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Parties and Interest Groups MCQ

Citizens’ feelings of effectiveness in political affairs is known as Political Efficacy.

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Correct Answer: True

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Solidary benefits are group member benefits derived from an individual’s desire to associate with other people who care about the _____ things.

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Correct Answer: Same

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A system of representation in which only one person is elected from each congressional district refers to_____

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Correct Answer: Both a and b

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Benefits offered to induce people to join groups refers to _____

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Correct Answer: Selective Incentives

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When people move from the private sector to the public sector and then sometimes back to the private sector again it is called Revolving Door.

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Correct Answer: False

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Responsible Party Model is an ideal model of how parties might operate to maximize_____

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Correct Answer: Both a and b

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Realignment is a substantial and long-term shift in party allegiance by individuals and groups, usually resulting in a _____ policy direction.

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Correct Answer: Changing

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Preliminary party elections are known as ______

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Correct Answer: Primaries

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A distinct set of policies set forth by a political party that is based on its ideology is known as_____

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Correct Answer: Party platform

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_____ staffed with officials who are paid political operatives in charge of keeping the party infrastructure working refers to Party Organizations.

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Correct Answer: Both a and b

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A system in which party leaders or “bosses” made decisions about policy and kept the loyalty of their voters by providing them with services and support is known as_____

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Correct Answer: Party Machine

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Party In Government refers to elected officials who are in charge of the key function of governing that is _____

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Correct Answer: Both a and b

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Party Era is a period of party ______

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Correct Answer: Both a and c

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Partisanship ship is one’s _____ to one’s party.

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Correct Answer: Allegiance

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The process through which citizens align themselves ideologically with one of the two parties, leaving fewer citizens remaining in the center and increasing party polarization is known as_____

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Correct Answer: Partisan Sorting

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Material Benefits are group member benefits that involve items of real monetary worth, like _____

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Correct Answer: Both a and b

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Efforts by groups to persuade government officials to do something refers to Lobbying.

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Correct Answer: True

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Iron Triangles are the close policy-making relationships among_____ that tend to exclude the public.

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Correct Answer: All of these

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A type of lobbying focused on getting the public to put pressure on elected officials is known as_____

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Correct Answer: Indirect Lobbying

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Indirect lobbying efforts that spring from widespread public concern refers to_____

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Correct Answer: Grassroots Lobbying

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Governing means activities directed toward controlling the distribution of political resources by providing executive and legislative leadership and _____

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Correct Answer: All of these

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Free Rider Problem is the social dilemma faced when people can receive a collective good by having to put in any individual resources to earn it.

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Correct Answer: False

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Expresive Benefits means the opportunity to do work for something that matters deeply to _____

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Correct Answer: You

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Electioning means _____ to office.

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Correct Answer: Both a and b

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Lobbying that impacts public officials directly is known as_____

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Correct Answer: Direct Lobbying

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An election signaling a significant change in popular allegiance from one party to another is known as_____

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Correct Answer: Critical Election

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Collective Goods are the enefits that, if the group is successful in obtaining them, can be enjoyed by_____.

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Correct Answer: Everybody

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Party gatherings where candidate choice is not debated openly is known as Caucuses.

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Correct Answer: False

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Astroturf Lobbying means indirect lobbying efforts that _____ public sentiment, “astroturf” being artificial grassroots.

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Correct Answer: Both a and b

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Ensuring elected officials do what they say they are going to do is known as_____

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Correct Answer: Accountability

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