Deck 14: Public Affairs: Relations With Government

Question 1

Political Action Committees are involved in the fund-raising process for ________ activities.

A) electoral
B) legislative
C) federal
D) regulatory
E) judicial

Answer 1

A

Question 2

What amendment did Congress pass in 1913 that attempted to limit the number of publicity experts in government?

A) Ford
B) Publicity
C) Gillett
D) Civil Service
E) Public Affairs

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT listed as being in the Top 20 spending political action committees for 2005-2006?

A) United Parcel Service
B) National Automobile Dealers Association
C) American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees
D) Association of Trial Lawyers, PAC
E) Realtors Political Action Committee

Answer 3

E

Question 4

Which of the following objectives can NOT be accomplished by government use of Web sites?

A) public communication
B) research sources
C) hold large volumes of information
D) link to e-mail for comments
E) complete census data

Question 5

In relation to business and the economy,_________ plays a variety of roles including referee,rule maker,engineer,provider,customer and controller.

A) public relations
B) public affairs
C) government
D) government relations
E) public information officer

Question 6

Public affairs efforts include ____________________________.

A) shaping public opinion
B) developing effective responses to matters of public concern
C) helping an organization to adapt to public expectations
D) influencing legislation.
E) All of these

Question 7

When did the United States Information Agency begin (as the Office of War Information)?

A) Before World War I
B) During World War I
C) During World War II
D) During the Korean War
E) During the Vietnam War

Question 8

During a time period in which Congress may enact 500 laws,federal bureaucracies may issue 10,000 ______________.

A) regulations
B) news releases
C) brochures
D) annual reports
E) None of these

Question 9

Lobbying is the major public affairs activity for ____________ activities.

A) electoral
B) legislative
C) federal
D) regulatory
E) judicial

Question 10

In the practice of government public relations the following problems exist except for _________?

A) internal bureaucratic situations that hinder professional efforts
B) weak job standards
C) lack of education
D) little career development
E) political pressure

Question 11

________ is the practice of trying to influence governmental decisions,particularly legislative votes,by agents who serve interest groups.

A) Lobbying
B) Public affairs
C) Government relations
D) Issues management
E) Voting management

Question 12

__________ is taking an organization's position straight to the people,with the anticipation that they will support it politically.

A) Grassroots lobbying
B) Issue advertising
C) Community activism
D) Political advocacy
E) Electoral advertising

Question 13

_______________ serve both publics and their employer.

A) Public information officers
B) Lobbyist
C) Legislatures
D) Voters
E) None of these

Question 14

____________ is the lobbyist's most important asset.

A) Good looks
B) Education
C) Credibility
D) Attentiveness
E) None of these

Question 15

In government,public affairs professionals most often are referred to as ____________.

A) public information officers
B) public relations specialists
C) publicity specialists
D) public affairs specialists
E) publicity experts

Question 16

What is the one thing that a political action committee wants most?

A) to buy votes
B) access to legislators
C) publicity
D) money
E) tax write-off

Question 17

Which of the following does the book label as the most important aspect of governmental relations.

A) lobbying
B) legislating
C) fact finding
D) voting
E) None of these

Question 18

When did the greatest growth of government regulations occur?

A) 1950s
B) 1960s
C) 1970s
D) 1980s
E) 1990s

Question 19

From a public relations perspective,the first strategy for a public information officer is to be __________.

A) a generalist
B) an expert in one area
C) talented as a writer
D) an excellent public speaker
E) a technological wizard

Question 20

The majority of lobbying attention is focused at the _____________ level.

A) local government
B) state government
C) federal government
D) foreign government
E) None of these

Question 21

The most prominent professional association of public affairs officers is known as the _________.

A) PRSA
B) PRSSA
C) Public Affairs Council
D) Organization of Government Relations Professionals
E) Public Affairs and Public Information Officers Organization

Question 22

According to a former press secretary to President George H.Bush,___________ has become just as important as Wall Street in derailing business deals.

A) government regulatory agencies
B) political action committees
C) lobbyists
D) public affairs
E) corporate communication

Question 23

A _________ is a group of people who raise or spend at least $1,000 in connection with a federal election.

A) lobby
B) political action committee
C) membership association
D) political party
E) advocacy group

Question 24

What famous political figure argued that a representative democracy works when various interest groups are permitted to compete for the attention of government officials.

A) George Washington
B) James Madison
C) Bill Clinton
D) Teddy Roosevelt
E) Martin Luther King, Jr.

Question 25

To a PAC,"100 percent money" is given _________________.

A) after an election
B) to only the candidate that wins
C) to gain access
D) All of these
E) None of these