How Do Interest Groups and Other Organizations Work to Mobilize

question 35

Essay

How do interest groups and other organizations work to mobilize voters? How do these mobilization efforts relate to the paradox of voting? In other words, how do these activities help potential voters overcome forces that may prevent them from voting?

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Definitions:

Dividends

Payments made by a corporation to its shareholders, usually as a distribution of profits.

Retained Earnings

The portion of net earnings not distributed as dividends to shareholders but retained by the company to reinvest in its core business or to pay debt.

Net Income

The total profit of a company after all expenses, taxes, and costs have been deducted from total revenue.

Dividend

A payout of a portion of a company's earnings, decided by the board of directors, to a class of its shareholders.