Chapter 9: Test Form B

NAME CLASS DATETest Form BChapter 9 Interest Groups11. ____ Which one of the following is a criticism of interest groups?a. It is hard to tell how many people they represent.b. They may have an influence far greater than their size.c. They keep a close watch on public officials.d. They do not necessarily represent the people for whom they claim to speak.12. ____ Common Cause and the League of Women Voters are examples ofa. religious organizations. c. groups that promote causes.b. public-interest groups. d. trade associations.13. ____ All of the following organizations serve the interests of organized labor EXCEPT thea. AFL-CIO. c. United Transportation Union.b. National Grange. d. United Mine Workers.14. ____ PACs that concentrate their efforts on one particular issue are also calleda. single-interest groups.b. trade associations.c. labor unions.d. public-interest groups.15. ____ Organized interest groups apply pressure to government through all of the followingmeans EXCEPTa. the use of propaganda.b. forming minor political parties.c. lobbying.d. contributing to political campaigns through their PACs.16. ____ Lobbying is the process by which group pressures are applied toa. legislative bodies.b. executive agencies.c. judicial courts.d. all aspects of the public policy-making process.17. ____ All of the following are goals of interest groups EXCEPTa. supplying the public with information they believe the people should have.b. building a positive image for their group.c. promoting a particular public policy.d. being chiefly interested in winning elections and controlling government.18. ____ Pressure groups operatea. only at the national level of government.b. at the State and local levels.c. only within the legislative branch.d. at all levels of government.19. ____ Propaganda techniques aim to bea. persuasive.b. objective.c. unethical.d. immoral.© Prentice-Hall, Inc.60 Chapter 9, Test Form B