What are the indirect strategies used by interest groups to exert ...

[Sufayan.ah]

What are the indirect strategies used by interest groups to exert their influence on state officials?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

What is required to begin legislation through the initiative process?
 
  a. Deposit to cover the costs of placing the measure on the ballot
  b. Legal brief presenting a need for the measure c. Petition signed usually by a required percentage of those who voted in the last gubernatorial election
  d. All of the above

[matt95]

Answer to Question 1

An ideal response would be:
Interest groups can be effective in influencing state officials by turning ordinary citizens into lobbyists for their positions. This is done through indirect strategies. Indirect strategies involve use of the media, email campaigns, letter writing, and so forth. Typically, an interest group will develop a paid commercial for television that informs the public of its stance on an issue; these commercials often look like public service announcements.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: c