When an interest group agent conveys the perspectives of his group's members to politicians, that agent is engaging in ______.
A. participation
B. program monitoring
C. representation
D. electioneering
Ans: C. representation
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A. no one knows the party affiliation of the candidates B. an incumbent faces a "sacrificial lamb," an opponent virtually guaranteed to lose C. an incumbent faces a serious, well-funded challenger D. no incumbent is running for reelection
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
In a case regarding suspected terrorists, the Supreme Court ruled that noncitizens could not be
A) ?held without a warrant. B) ?held indefinitely. C) ?held outside the United States. D) ?held without habeas corpus. E) ?held inside the United States.
The PRI's corporatist structure meant that the party
a. integrated economic groups into its internal decision-making process. b. worked closely with Mexican corporations to further Mexican economic development. c. was structured in an efficient and effective way, like a business corporation. d. distributed public resources, like jobs and land, through extended networks to lower level activists who controlled votes at the local level. e. acted as a referee in conflicts between Mexico's interest groups and between these groups and the Mexican government.