American Government (10 Answer Key)

American Government Quiz 4 1. Which institution receives the most news coverage from the national press? a. The presidency b. U.S. Senate c. U.S. Supreme Court d. U.S. House of Representatives 2. The winner-take-all system is also known as the _____ system. a. Plurality b. Majority c. Minority d. Democratic 3. Political parties in the United States originated partly as a political feud between a. Marshall and Adams b. Adams and Jackson c. Lincoln and Douglas d. Hamilton and Jefferson 4. The most obvious sign of the party realignment of recent decades has been the strong tendency of _____ to vote _____. a. The South; Republican b. The Plains states; Republican c. The West coast; Democrat d. Colorado; Democrat 5. What is an amicus brief? a. A written document in which a group explains to a court its position on a legal dispute the court is handling b. A written document in which an interest group lays out its policy preference for targeted lawmakers c. A way of preventing a lobbyist group from making campaign donations to policy makers over a specific issue d. A way to provide evidence for prosecutors of an illegal monetary relationship between a lawmaker and an interest group or PAC 6. The theory that society’s interests are most effectively represented through group action is a. Republicanism b. Constitutionalism c. Elitist theory d. Pluralist theory 7. An interest group that focuses on policy benefits for senior citizens would be an example of a(n) _____ group. a. Ideological b. Professional c. Single-issue d. Philosophical interest 8. The largest number of PACs are those associated with a. Labor b. Business c. Agriculture d. Single-issue groups, such as environmental groups and right-to-life groups 9. An informal grouping of officials, lobbyists, and policy specialists who come together temporarily around a policy problem Is a(n) a. Iron triangle b. Issue network c. Caucus d. Policy system 10. The situation in which individuals are tempted not to contribute to a cause because they will get the benefits even if they do not participate is called the a. Size factor b. Disincentive factor c. Free-rider problem d. Special-interest paradox