Grassroots lobbying occurs when interest groups
a. sidestep their membership and take the issue to the general public.
b. hire a lobbyist.
c. produce awareness campaigns
d. encourage their members to write, call, or visit public officials.
d
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A. The Supreme Court typically polls the public as a basis for its decisions. B. People have the ability to vote federal judges out of office if they do not approve of the rulings of the courts. C. Judges often believe they have an obligation to rule consistent with public opinion. D. The president will veto a Supreme Court decision if it is unpopular. E. Congress will override a decision of the Supreme Court with a majority vote in both houses.
The 1770 altercation between British troops and colonists that hastened the resistance to British rule was known as which of the following?
a. The Coercive Acts b. The Boston Tea Party c. The Boston Massacre d. The Declaration of Causes
What was the position of the Piscataway School Board in the 1989 Taxman v. Piscataway affirmative action case?
a) The most qualified candidate must be selected with a blind eye to race. b) When candidates are otherwise equal, maintaining a diverse faculty would benefit the diverse student body. c) Race is not a morally admissible reason for treating one person differently from another. d) Academic qualifications are not as important as racial diversity.
U.S. federal expenditures mandated by law, such as Social Security and Medicare, are referred to as __________
A) privileges B) entitlements C) benefits D) subsidies