Discuss the three ways in which interest groups can achieve their policy goals.
What will be an ideal response?
Interest groups can achieve their goals by lobbying legislators, by forming political action committees and making campaign contributions to particular candidates, and by litigation. Lobbying legislators involves providing information that explains the group's position on a piece of legislation. A political action committee (PAC) is a means by which an interest group's membership can funnel monies to candidates that support the group's goals. Litigation is the process of using the courts to stop a law that is not viewed favorably by the group or is being implemented in a way that the group does not believe is the intent of the legislature.
You might also like to view...
The passage of the Medicare bill was made possible by
A. a marked shift in public opinion. B. the strong support of the American Medical Association (AMA). C. the watering down of the bill to remove the more controversial provisions. D. a Democratic landslide in the 1964 elections. E. a shift in voting patterns on the United States Supreme Court.
Cooperative federalism was based on the recognition that not all problems are best solved by concentrating authority in Washington
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
The PRI's corporatist structure meant that the party
a. integrated economic groups into its internal decision-making process. b. worked closely with Mexican corporations to further Mexican economic development. c. was structured in an efficient and effective way, like a business corporation. d. distributed public resources, like jobs and land, through extended networks to lower level activists who controlled votes at the local level. e. acted as a referee in conflicts between Mexico's interest groups and between these groups and the Mexican government.
Where do the political terms Left and Right get their definition?
a) The revolutionary French National Assembly b) The British House of Lords c) Roman courts d) The United States Senate