How do interest groups evaluate members of Congress? Why is this information valuable?
What will be an ideal response?
An ideal response will:
1, Describe how interest groups, usually ones with strong ideological positions, rate members of Congress based on their votes and whether or not those votes are consistent with the group's views.
2, Discuss how these vote scores are useful for determining whether a member of Congress is liberal or conservative, whether a specific group views a member of Congress favorably, and whether the member might be someone a voter should consider supporting.
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A. defense. B. education. C. foreign aid. D. Social Security.
The "decision cube" defines crises based upon their position along the following three dimensions
a. low politics, medium politics, high politics. b. threat, decision time, awareness. c. allies, adversaries, nonalignment. d. use of force, use of sanctions, "do nothing" option.
What do the developments in farm policy and federally sponsored medical research tell us about interest groups?
a. Only groups who have a broad agenda have influence within the political system. b. More complex issues and a fragmented policy process force groups to specialize to be effective. c. Interest groups are more successful when lobbying on narrowly focused matters of domestic policy. d. The only way groups can continue to convince supporters that they are effective is by developing a wide-ranging agenda that allows them to influence more policy areas.
NGOs and IGOs tend not to work together on international policies and programs
Indicate whether the statement is true or false