How Can Interest Groups Affect Primary Elections

question 10

Multiple Choice

How can interest groups affect primary elections?

• A) run advertisements coordinated with individual candidates' campaigns
• B) give money and support to certain candidates who are viable
• C) push for impeachment proceedings of Supreme Court justices
• D) Interest groups exist outside of elections and cannot affect them.
• E) write letters to elected officials encouraging them to campaign

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Tax

Mandatory financial charge or another type of levy imposed upon a taxpayer by a governmental organization in order to fund government spending and various public expenditures.

Competitive Market

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Sellers

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A situation in which the allocation of goods and services by a free market is not efficient, often leading to a net societal welfare loss.