Beginning 2015, the clout of Democrat U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer
a. increased because of their growing seniority.
b. increased because of promotions in the Democratic party leadership.
c. decreased because of defeats in the Senate Democratic caucus.
d. decreased because Republicans won control of the U.S. Senate.
D
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A(n) __________ refers to an organization of people withshared policy goals entering the policyprocessat several points to try toachieve those goals
a. corporation b. interest group c. iron triangle d. faction
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a. true b. false
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