Interest groups impact the policies of government agencies when they

a. encourage voters to write to the heads of the agencies.
b. provide the agencies with arguments and data. c.
rely on members of Congress to apply political pressure to bureaucrats.
d. subtly threaten department heads with the loss of their job.
e. woo agency leaders with gifts.


ANS: B

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Fill in the blanks with correct word

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