Government Ch 8 – Inquizitive UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
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Government Ch 8 – Inqu
Government Ch 8 – Inquizitive UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Washington, D.C., is home to many different interest groups. Place the interest groups in
order from those with the most presence in the nation's capital to those with the least -
CORRECT ANSWER- - corporate groups...
Government Ch 8 – Inquizitive UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Washington, D.C., is home to many different interest groups. Place the interest groups in
order from those with the most presence in the nation's capital to those with the least -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- - corporate groups and trade associations
- citizen groups
- government groups
- professional associations
- labor groups
Franklin D. Roosevelt's so-called New Deal coalition, which gave the Democrats control of
government for over 30 years, was composed of which groups? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Correct Answers:
- Jewish Americans
- northern African Americans
- unionized workers
Incorrect Answers:
- corporate executives
The following terms are often confused: _ are concerned with influencing the policies of
government, _ are interested in influencing who gets elected, though they do not run their
own candidates. Finally, _ are interested in the personnel of government, often directly
running individuals for political office. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- - interest groups
- political action committees
- political parties
Sort the following attributes into whether they are more characteristic of interest groups or of
political parties. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Interest Groups:
- try to influence the policies of government through lobbying
- more limited in scope
, Political Parties:
- run candidates in elections
- more interested in the personnel of government
Which of the following statements are true regarding political independents? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Correct Answers:
- A bit more than one-third of the electorate identifies as independent
- Most independent voters tend to support one party more than the other
Incorrect Answers:
- Each independent voter is as likely to vote for one party as the other
- Roughly one-half of the electorate identifies as independent
Place the states in order from lowest to highest with respect to their 2020 primary or caucus
turnout rate. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Oregon
Alabama
Minnesota
Idaho
Nevada
Lobbying Congress involves engaging in which two main activities? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Correct Answers:
- testifying at legislative hearings
- meeting with legislators and staffs
Incorrect Answers:
- offering money to members of Congress to support their bill
- convincing members of Congress to support a bill that the member is strongly opposed to
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