What is a central difficulty in identifying foreign interests?
a. Foreign interests typically align with American interests, so most issues are not clearly foreign or domestic.
b. Many American firms are financed by foreign nations.
c. Many American firms send much of their work overseas, and many foreign firms have large operations and workforces in the United States.
d. Many top executives of American firms are foreign citizens.
e. Most interest groups have a department devoted to foreign affairs.
Question -2-Why are marches often ineffective forms of protest?
a. Few people are willing to participate in marches.
b. Leaders of marches often fail to explain the purpose of their protest.
c. Marches are legal only in rural areas where there is little chance of capturing public attention.
d. Marches have become so routine that they no longer capture public attention.
e. They often turn violent, landing their leaders in jail where they cannot be effective leaders for their movements.
Question -3-An
amicus curiae brief is often
a. written by lawyers hired by an interest group in order to supply the court with information and analysis.
b.
written by judges explaining its ruling in detail to the press. c.
submitted to Congress for approval before being submitted to the court. d. an outline of a political partys platform.
e. an overview of the days news reported by a media outlet.
Question -4-The NAACP was heavily involved in which Supreme Court case?
a.
Brown v. Board of Education b.
Brown v. Louisiana c.
Marbury v. Madison d.
Miranda v. Arizona e.
Roe v. WadeQuestion -5-Business and labor groups consistently direct most of their election contributions to
a. challengers.
b. open seats.
c. incumbents.
d. conservative candidates.
e. liberal candidates.
Question -6-Political donations that influence elections even though not contributed directly to a candidate are called
a.
amicus curiae.
b. bundled money.
c. PAC money.
d. selective incentives.
e. soft money.
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