A Collection of Groups Come Together and Develop a Platform

question 1

Multiple Choice

A collection of groups come together and develop a platform of political goals. The groups are driven to act together because they lack access to conventional means of political participation. Because they are disadvantaged and excluded from conventional politics, they choose to use tactics that may draw public attention to their issues. How is this most easily defined?

• A) interest group
• B) protest movement
• C) social movement
• D) collective action
• E) public interest group

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Definitions:

Genital Ambiguity

A condition in which the external genitalia do not have the typical appearance of either a male or a female.

Androgens

A group of hormones that play a role in male traits and reproductive activity; testosterone is a primary androgen.

Prenatal Period

The developmental period before birth, from conception to the onset of labor.

Female Sex Organ

Anatomical structures involved in the reproductive process in females, including the ovaries, fallopian tubes, uterus, and vagina.