LOBBYING AND OTHER TACTICS
What will be an ideal response?
Organized groups may form coalitions to expand access to resources and information, increase their visibility, and enlarge the scope of their influence.
Protests, which have always been a part of U.S. politics, are the ultimate form of grassroots activity.
Protest usually accompanies issues that are highly charged emotionally
Protest is a common tactic among those with few resources and little direct access to power
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Special conventions in each state were used to ratify the Constitution because
A) conventions were more democratic than legislatures. B) conventions could meet more quickly than legislatures. C) most legislatures were unlikely to approve the document. D) legislatures were likely to take far too long to approve the document. E) legislatures were far more likely to attempt to amend the document.
Which of the following changes occurred during 1960s in the Catholic Church?
A. The Church stopped lobbying for a democratic form of government. B. The Church adopted a firm pro-democracy stand. C. The Church prohibited the nomination of a cardinal from a democratic country. D. The Church strengthened its stand against religious freedom. E. The Church supported communist atheism and totalitarianism
In the __________ section of the research report, the researcher restates the research question and summarizes major findings
Fill in the blanks with correct word
Patterson and McClure argue that the impact of the nightly network newscasts on political campaigns has been to
A) distort and trivialize them. B) explain and simplify them so the average voter is able to make an intelligent choice. C) concentrate on the issues, thereby serving campaigns in a highly positive manner. D) point out when candidates are engaging in negative campaigns and therefore should be ignored. E) basically ignore them.