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. What does the term "political faction" refer to?

a) The different components of a political party correct incorrect

b) Groups of citizens whose goals and behaviours are contrary to those of other groups but similar to the interests of the community as a whole correct incorrect

c) Different political parties correct incorrect

d) Groups of citizens whose goals and behaviours are contrary to those of other groups or to the interests of the community as a whole correct incorrect

e) Groups of concerned citizens who advocate for political candidates who support certain interests correct incorrect

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. According to the 2009 edition of Associations Canada, how many interest groups are there in Canada?

a) Approximately 100 correct incorrect

b) Approximately1000 correct incorrect

c) Approximately 3500 correct incorrect

d) Approximately 10,000 correct incorrect

e) Approximately 20,000 correct incorrect

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. According to Schattschneider and Lindblom, the pressure system is biased towards which of the following interests?

a) Environmental correct incorrect

b) Labour correct incorrect

c) Students correct incorrect

d) The elderly correct incorrect

e) Business and upper class correct incorrect

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. What does the term "mobility of capital" refer to?

a) The ability of investors to shift their capital between sectors of the economy and from one national economy to another correct incorrect

b) The ability of politicians to rely on support from one segment of a country's population or another, depending on the circumstances correct incorrect

c) The ability of an interest group to entice its members to shift support from one political party to another in an effort to ensure the implementation of its preferred policies correct incorrect

d) The ability of businesses to hire and fire workers due to a surplus of qualified candidates correct incorrect

e) The ability of citizens to move from a lower social class to a higher social class correct incorrect

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. What does the term "policy community" refer to?

a) The state or state institutions and interest groups usually involved in making and implementing policy in some field correct incorrect

b) The government departments and agencies involved in implementing policy correct incorrect

c) The politicians of all partisan stripes involved in deliberations and decision-making with respect to a certain policy area correct incorrect

d) Participation in policy-making by a limited set of state and societal actors correct incorrect

e) A group of like-minded private citizens who lobby for candidates and policies correct incorrect

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. What is pluralism, or group theory?

a) A perspective on policy-making that emphasizes the impact that structures and rules, both formal and informal, have on political outcomes correct incorrect

b) An explanation of politics that sees organized interests as the central fact of life and which explains politics chiefly in terms of the activities of groups correct incorrect

c) Direct participation of organizations representing business and labour in public policy-making correct incorrect

d) An explanation of politics where organized groups are viewed as the bearers of more fundamental interests and ideologies, namely those of classes and their factions correct incorrect

e) An explanation of politics that sees organized interests as opportunities for dominance over competing ideologies correct incorrect

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. What is class analysis?

a) A perspective on policy-making that emphasizes the impact that structures and rules, both formal and informal, have on political outcomes correct incorrect

b) An explanation of politics that sees organized interests as the central fact of life and which explains politics chiefly in terms of the activities of groups correct incorrect

c) Direct participation of organizations representing business and labour in public policy-making correct incorrect

d) An explanation of politics where organized groups are viewed as the bearers of more fundamental interests and ideologies, namely those of classes and their factions correct incorrect

e) An explanation of politics that deals intensively with the factors responsible for interest groups' creation, maintenance, and capacity for political action correct incorrect

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. What is corporatism?

a) A perspective on policy-making that emphasizes the impact that structures and rules, both formal and informal, have on political outcomes correct incorrect

b) An explanation of politics that sees organized interests as the central fact of life and which explains politics chiefly in terms of the activities of groups correct incorrect

c) Direct participation of organizations representing business and labour in public policy-making correct incorrect

d) An explanation of politics where organized groups are viewed as the bearers of more fundamental interests and ideologies, namely those of classes and their factions correct incorrect

e) An explanation of politics that deals intensively with the factors responsible for interest groups' creation, maintenance, and capacity for political action correct incorrect

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. What is neo-institutionalism?

