Law and Politics

Information is a key source of power for interest groups because ______.

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If interest groups want to have greater influence over policymaking in Congress, what can they do to ...

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How are Super PACs different from regular PACs?

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Following the stricter rules on gifts and travel established by the 1995 Lobbying Disclosure Act, ...

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Critics complain about the revolving door, because they believe that ______.

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Corporate and business interest groups are the most numerous and powerful of all interest groups ...

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Compared to citizens in many other advanced industrial nations, Americans tend to join groups or ...

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A key advantage that groups like the Christian Coalition, AARP, and the National Rifle Association ...

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______ are formed with the common goal of altering public policy.

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Why are interest groups increasingly likely to employ professional help?

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What is the difference between direct lobbying and indirect lobbying?

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What has driven the growth and development of religious interest groups in recent decades?

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What are public interest groups, how do their beliefs and practices compare to those of other ...

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How have lawmakers attempted to reform lobbying and have those attempts been successful? Why or why not?

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Compared to lobbying Congress, it is difficult to lobby the courts. Explain the two main ways that ...

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At what point did interest groups become a major force in American politics?

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The organic food movement is an example of which of the following?

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What is indirect lobbying, and what are some examples of this type of lobbying?

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What are equal opportunity interest groups, who do they represent, upon what bases are they ...

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Discuss the selective incentives that interest groups provide to overcome the free-rider problem and ...

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The operations of party machines had at least one positive outcome in that they integrated millions ...

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One explanation for why the United States has only two parties is that its society lacks the deep ...

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Large portions of the responsible party model do not apply to the American party system very well.

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American political parties concentrate most of their power in their national committees.

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Why does the United States maintain a two-party system?

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