What Name Is Given to Interest Groups Organized to Promote

question 38

Multiple Choice

What name is given to interest groups organized to promote policies that maximize profits and wages for their members?

• A) Economic interest groups
• B) Social groups
• C) Public interest groups
• D) Social movements
• E) Free-market interest groups

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Definitions:

Platt Amendment

An amendment passed in 1901 that stipulated the conditions for the withdrawal of United States troops remaining in Cuba after the Spanish-American war, greatly influencing Cuba's sovereignty.

Cuban Affairs

Refers to the political, social, and economic activities and policies involving Cuba and its relationship with other countries.

United States

A federal republic in North America comprising 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

Treaty of Paris

A historic agreement that ended the American Revolutionary War in 1783, acknowledging the United States of America as an independent nation.