a) A perspective on policy-making that emphasizes the impact that structures and rules, both formal and informal, have on political outcomes correct incorrect

b) An explanation of politics that sees organized interests as the central fact of life and which explains politics chiefly in terms of the activities of groups correct incorrect

c) Direct participation of organizations representing business and labour in public policy-making correct incorrect

d) An explanation of politics where organized groups are viewed as the bearers of more fundamental interests and ideologies, namely those of classes and their factions correct incorrect

e) A consensus-oriented system that obliterates the barriers between the state and the societal interests correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is NOT one of the characteristics that make corporatism distinct as an interest group system?

a) Social partnership correct incorrect

b) Regional orientation correct incorrect

c) Peak associations correct incorrect

d) Institutionalized access correct incorrect

e) All of the above make corporatism distinct. correct incorrect

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. What does the term "policy network" refer to?

a) The nature of the relationships between the key actors in a policy community correct incorrect

b) The constellation of actors in a particular policy field correct incorrect

c) That set of state institutions and interest groups usually involved in making and implementing policy in some field correct incorrect

d) Organizations that can credibly claim to represent all significant interests within a specific economic sector correct incorrect

e) All of the above correct incorrect

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. 12.Which of the following is NOT one of the four categories of incentives that underlie the interior dynamics of interest groups, as identified by James Q. Wilson?

a) Collective solidarity incentives correct incorrect

b) Specific solidarity incentives correct incorrect

c) Self-interest incentives correct incorrect

d) Material incentives correct incorrect

e) Purposive incentives correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is NOT one of the characteristics of institutional groups, as identified by Paul Pross?

a) The overall goals of the organization are more important than any particular objective. correct incorrect

b) They have extensive knowledge of those sectors of government that affect their clients and enjoy easy communications with those sectors. correct incorrect

c) They have concrete and immediate objectives. correct incorrect

d) They possess organizational continuity and cohesion. correct incorrect

e) All of the above are characteristics of institutional groups. correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is NOT one of the major differences between the monetary resources of major business interest groups and those of other organized interests?

a) Members of business groups are not as reliant on their collective associations for political influence. correct incorrect

b) Members of business groups are more capable of engaging in strategic communications with one another. correct incorrect

c) Business groups are more stable. correct incorrect

d) Business groups are more capable of raising money to deal with a "crisis issue." correct incorrect

e) All of the above are major differences. correct incorrect

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. Which two factors are important for interest group cohesion?

a) A smaller group and being organized correct incorrect

b) Affordable membership and exclusive benefits correct incorrect

c) Affordable membership and elite leadership correct incorrect

d) Elite leadership and exclusive benefits correct incorrect

e) Cooperation and hard work correct incorrect

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. What does the "multiple crack hypothesis" refers to?

a) How federalism tends to weaken group influence by reducing the internal cohesion of organized interests correct incorrect

b) How federalism reduces a group's ability to speak with a single voice correct incorrect

c) How federalism enables interest groups to seek from one government what they cannot get from the other correct incorrect

d) How federalism suggests that when the two levels of government are in conflict, this division may create division within the group and between its representative associations correct incorrect

e) All of the above correct incorrect

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. What does the Lobbyists Registration Act cover?

a) Consultant lobbyists correct incorrect

b) Corporate in-house lobbyists correct incorrect

c) Organization in-house lobbyists correct incorrect

d) All of the above correct incorrect

e) None of the above correct incorrect

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. What are the three basic strategies for influencing what interest groups engage in?

a) Lobbying, purchasing media outlets, and seeking votes correct incorrect

b) Judicial action, seeking votes, and purchasing media outlets correct incorrect

c) Target public opinion, judicial action, and seeking votes correct incorrect

d) Lobbying, target public opinion, and judicial action correct incorrect

e) Seeking votes, lobbying, and judicial action correct incorrect

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. What does the term "advocacy advertising" refer to?

