An example of grass-roots pressure is
A) a lobbyist forming a friendship with staff members and bureaucrats.
B) a lobbyist attending hearings of congressional committees.
C) a private citizen writing letters to members of Congress.
D) keeping citizens from participating in politics.
E) all of the above.
Question -2-As of 1995 legislation, members of Congress may expect lobbyists to provide which of the following?
A) lunch at an expensive restaurant in Washington
B) a weekend on a yacht or a free trip to a plush resort
C) a ham, a case of scotch, or a pair of gold cuff links at Christmas
D) tickets to fundraisers for political parties and candidates
E) season tickets to sporting events
Question -3-Which of the following Congressional leaders had to resign from Congress because of ties to convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff?
A) House Speaker Dennis Hastert
B) House Majority Leader Tom Delay
C) Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist
D) House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi
E) House Member Randy Duke Cunningham
Question -4-Who was the close friend of Ronald Reagan and deputy chief of staff in Reagan's White House who was prosecuted for violating the federal law that prohibited ex-government employees from appearing before their former agencies to represent clients for a period of one year after leaving government service?
A) John Connally
B) C. Wright Mills
C) Michael K. Deaver
D) Robert A. Dahl
E) George Stillwell
Question -5-Which of the following methods is utilized by lobbyists to attempt to influence government officials?
A) forming friendships with staff members and bureaucrats
B) attending hearings of congressional committees
C) paying personal visits to members of Congress and government officials
D) presenting carefully researched background material
E) all of the above
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