Which of the following best describes the author's view of lobbying?

Standard practices of lobbyists favor the wealthy.

From the passage, one can infer that each of these is an example of lobbying except

employees' request of a raise from their employer.

The word interest in this passage means

a sense of concern about something, to have a stake, financial or legal, in the outcome

From the passage, one can conclude that the public needs

to have effective ways to communicate with government.

Lobbying occurs when a person or a group tries to

influence government decisions.

The job of paid lobbyists is to

convince officials to take a stand on certain issues.

Perhaps the most common form of lobbying occurs when

paid experts express their interests to members of Congress.

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Lobbying: What it is and How it Works

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1
Which of the following best describes the author's view of lobbying?
Lobbyists are corrupt.
Protecting the public good is the primary concern of lobbies
Standard practices of lobbyists favor the wealthy.
2
From the passage, one can infer that each of these is an example of lobbying except
employees' request of a raise from their employer.
paid experts urging a senator to support a new finance bill.
a citizen's letter to the mayor about the rising crime rate.
a public demonstration for an increase in the minimum wage.
3
The word interest in this passage means
a diversion that occupies a person's time.
a sense of concern about something
to have a stake, financial or legal, in the outcome
a price paid for borrowing money
4
In _, lobbying pushes the special interests of big business without regard to the public good.
theory
its worst form
its best form
all cases
5
From the passage, one can conclude that the public needs
to ignore special-interest groups.
to protect the interests of big business.
to have effective ways to communicate with government.
6
Lobbying occurs when a person or a group tries to
increase company sales.
win an election.
influence government decisions.
decorate an entryway.
7
To succeed, lobbyists need to have
hundreds of paid experts.
a balanced view of the issue.
strong bonds with officials.
the complete support of the public.
8
The job of paid lobbyists is to
recruit new service members to the armed forces.
consider all sides of an issue.
convince officials to take a stand on certain issues.
9
From the passage, one can conclude that a powerful way to influence public opinion is by
writing a letter to your representative.
discussing issues with members of government.
holding rallies.
using various forms of media.
10
Perhaps the most common form of lobbying occurs when
the president sends memos to Congress.
paid experts express their interests to members of Congress.
the public writes letters to officials.
11
In order to succeed, a paid lobbyist likely needs to be
a humorous person.
a celebrity.
an honest person.
an effective speaker.
12
Choose the incorrect answer.
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correct
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