a) Holding demonstrations that involve displaying signs and passing out leaflets in order to convey a political message correct incorrect

b) Conducting presentations to other interest groups in an attempt to influence their lobbying activities and build coalitions correct incorrect

c) A form of direct or indirect communication with a government that is designed to influence public policy correct incorrect

d) The purchase of media advertising to convey a political message correct incorrect

e) Public demonstrations against media influence in politics correct incorrect

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. What is lobbying?

a) A form of direct or indirect communication with the government that is designed to influence public policy correct incorrect

b) The purchase of media advertising to convey a political message correct incorrect

c) Conducting presentations to other interest groups in an attempt to influence their lobbying activities and build coalitions correct incorrect

d) Holding demonstrations that involve the displaying of signs and the passing out leaflets in order to convey a political message correct incorrect

e) Public demonstrations against media influence in politics correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is NOT one of the tasks performed by lobbyists?

a) Monitoring the political scene as it affects their client's interests correct incorrect

b) Helping to build strategic coalitions with other interest groups correct incorrect

c) Collecting and communicating information on behalf of the interests they represent correct incorrect

d) Providing information about how and where to access the policy-making system correct incorrect

e) Providing information about election campaign strategy correct incorrect

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. Who are consultant lobbyists?

a) The senior paid officers and other employees of organizations whose activities would include lobbying federal officials correct incorrect

b) Those who work for a single corporation and who lobby federal officials as a significant part of their duties correct incorrect

c) Senators who lobby cabinet ministers on behalf of certain corporate interests correct incorrect

d) Those who, for a fee, lobby federal officials for various clients correct incorrect

e) All of the above correct incorrect

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. Who are corporate in-house lobbyists?

a) The senior paid officers and other employees of organizations whose activities would include lobbying federal officials correct incorrect

b) Those who work for a single corporation and who lobby federal officials as a significant part of their duties correct incorrect

c) Senators who lobby cabinet ministers on behalf of certain corporate interests correct incorrect

d) Those who, for a fee, lobby federal officials for various clients correct incorrect

e) All of the above correct incorrect

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. Who are organization in-house lobbyists?

a) The senior paid officers and other employees of organizations whose activities would include lobbying federal officials correct incorrect

b) Those who work for a single corporation and who lobby federal officials as a significant part of their duties correct incorrect

c) Senators who lobby cabinet ministers on behalf of certain corporate interests correct incorrect

d) Those who, for a fee, lobby federal officials for various clients correct incorrect

e) All of the above correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is not one of the most frequent subjects on which lobbyist activity has taken place since the implementation of the Lobbyist Registration Act in 1989?

a) Health policy correct incorrect

b) International trade correct incorrect

c) Social welfare policy correct incorrect

d) Taxation and finance correct incorrect

e) The environment correct incorrect

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. Interest groups seek to influence government without participating in the electoral process and seeking responsibility for the management of government.

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect

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. Interest groups include transitory groups that emerge briefly around a single issue and then disappear from the scene.

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect

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. Pluralists view politics as a competitive process where power is widely distributed.

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect

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. The class analysis approach is generally referred to as "political economy" in Canada.

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect

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. Organization theory forms the bedrock of modern economics.

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect

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. Neo-Institutionalists view both state and society as fragmented structures when it comes to actual policy-making.

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect

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. Lots of money guarantees interest group success.

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect

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. Smaller interest groups are less likely to develop a high level of cohesion.

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect

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. The most effective pathways of group influence are through highly visible displays of interest group action such as demonstrations, protests, and advertisements.

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect

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. Interest groups have the most influence when they are involved early in the policy-making process.

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect

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. Interest groups that are not well established within a policy-making community will reply on a lobbying strategy.

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect

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. When an interest group's interests are significantly affected by regulation that group will tend to rely on confrontation, media campaigns, and other public strategies.

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect

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. The defenders of advocacy advertising claim that it is a way for business to overcome the anti-business bias of the media and to bridge the "credibility gap" that has developed between business and the public.

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect

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. Today as in the past, personal contacts are the only thing that lobbying firms sell their clients.

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect

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. Most interest groups lobby government on their own.

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect