Giving or offering anything of value in an effort to influence government officials in the performance of their duties is called __________
a. grassroots mobilization
b. bribery
c. coalition building
d. lobbying
Answer: b
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Which of the following statements, if true, would undermine the theory of pluralism?
a. Members of Congress have become increasingly dependent on political action committee (PAC) contributions to fund their campaigns. b. Political action committees (PACs) are not always successful in securing favorable government policies. c. Individuals with shared grievances do not always come together to form interest groups. d. The number of interest groups with lobbyists in Washington, D.C., has increased over the past several decades.
If you wanted to understand how people's attitudes change over time and what factors contributed to the change, you would want to use a
A) cross-sectional design. B) between-subjects design. C) factorial design. D) longitudinal design.
Live and Teach Better is an interest group that has been lobbying members of Congress to improve the health benefits of teachers in Wisconsin. Only about 20 percent of the total number of teachers in Wisconsin are members of the group and contribute to it. Recently, it was successful in getting better health benefits for teachers throughout the city. Even though most of the teachers in the city
did not make an effort to help the members of the interest group, they were able to enjoy the improved health benefit plans. In this scenario, the members of the interest group is faced with the issue known as the _____. A) dispersed cost problem B) union decline problem C) free rider problem D) independent expenditure problem E) free access problem
Discuss the assertion that “to secure segregation, the southern states had to prevent black citizens from voting” and identify some of the methods used to prevent African Americans from voting.
What will be an ideal response?