The American Revolution brought
A) an enormous social and political change.
B) a new nation based on the idea of freedom and equality.
C) a legally created United States.
D) all of the above.
E) no changes.
Question -2-In the ________ approach to lobbying, an interest group may request that managers or owners of businesses who are responsible for many jobs or who control other resources to contact their senators.
A) shotgun
B) rifle
C) Astroturf
D) grassroots
E) greenturfing
Question -3-The British government wanted the American colonies to
A) develop extensive shipping and building industries.
B) serve as a captive market for British manufacturers.
C) elect representatives to Parliament on a biennial basis.
D) all of the above.
E) substantially ignore the King.
Question -4-The shotgun approach of mobilizing constituents to lobby for an interest group's goals may
A) be the most impactful strategy, because legislators like hearing from many constituents.
B) be ineffective because the legislators know that the activity has been artificially manufactured.
C) require a minimal number of participants to effect considerable change if the message is on target.
D) be best suited to interest groups that are focused on a single-message, like the National Rifle Association.
E) also incorporate a demonstration or boycott to draw attention to the groups message.
Question -5-During the Revolutionary War, how many colonies adopted new constitutions or at least changed their old charters to eliminate references to the British crown?
A) all
B) none
C) a majority
D) just a few
E) we do not know
Question -6-Corporations employing climate control are
A) manipulating environmental legislation to lessen its impact.
B) making donations to PACs which support their candidates of choice.
C) artificially manufacturing grassroots activity to sway legislators.
D) using direct lobbying to wine and dine legislators.
E) using public relations techniques to create favorable public opinion.
Question -7-A person who sold his or her labor for a period of time in return for passage to North America was
A) a slave.
B) an indentured servant.
C) a proprietor.
D) a serf.
E) a student.
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