WorksheetsB&S Tutorial 5
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3mins
Public policies and government regulations are shaped by:
A. Business.
B. Special interest groups.
C. Government.
D. All of the above.
Two or more participants joining together tentatively to act in concert in the political process is called:
A. A political coalition.
B. An ad hoc coalition.
C. Cooperation.
D. Regulation.
A corporate political strategy does NOT:
A. Hinder a competitor’s ability to compete economically.
B. Seek to continue the firm’s economic survival or growth.
C. Determine the legal limits allowed for campaign financing.
D. Exercise a firm’s right to a voice in government affairs.
To influence government policymakers’ actions, an information strategy involves:
A. Business leaders speaking before government policymakers.
B. Government policymakers hiring special interest groups for fact-finding projects.
C. Businesses listening to government policymakers in order to develop a corporate
strategy.
D. Gaining support from other affected organizations.
A common tactic in a financial-incentive political strategy is:
A. Lobbying.
B. Legal challenges.
C. Expert witness testimony.
D. Political contributions.
Which of the following is NOT a constituency-building strategy tool?
A. Expert witness testimony.
B. Advocacy advertising.
C. Public relations.
D. Legal challenges.
The information strategy tool most used by business is:
A. Political contributions.
B. Lobbying.
C. Legal challenges.
D. Direct communication.
One of the most effective organizations promoting direct communications between business and policymakers is:
A. The Knights of the Roundtable.
B. The Business Roundtable.
C. The Government Partnership Roundtable.
D. The Strategic Roundtable.
Economic leverage occurs when a business uses it economic power to:
A. Hire lobbyists to gain a desired political action.
B. Pay for the costs of regulation to acquire a desired political action.
C. Threaten to leave a location unless a desired political action is taken.
D. Buyout another firm to acquire a desired political action.
Supporters of advocacy advertisements believe that they:
A. Identify a company as an interested and active stakeholder.
B. Can help mold public opinion on a particular policy issue.
C. Increase union activity and long-term expenses for an organization.
D. Both A and B, but not C.
