Many interest groups involve themselves in ________ to help get those they consider to be the right people into office or to keep them there.
A) lobbying
B) electioneering
C) litigation
D) policymaking
E) recruitment
Ans: B) electioneering
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According to the joint statement of constitutional law scholars, affirmative action polices in higher education
a. are unconstitutional under the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution. b. affirm the underlying values of diversity in higher education. c. should be used only by private institutions. d. should be used only by public institutions.
According to the text, which of the following is accurate regarding defense contractors?
a. About 18 of the top 100 defense contractors for fiscal year 2011 were ranked among the top 100 largest corporations in America. b. About 75 of the top 100 defense contractors for fiscal year 2011 were ranked among the top 100 largest corporations. c. The principal defense contractors have changed dramatically over the past several decades. d. The principal defense contractors have changed very little over the past several decades. e. Both options A and D are true.
Matching grants can create a moral hazard because
a. the states will only receive a fixed amount of money and must find their own dollars if they want to expand programs. b. the people responsible for managing the program will be tempted to redirect to favored activities instead of the specified activities. c. the federal government must raise taxes to pay for the long-term commitments embodied in these programs. d. people may behave differently or take more risks because they do not have to pay all of the costs of their actions.
Protectionist trade policies are often associated with which model of political economy?
a. Socialism b. Mercantilism c. Liberalism d. Realism