Political action committees (PACs) are established for the purpose of:
a. financially supporting candidates.
b. persuading policymakers to support certain policies.
c. lobbying legislators.
d. recommending health care policy.
ANS: B
Correct: A PAC is an arm of an organization, association, or labor union that is formed to persuade a policymaker to support a certain policy or program or, more often, to ensure the election or reelection of policymakers who support the organization's goals.
Incorrect:
a. The purposes of a PAC are to persuade policymakers to support certain policies and to support the election or reelection of policymakers who support the organization's goals, even though it may be misconstrued that the PAC provides financial support, lobbying, and recommendations regarding specific legislation.
c. The purposes of a PAC are to persuade policymakers to support certain policies and to support the election or reelection of policymakers who support the organization's goals, even though it may be misconstrued that the PAC provides financial support, lobbying, and recommendations regarding specific legislation.
d. The purposes of a PAC are to persuade policymakers to support certain policies and to support the election or reelection of policymakers who support the organization's goals, even though it may be misconstrued that the PAC provides financial support, lobbying, and recommendations regarding specific legislation.
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