Which of the following is NOT typical of American interest groups?

A) They frequently look to the bureaucracy or the judicial process to achieve their policy goals.
B) They run their own slate of candidates for office in many parts of the country.
C) Most have a handful of key policies to push, and are policy experts in those areas.
D) Unlike political parties, they are not faced with the constraint of trying to appeal to everyone.
E) They mostly represent diffuse, non-economic interests.


Ans: B) They run their own slate of candidates for office in many parts of the country.

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