The possession of control over others is politics
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
False
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Special interest groups show the greatest influence in states where there are powerful political parties that are well-organized
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
When the term Faustian bargain is applied in the text's discussion of the oil and natural gas industries, it refers to the idea that _____
a. the price of oil in a technical, short-term sense is low, but the price in a broad, difficult-to-define, long-term environmental sense is high b. the state must make tradeoffs between the oil industry and the natural gas industry c. the state must plan to transition to other industries as it runs out of oil and natural gas d. the state's tax structure overrelies on taxes from the oil and natural gas industries e. all of these
Positive activities of interest groups include all but which of the following?
a. Providing information to public officials b. Educating members of interest groups c. Mobilizing interest group members in constitutionally approved ways d. "Astroturf" campaigning for desired goals e. Lobbying government officials
In what way do changes to the interest rate affect the American economy?
A. They always lead to lower rates of marginal taxes. B. They can lead to higher unemployment in years of budget deficits. C. They can spur economic growth by increasing the cost of money for business. D. They can spur economic growth by increasing the available money supply.