What are the five main methods used by lobbying groups? Which do you think is most effective in the modern era?
What will be an ideal response?
Students should identify and describe direct lobbying, social lobbying, coalitions, grassroots mobilization, and electronic advocacy. They should then make a clear argument for which they think is most effective, using examples from the text.
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a. report directly to the governor. b. report to other members of the state's "plural executive." c. are grouped under agencies that report to the governor. d. are independent of the governor and of other elected executives.
In a radio and Internet address on a Saturday in June 2010, President Obama assured Americans that they ______.
a. would receive universal health care b. would find Obama Care much more affordable c. could keep both their current coverage and doctor d. would find coverage through exchanges preferable to employer coverage
The textbook discusses some early naturalistic research with autistic children. If we modify that research by adding a comparison group of normal children, we would change the type of research from naturalistic to
A) Experimental. B) Correlational. C) Differential. D) Case-study.
Ideologically, _______ generally support a more active and expansive government while __________ prefer a smaller government which plays less of a role.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s)