Interest Groups and other Organizations
Which of the following statements best describes how lobbyists influence policy making?
a. Lobbyists give money directly to members of Congress in an attempt to influence policy.
b. Lobbyists work against the public good by only representing corporate interests.
c. Lobbyists provide members of Congress with important information about a specific policy area.
c. Lobbyists provide members of Congress with important information about a specific policy area.
The Federal Reserve Board of Governors lowers the discount rate when it believes that...
the economy is faltering
Which of the following is most consistent with modern conservative ideology in the US?
a. Favoring free market solutions to economic problems
b. Supporting increased spending on public schools
c. Supporting stronger social safety nets
d. Favoring progressive taxation
e. Endorsing quotas for underrepresented groups
a. Favoring free market solutions to economic problems
The organization that best exemplifies the neo functionalist proposition that limited cooperation can lead to deeper integration is the...
a. UN
b. EU
c. OPEC
d. World Trade Organization (WTO)
e. Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
b. EU
To say that an observed relationship is statistically significant means that it is:
a. substantively important
b. likely to be true at other times
c. not likely to be true in other places
d. not likely a result of chance
e. based on casual connection
d. not likely a result of chance
The segment of the economy that is not regulated, protected, or taxed by the government is known as the...
informal economy
Which of the following terms best describes the loyalty to a country or territory expressed by a group of people who share a common language and culture, as well as customs, traditions, and historical experiences?
a. neocolonialism
b. corporatism
c. pluralism
d. civil society
e. nationalism
e. nationalism
Cartels such as the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) control the cost of commodities by...
a. reducing tariffs on their goods
b. manipulating supplies
c. removing market distortions
d. coordinating fiscal policy
e. selling on the black market
b. manipulating supplies
If the p-value in a statistical analysis of political behavior is less than 0.05, then the...
a. relationship is considered statistically insignificant
b. null hypothesis should be accepted
c. null hypothesis should be rejected
d. research design should be rejected
e. standard deviation is unreliable
c. null hypothesis should be rejected
An economic development strategy in which states pursue protectionist policies such as high tariffs and nontariff barriers to encourage demand for domestically produced goods is called:
Import Substitution Industrialization
Claiming the territory of another state on the grounds of prior possession or common nationality is called:
irredentism
In statistical analysis, if the dependent variable is dichotomous, which type of statistical model should be used to estimate the equation?
a. Ordinary Least Squares
b. Logit
c. Ordered Probit
d. Maximum Least Squares
e. Cross-tabluation
b. Logit
A post-materialist would most likely give the highest priority to which of the following?
a. employment
b. subsidized healthcare
c. adequate caloric intake
d. adequate permanent shelter
e. a clean natural environment
e. a clean natural environment
To carry out a most similar cases research design, a researcher would:
a. collect data from as many cases as possible and analyze the data using the Ordinary Least Squares method
b. collect data from as many cases as possible and analyze the data with cross-tabulations
c. select two cases that are similar in all the important explanatory variables but differ on the dependent variable
d. select two cases that are different in all the important explanatory variables but similar on the dependent variable
e. select two cases that are geographically close together and analyze the data with logistic regression
c. select two cases that are similar in all the important explanatory variables but differ on the dependent variable
Which of the following would be the LEAST important to a political realist trying to explain international outcomes?
a. power
b. security
c. alliances
d. transnational organizations
e. anarchy in the international system
d. transnational organizations