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jlmhmf

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on: Jul 9, 2018
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


kaykay69

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Reply #1 on: Jul 9, 2018
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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