POLI 1100 FINAL EXAM (Latest update
2026- 2027) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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If legislators in a state put a tax increase on the ballot, this is an example of_____? -
correct answer a referendum
Interest groups such as the US Chamber of Commerce prefer ______ issues. - correct
answer low-salience
When the NRA gave money to Donald Trump's campaign in 2016, it was engaging in
____. - correct answer Electioneering
Two resources that interest groups use to support their lobbying efforts are people
and money - correct answer False
Which types of benefits can a group provide to overcome the free rider problem? -
correct answer solidary, purposive, or selective benefits
What is one advantage of a confederal group structure? - correct answer the group
can find out what members want more easily
The key to direct lobbying is to focus on____. - correct answer legislators who already
share the group's policy goals
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The American Automobile Association overcomes the problem of freeriding by
offering selective incentives, such as roadside services and discounts at hotels and
restaurants - correct answer True
Only rich and powerful belong to interest groups in America - correct answer False
Becoming a committee chair is usually a function of distributive theory - correct
answer False
The popular election of US senators began in - correct answer 1913
A filibuster can only be used in the House, while cloture can only be invoked in the
Senate - correct answer False
Conference committees are typically staffed by - correct answer standing committee
members that worked on the bill in question from both the Senate and House
Congress members' home styles - correct answer vary across the country
Which one of the following is an example of gerrymandering? - correct answer
placing two incumbents of the same party into one district
2026- 2027) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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If legislators in a state put a tax increase on the ballot, this is an example of_____? -
correct answer a referendum
Interest groups such as the US Chamber of Commerce prefer ______ issues. - correct
answer low-salience
When the NRA gave money to Donald Trump's campaign in 2016, it was engaging in
____. - correct answer Electioneering
Two resources that interest groups use to support their lobbying efforts are people
and money - correct answer False
Which types of benefits can a group provide to overcome the free rider problem? -
correct answer solidary, purposive, or selective benefits
What is one advantage of a confederal group structure? - correct answer the group
can find out what members want more easily
The key to direct lobbying is to focus on____. - correct answer legislators who already
share the group's policy goals
, POLI 1100 FINAL EXAM (Latest update
2026- 2027) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
(SOLVED) 100% CORRECT
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The American Automobile Association overcomes the problem of freeriding by
offering selective incentives, such as roadside services and discounts at hotels and
restaurants - correct answer True
Only rich and powerful belong to interest groups in America - correct answer False
Becoming a committee chair is usually a function of distributive theory - correct
answer False
The popular election of US senators began in - correct answer 1913
A filibuster can only be used in the House, while cloture can only be invoked in the
Senate - correct answer False
Conference committees are typically staffed by - correct answer standing committee
members that worked on the bill in question from both the Senate and House
Congress members' home styles - correct answer vary across the country
Which one of the following is an example of gerrymandering? - correct answer
placing two incumbents of the same party into one district
