Author Question: Lobbying is a way that groups make their interests known to government officials. Indicate ... (Read 72 times)

Jkov05 · **on:** Jul 10, 2018

Lobbying is a way that groups make their interests known to government officials.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 2

Why do winning candidates claim a mandate even though political scientists generally discredit the mandate theory of elections?

a. Politicians think that political scientists do not understand how things actually work.
b. Voters do not necessarily prefer all of the winning candidate's issue positions.
c. Winning candidates want to justify their policy proposals by claiming that the public supports them.
d. Winning candidates are not well versed in the political science literature.