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Positive activities of interest groups include all but which of the following?
 
  a. Providing information to public officials
  b. Educating members of interest groups
  c. Mobilizing interest group members in constitutionally approved ways
  d. Astroturf campaigning for desired goals
  e. Lobbying government officials

Question 2

With regard to the effect of direct democracy on public policy, all of the following are true EXCEPT
 
  a. direct democracy makes policies more representative of what people want and always leads to better publicpolicy.
 b. when voters are allowed to make direct choices on policies they sometimes make decisions that their electedrepresentati ves would not.
 c. the biggest policy effects of direct democracy may be in the realm of governance policy.
  d. the mere presence of the initiative process can affect public policy by changing how legislators behave.



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Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

a



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