INTEREST GROUPS AND CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT TODAY
What will be an ideal response?
Voluntary associations of earlier eras emphasized local organization and citizen training; interest group politics today is often run by professionals in Washington.
These changes in the patterns of interest group activities may be turning citizens from "participants" to "mailing lists."
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The "fiscalization" of land use refers to project approvals that generate high
a. land use fees b. income tax payers. c. sales tax revenue. d. property taxes.
Which of the following is a potential problem with concentrated media ownership?
A) It may result in government restrictions on competition. B) It may result in a limited watchdog function. C) It may result in too much competition. D) It may result in information overload. E) It may result in too much accountability to the public.
As opposed to their opponents, which of the following is an advantage the Federalists had in the debate over the ratification of the Constitution?
A) They assumed a positive name, leaving their opposition with a negative label. B) They favored the bill of rights more strongly than their opponents. C) They had the support of ordinary farmers and merchants. D) They wrote brilliantly, attacking nearly every clause of the new constitution document. E) They stood for the status quo, which gave them the support of the working class.