Identify at least two negative effects of interest groups on policy formation.
What will be an ideal response?
Because of the role they play in infusing money into the political process, interest groups are often criticized as corrupting the policy-making process. Many recent presidents have commented on this reality and have called for limits on financial contributions to candidates and incumbents. This influx of money also makes campaigns expensive and one-sided, and strengthens incumbents at the expense of challengers.
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An election where the different candidates win a portion of the power (delegates) based on the portion of the votes received is called
A. proportional representation B. 2 party system C. winner-take-all D. stupid
The gender pay gap in the United Kingdom is
a. expected to narrow as the country recovers from the 2008 global economic crisis. b. narrowing due to the policies promoted by the Coalition Government. c. expected to widen as public sector cuts increase the number of women in the private sector. d. widest for part time workers than for full time workers. e. very low due to the extremely high educational levels of women.
Shay's Rebellion accomplished which of the following?
A) thoroughly alarmed merchants and aristocrats to the dangers of mob rule B) convinced the state governments to issue paper money in order to ease the problems of the debtors C) ended the threat of a French invasion during the French and Indian War D) convinced the Continental Congress of the necessity of declaring colonial independence from Great Britain E) more trust in the national government
What was the central significance of Near v. Minnesota?
a. The Court ruled that newspapers cannot print “scandalous, malicious, and defamatory material.” b. The Court reversed the process of selective incorporation, ruling that the First Amendment was applicable only to the national government. c. The Court ruled that the First and Fourteenth amendments restrain state attempts to regulate the press. d. The Court ruled that the Minnesota abortion law violated a woman’s right to privacy.