If you wanted to join a private interest group, you would seek membership in which of the following?
a. the AFL-CIO
b. Americans for Tax Reform -
c. the American Red Cross
d. the National Organization for Women
a
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Which of the following is the biggest group of people to receive benefits under TANF?
A. The elderly B. Children under age 18 C. Single mothers with children D. Expectant mothers E. The disabled
Looking at the broadest sample of cases over the long term, the strongest predictor of expenditures on particular government programs in a democracy is the
a. promises made by campaigns in the last election by the ruling party. b. writings and other public documents advocating policy changes issued by those heading the agencies in charge of the programs. c. public opinion polls about which programs are most popular. d. importance of the policy to the well being and security of the country. e. previous amount spent on that program.
You are a lobbyist for an interest group, and you are asked to get a bill passed within a 10-year period. How many sessions of the Texas legislature will occur in that ten-year period?
A. 20 sessions B. 10 sessions C. 5 sessions D. 2 sessions
If an interest group does not have standing in a case before a court but still seeks to influence the outcome, it can __________.
A. meet with judges to explain the group's policy preferences B. file an amicus curiae brief to present the group's analysis of the case C. file a petition to get the group added to the list of plaintiffs D. offer monetary incentives to the judges in the case