The AARP distributes lists of each politician’s vote on key issues in order to
a. keep its members informed of the direction of policy in Congress.
b. influence lawmakers’ votes.
c. coerce its member to vote a certain way.
d. dominate the election with its members’ votes.
e. make its own policy positions public.
ANS: A
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