One formidable barrier to PAC influence is
a. the express prohibition in the Constitution against PACs contributing money to politicians.
b. many issues generate conflicts among interests so politicians have access to PAC money no matter what side they take.
c. the press keeps such a close watch on the financial activity of PACs and politicians and it is very hard to buy real influence.
d. the complicated reported and filing requirements of the Internal Revenue Service.
b. many issues generate conflicts among interests so politicians have access to PAC money no matter what side they take.
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2. Which statement is true about women having the right to vote in Texas?
a. Texas was one of the last states in the United States to allow women to vote. b. Women were given the right to vote with the Thirtieth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. c. The Congressional Act of 1970 passed by Texas first gave women voting rights. d. Women had no firm voting rights until the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution passed in 1920.
One way that interest groups can influence court cases they are interested in is by filing a(n) __________ or friend of the court brief
Fill in the blank with the right word.
The Hatch Act allows federal civil service employees to
A. serve as party officers. B. solicit campaign donations. C. make campaign contributions. D. serve as a delegate to a party convention. E. endorse partisan candidates.
The Trusteeship Council was ______.
a. comprised of the five permanent members of the Security Council b. an organ of the United Nations established to administer trust territories to facilitate their transition to independence c. active until 1994, when the work from its original mandate was completed d. all of these