Financial Contributions to the Campaigns of Members of Congress, State

question 32

Multiple Choice

Financial contributions to the campaigns of members of Congress, state legislators, and other elected officials by firms that seek special interest legislation that make the firms better off are

• A)examples of rent seeking.
• B)illegal.
• C)the result of the voting paradox.
• D)irrational because elected officials will almost always act in the interest of the voters who have to pay the cost of the legislation.

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Definitions:

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Fourth Amendment Rule

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Sarbanes-Oxley Act

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