1. Which of the following techniques would a corporate lobbyist be likely to use to influence political outcomes in Congress?
I.Organizing a demonstration in Washington just before a key House vote
II. Ensuring that a corporation’s political action committee (PAC) makes donations to the campaigns of members of key committees
III. Meeting informally with Senate aides over lunch or cocktails
IV. Bringing influential constituents to Washington to discuss important policy matters with their representatives
A. II only
B. I and II only
C. III and IV only
D. I, III, and IV only
E. II, III, and IV only

2. Which of the following groups would be LEAST likely to maintain a national lobbying organization in Washington, DC?
A. Environmentalists
B. Nurses
C. Public housing tenants
D. Automobile manufacturers
E. Automobile assembly-line workers

3. Which of the following accounts for the rise of interest groups and the decline of political parties in recent years?
A. National parties have become too closely identified with controversial issues.
B. Court decisions have restricted the political parties’ efforts to recruit new members.
C. It is less expensive to join an interest group than to join a political party.
D. Interest groups have been more successful at avoiding negative press coverage than have political parties.
E. Interest groups are better able to articulate specific policy positions than political parties.

4. An interest group would likely have the greatest influence on policy matters involving
A. narrow issues, only a few interest groups, and technical information
B. broad, highly visible national issues
C. broad foreign policy issues
D. major constitutional questions about civil rights and liberties
E. areas in which members of Congress have considerable expertise and commitment

5. Lobbyists try to influence members of Congress mainly through
A. “wining and dining” legislators
B. orchestrating petition drives and letter-writing campaigns
C. placing persuasive advertisements in the media
D. threatening to help the legislator’s opponent in the next election
E. providing legislators with information on technical issues

6. “Free riders” occur when interest groups fight for benefits to the public as a whole, such as consumer protection. How can interest groups prevent the free-rider problem?
A. by ensuring that the benefits they seek will help only their members
B. by providing people an incentive to join the interest group, such as a subscription to a magazine
C. by limiting membership to a few carefully screened members
D. by lobbying members of Congress only in the district where the interest group operates
E. there is no practical way for interest groups to prevent the free-rider problem