Explain why people join interest groups. What incentives encourage participation? Which of these incentives are most important? Which interest groups have been able to wield these incentives to elicit the most support, in either numbers or resources? Are the interest groups with the most numbers also the ones with the most money, or is there a notable discrepancy between these figures?
What will be an ideal response?
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
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a. 27 b. about 100 c. about 500 d. more than 1,000
If it were necessary to create a new cabinet-level department today, which of the following has the authority to do that?
A. Congress B. The president C. The secretary of state D. The Executive Office of the President E. The Supreme Court
When the networks agreed not to use exit polls to call elections in a state until the polls in that state closed, they were responding to the criticism that early calls __________
a. overstate voter turnout b. reduce voter turnout c. "create" public opinion d. translate into unpopular policy change