Organizations that try to achieve at least some of their goals with government assistance are called __________
a. political parties
b. interest groups
c. political action committees
d. national party committees
ANS: B
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a. Coming culture clash and clash of civilizations b. End of history and coming culture clash c. End of history and globalization and fragmentation d. Globalization and fragmentation and coming culture clash
Who generally belongs to interest groups?
A) A multiplicity of people B) Primarily the middle-class C) Almost exclusively the well-educated D) Suburbanites and urbanites
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
What allowed the penny press to thrive in the 19th century?
a. Constant and aggressive coverage of politics was the most attractive strategy. b. Maintaining low prices to ensure that newspapers were widely available. c. Expanding the news to include human interest stories and coverage of crime, business, and social events. d. Embracing long-form stories for the Sunday editions combined with extensive advertising of new products.