An organized effort to influence public policy on behalf of a particular interest is called
a. acting as an ombudsmen.
b. influence peddling.
c. logrolling.
d. lobbying.
d
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What does it mean for the party leadership to "clear the field" in campaigns?
a. to the purge the voter rolls of people who are ineligible to vote b. to discourage some candidates from running while endorsing a preferred candidate c. to discourage minor parties from running candidates in the general election d. to discourage the opposing campaign from running negative ads
"An economic system characterized by individual and corporate ownership of the means of production" is a definition of
a. communism. b. liberalism. c. capitalism. d. socialism. e. greed.
Sen. Joseph McCarthy always appeared before television cameras with loose sheets of paper, which he could wave at the camera and claim contained the names of known
a. communists in the State Department b. KKK members in the Justice Department c. undercover reporters in the Federal Bureau of Investigation d. felons who contributed to the President’s reelection campaign
Authoritarian regimes sometimes allow a degree of rule of law in order to
a. check the power of the executive and the legislature b. build legitimacy by providing personal security c. pursue opposition leaders d. demonstrate public support