Public interest groups engage primarily in electioneering, whereas business groups focus mainly on direct lobbying of government officials
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
FALSE
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The growth of which of the following political movements greatly benefited from the use of new media?
a. the New Frontier movement b. the Tea Party movement c. the women's suffrage movement d. the states' rights movement
Which of the following protects the independence of the federal judiciary?
a. Federal judges serve a twenty-year term and cannot be removed during that term. b. The salary of federal judges cannot be reduced during their tenure. c. Federal judges cannot be impeached for any reason. d. The votes of individual judges are secret from the public.
Soft authoritarianism refers to
a. a tightening of political controls combined with a loosening of economic controls. b. the re-emergence of the communist party as a political force in Russia. c. Russia's increasingly militant actions in its near abroad. d. a system of informal and formal mechanisms that assure the dominance of a ruling group despite the existence of some forms of political competition and opposition. e. the use of repressive political controls designed to limit opposition.
The _____ provided for appointed judges and annual legislative sessions
a. "statehood" Constitution of 1845 b. Civil War Constitution of 1861 c. Constitution of 1866 d. Constitution of 1869 e. Constitution of 1876