HGov Chapter 9 Reading Challenge

"A nation of joiners" pertains to

• France

• Italy

• the United States

• Germany

• Great Britain

Which of the following is not a professional group?

• Daimler Chrysler

• American Association of University Professors

• American Medical Association

• American Bar Association

• American Political Science Association

The reality that about 90 percent of regular listeners to National Public Radio do not contribute to their local station is illustrative of

• the iron triangle.

• issue networks.

• the free-rider problem.

• inside lobbying.

• outside lobbying.

What is the primary activity of the American Civil Liberties Union?

• inside lobbying

• outside lobbying

• protest politics

• networking on the internet

• litigation

An iron triangle works to the advantage of

• interest groups.

• congressional subcommittees.

• government agencies.

• political parties.

• None of the choices are correct.

Which of the following statements is true?

• Most political action committees represent business.

• The number of political action committees increased sharply after 1974.

• Political action committees contribute more money to challengers than incumbents.

• None of the choices are correct.

_____ wrote that "Liberty is to faction what air is to fire."

• James Madison

• Theodore Lowi

• John McCain

• Bob Livingston

• John Stuart Mill

The interest group system

• has a working-class bias.

• has a middle-class bias.

• has an upper-class bias.

• has a liberal bias.

• has a conservative bias.

The largest labor union in 1950 was

• the National Education Association.

• the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.

• the Service Employees International.

• the United Auto Workers.

• the United Auto Workers.

The largest labor union in 2000 was

• the National Education Association.

• the United Auto Workers.

• the International Association of Machinists.

• the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees.

• the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.