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POS FINAL CONTINUED EXAM FULLY SOLVED & UPDATED 2023
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POS FINAL CONTINUED EXAM FULLY SOLVED & UPDATED 2023
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POS FINAL CONTINUED EXAM FULLYSOLVED & UPDATED 2023
AARP has approximately ________ members today. - answer 38,000,000
A ________ is the best example of an informational benefit provided by many interest groups. -
answer newsletter
The liberal-leaning MoveOn.org and the conservative-leaning Americans for Prosperity are
examples of - answer netroots political associations
Since the 1930s, the number and scale of interest groups at the national level has - answer
dramatically increased.
The New Politics movement gave rise to ________ groups. - answer public interest
What is the most important and beneficial resource that lobbyists provide government officials?
- answer information
A loose, informal relationship of public officials, interest groups, and activists who are all
concerned with the same policies is called - answer issue network
How do interest groups use litigation as a strategy of influence? - answer They file amicus curiae
briefs, finance lawsuits, and bring a suit on behalf of the group.
The Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 - answer requires that each candidate or campaign
committee itemize the full name and address, occupation, and principal business of each person
who contributes more than $100.
, What is the primary function of a PAC? - answer to raise and distribute money to election
campaigns
The fact that interest groups favor the wealthy and well educated can be understood as a
reflection of what dilemma in American politics? - answer Liberty is often inconsistent with
equality.
Which sort of representation is based on the principle that if two individuals are similar in
background, character, interests, and perspectives, then one could correctly represent the
other's views? - answer trustee
Following the 2006 elections, ________ became speaker of the U.S. House. - answer Nancy
Pelosi
In each House district there are approximately ________ people. - answer 700,000
A senator or representative running for reelection is called the - answer incumbent.
In recent years, about ________ percent of U.S. House incumbents won reelection. - answer 95
Over the past several decades, the ________ and the ________ have benefited most from
apportionment. - answer South; West
The process of allocating congressional seats among the 50 states is called - answer
apportionment.
Gerrymandering refers to the - answer manipulation of electoral districts to serve the interests
of a particular group.
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