Author Question: From the perspective of democratic theory, which is true of efforts of wealthy special interests to ... (Read 68 times)

wenmo · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

From the perspective of democratic theory, which is true of efforts of wealthy special interests to create public support through campaigns to educate the public?

a. These campaigns have both reassuring and troubling aspects.
b. Such efforts help to expand the amount of information available to citizens.
c. These educational campaigns reflect private, one-sided viewpoints.
d. Such efforts tend to ignore the general public interest.
e. All of these are true of such efforts.

Question 2

The 2003 Ethics Bill was an improvement over the 1991 bill because it _____.

a. ensured that more information would be available to the public
b. required candidates to disclose cash balances in their campaign accounts
c. forbid legislators who are attorneys to represent a paying client before a state agency
d. required candidates to file campaign finance reports via the Internet, with a few exceptions
e. provided for all of these