The coordinated (and mutually beneficial) activities of interest groups, Congress, and the bureaucracy to achieve shared policy goals, sometimes against the general interests of society or specific groups within it, best describes ______.
a. agency capture
b. the iron triangle
c. internal lobbying
d. illegal lobbying
b. the iron triangle
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a. Request for change of venue b. Presentation of their trial defense c. Motion for suppression of certain evidence d. Motion for continuance e. Entering of a plea
How should a qualitative researcher select key informants for intensive interviews? What ethical considerations should be taken into account when conducting intensive interviews?
What will be an ideal response?
What is the name of the types of legislation that contains several smaller bills within the framework of one large bill?
a. Bicameral legislation b. Pork-barrel legislation c. Omnibus legislation d. Ear-marked legislation e. Marked-up legislation
Antifederalists failed in their efforts to oppose the Constitution because they __________
a. demanded a bill of rights b. were wary of centralized power under the Constitution c. failed to lobby effectively in the states d. were divided and failed to offer an alternative