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jlmhmf

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Identify three of the most active types of interest groups in state and local politics.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

What is the resource virtually all interest groups have to offer?
 
  a. Significant number of votes
  b. Money to contribute to campaigns
  c. Expertise
  d. Personal ties to elected officials



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Answer to Question 1

An ideal response would be:
 Business elite
o Business interests and its effects on local politics
o Interest in community planning and taxes
 Professional associations
o Examples: health care professionals, barbers, etc.
o Interest in regulatory laws and the makeup of boards that do the regulating
 Special-interest groups
o Dominate certain states and affect public policies in these states
o Examples: corn and hog farmers in Iowa, gas and oil companies in Texas and Louisiana, tobacco farmers in North Carolina and Virginia, etc.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: c



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