Explain why grassroots lobbying mattered in the both the defeat of the Clinton health care plan and in the passage of the 2010 health care legislation
What will be an ideal response?
An ideal response will:
1, Define grassroots lobbying as efforts to persuade citizens to contact their elected officials regarding an issue or piece of legislation.
2, Discuss how opponents of the Clinton health care plan used phone banks to mobilize opposition, and how the Democratic National Committee used a similar tactic to mobilize support in 2010.
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Which of the following statements is true about political action committees (PACs)?
a. Have formal affiliations with political parties b. Are outside the authority of state governments c. Provide support to individual candidates d. Focus educational activities on specific causes instead of giving direct support to candidates
A fascist and a conservative would most likely agree that it is beneficial for the state to _____
a. provide a sense of shared identity b. promote free trade and personal mobility c. help stabilize the international community d. take action to push minorities out of the nation
A significant issue the government faces today is
A) a decrease in the national debt. B) a decrease in global competition and foreign trade. C) an increasing gap in the income and wealth of individuals. D) the availability of homes for purchase. E) an abundance of available social welfare funding.
In the context of Brazil, and more generally Latin America, the term populism refers to
a. allowing "the people" to determine the basic political processes and principles of governance. b. relying upon the political support of regional strongmen to rule. c. promising labor unions specific wage guarantees in order to gain their political support to keep them from forming communist groups to challenge the government. d. gaining the political support of previously disenfranchised sectors of society, often through manipulation and demagogic appeals. e. expanding the right to vote.