What role do interest groups play in American elections?
What will be an ideal response?
An ideal response will:
1, Explain that influencing elections is important to many interest groups as a way to get candidates elected who are friendly to their policy positions.
2, Describe one or more specific ways that interest groups influence elections, such as by endorsing candidates, by providing volunteers, or through campaign contributions.
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________________ is the Supreme Court case that upheld Hamilton's broad definition of the "necessary and proper" clause of the Constitution
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
A constitutional arrangement in which power is distributed between a central government and states is known as ________
A. unitary system B. federalism C. confederation D. bureaucracy E. socialism
What has the status of world food production been over the last 20 years?
a. Food production has generally grown more rapidly than population, but problems of food distribution remain. b. Population growth has been faster than food production growth, but problems of food distribution have been solved. c. Food production has grown more rapidly than population, and distribution problems have been solved. d. Population growth has been faster than food production growth, and food distribution problems remain.
In principle, the most direct way in which people can guide public policy is by
a. calling their representatives. b. taking out newspaper ads. c. joining interest groups. d. placing legislation on the ballot. e. refusing to reelect an incumbent.