Unit Test ST 11,12,13

One way in which special interest groups entice people to join them is by offering group benefits.

• True
• False

Special interest groups try to influence the membership of Congress and who becomes President by bribing members of Congress. 

• True
• False

Lobbying is the practice of talking with members of Congress to persuade them to support a particular position or piece of legislation.

• True
• False

Political action committees (or PACs) are unofficial interest groups that contribute unlimited amounts of money to candidates in federal elections.

• True
• False

1.  The National Rifle Association (NRA) is one example of a special interest group that is narrowly focused on a single issue.

• True
• False

1.  The President can pardon or reduce the penalties against people convicted of federal crimes as long as he gets 2/3s of Congress to approve each request.

• True
• False

1.  The President has the power to make treaties with other countries, but the Senate must approve these treaties.

• True
• False

1.  As the legislative leader, the President has the power to introduce, write, and pass laws.

• True
• False

1.  The impeachment process is the gathering of evidence and holding a trial to determine guilt of wrong doing. 

• True
• False

The impeachment case against Andrew Johnson was entirely political as Radical Republicans wished to punish the South after the Civil War.

• True
• False