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Interest groups are always liabilities to the political systemtruefalse
Which of these Supreme Court decisions overturned Plessy v. Ferguson ruling of 1896?Memphis Firefighters v. StottsMurbury v. MadisonUS v. NixonBrown v. Board of Ednone of the above
Bicameral legislatures are much cheaper to run than unicameral legislaturestruefalse
Which country has one political party?USAUKCubaCanada
When an interest group intervenes on behalf of one side in a court case as a "friend of the court" we call thatAmerican contractAmicus curiaepolitical discourseinterest articulation
This body is responsible for the interpretation of the law as well as its enforcementlegislativeexecutivejudicialnone of the above
Typically, interest groupspick a party to supportavoid the general publicseek members from churchesseek influence in all political parties
Canada, UK, Australia, and South Africa all have a one party systemtwo party systemdominant party systemmulti party systemcatch all party system
The following are sources of funding for political parties exceptPACsinterest from investmentsdonationsduesnone of the above
The NOW grew out of theChristian crusadeIslamic jihadspace agefeminist movement
This group recruits and trains political leadsinterest groupsjudiciarypolitical partieslegislaturesexecutives
Green peace, sierra club, and earth first are all a part of the __________ movementcivil rightscounter cultureVietnam eraenvironmentalist
Interest groups try to win elections so that they can influence public policytrue false
Typically, membership in an interest group isjust like political party membershipnarrower than political party membershipbroader than political party membershipall of the above
Which of the following is not a means by which interest groups acquire funds?fund raisinginvestmentsmembership duescontributions from PACs
Political parties are funded bybribesPACsdonationsmembership duesb, c, d
A political party system that appeals to people of all walks of ideology to belong to it is a one party systemtwo party systemdominant party systemmulti party systemcatch all party system
Interest groups are sometimes a liability becausethey engage in lobbyingthe fight for their own narrow interestthey are not well informed about issuesthey engage in propaganda to educate the masses about their causeall of the above
The US has a __________ legislatureunicameral bicameralconventionalnone of the above
Judicial review is the power courts have in determining if a law is constitutionaladvising a governor about governanceeliminating corruptionsentencing criminals