QUESTION 9

The AFL-CIO, the major confederation of labor unions in the United States, would be part of the interest group coalition of which of the two major political parties/

a.
Democrat

b.
Republican

c.
N/A

d.
N/A

5 points

QUESTION 10

The National Rifle Association (NRA) would be part of the interest group coalition of which of the two major political parties?

a.
Democrat

b.
Republican

c.
N/A

d.
N/A

5 points

QUESTION 11

What kept voting limited to the elites of society during the "Era of Elite Based Political Parties" 1789-1828?

a.
Literacy Requirements for Voting

b.
Gainful Employment Requirements for Voting

c.
Property Requirements for Voting

d.
Sobriety Requirements for Voting

5 points

QUESTION 12

Machine Politics is based on a simple exchange of:

a.
money for "protection"

b.
"tricks for treats"

c.
Votes for favors

d.
"pay to play"

5 points

QUESTION 13

What was the name of the "go to" machine representative who mobilized the votes in every neighborhood and "delivered" them to the candidates of the machine?


Loan Shark


Block Captain


Ward Leader


Money Runner

5 points

QUESTION 14

What was the progressive era reform that made it impossible for machine operatives to determine if people actually voted, as promised, in return for the favors they recieved from the machine?

a.
The stripped ballot

b.
The White Australian Ballot

c.
The Scanned Ballot

d.
The weighted voting ballot

QUESTION 17

A selective incentive (that works to overcome the free rider problem) by offering networking opportunities as an inducement for new members to join is called a(n)

a.
informational benefit

b.
material benefit

c.
purposive benefit

d.
Solidary benefit

5 points

QUESTION 18

When a decision maker approaches a lobbyist to get the "outside" support of the group the lobbyist represents we have an instance of:

a.
Grassroots Lobbying

b.
Traditional Lobbying

c.
Cross Lobbying

d.
Reverse Lobbying