In the U.S.A., an organization of persons who share some common attitude or view regarding one or a few public-policy issues, usually working within the framework of the governmental system and employing such tactics as lobbying to achieve their goals, is -- A. a political interest group;  B. a revolutionary social movement seeking absolute political power;  C. a political party;  D. normally an ideologically bound, doctrinaire political organization seeking to bring about a total reorganization and reconstruction of American society and its governmental system;  E. necessarily a cohesive organization of determined political sociopaths and psychotic personalities.
[Correct Response: A]

In the U.S.A., an organization which seeks to acquire political authority by electing its candidates to government office so that the organization's positions and philosophy can become public policy is -- A. a political interest group;  B. ordinarily a revolutionary social movement seeking absolute political power;  C. a political party;  D. an ideologically bound, doctrinaire single-issue political organization;  E. necessarily a cohesive organization directed by criminals seeking power to rule the country with an iron hand.
[Correct Response: C]

The political-money arm of a political interest groups, legally entitled to raise funds on a voluntary basis from members, stoclholders, or employees in order to contribute funds to favored candidates for public office, is known as -- A. a lobby;  B. a political party;  C. a political action action committee;  D. a political patronage caucus;  E. an organized pilgrimage.
[Correct Response: C]

The American electoral system, is characterized by -- A. regularly scheduled elections;  B. fixed, staggered, and sometimes limited terms of office;  C. the winner-takes-all rule;  D. all of the above;  E. none of the above.

[Correct Response: D]

Political processes involved in a masjor party's nomination of its candidate for President of the United States include -- A. presidential primaries;  B. local, district, and state caucuses and conventions;  C. an aspiring candidate's strategy for obtaining supporting delegates to his or her party's national nominating convention;  D. the meeting, activities, and decisions of the party's national convention;  E. all of the above.
[Correct Response: E]

To become a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, a non-incumbent candidate must -- A. raise hundreds of thousands of dollars to mount a serious campaign;  B. build a personal campaign organization, hire a campaign manager and a number of technicians, buy television and other advertising, conduct polls, and pay for a variety of activities;  C. win nomination by majority vote in his party's direct primary election held within his congressional district;  D. win a majority or plurality of the popular vote in the general election held in his congressional district;  E. do all of the above.
[Correct Response: E]

In congressional elections -- A. incumbency is an advantage for U.S. Representatives, although not as much an advantage as it is for U.S. Senators;  B. incumbent Senators are widely known through the media, but so are many of their opponents;  C. candidates for the U.S. Senate can more easily duck tough issues than can candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives; D. U.S. Representatives normally face tougher competition in their bids for reelection than do U.S. Senators;  E. none of the above are true.
[Correct Response: B]

To become President of the United States, a presidential candidate must -- A. win nomination by majority vote of the delegates at his party's national nominating convention;  B. win a majority or plurality of the popular vote in a large number states, ordinarily including a substantial number of the states with large populations;  C. win a majority of the votes in the Electoral College;   D. do all of the above;  E. do none of the above.
[Correct Response: D]