rarely make good lobbyists.    True  False

	Career civil servants and upper-level appointees in the executive branch have a great deal of discretionary authority because Congress often writes legislation broadly, leaving it to bureaucratic agencies to fill in the details.    True  False

	Interest groups never become involved in partisan politics because they fear losing popular support.    True  False

	Capture theories refer primarily to regulatory agencies and regulated industries.    True  False

	Perhaps the best way to think about corporations in American politics is to see their power waxing and waning within a generally privileged position.    True  False

	In order to correct the problems associated with interest groups, some political scientists believe that we should focus our attention on strengthening institutions of majoritarian democracy such as political parties.    True  False

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