Mobilizing Ordinary Citizens to Write to Their Representatives in Support

question 57

Multiple Choice

Mobilizing ordinary citizens to write to their representatives in support of a group's position is a specific example of:

• A) an insider strategy.
• B) voter initiative.
• C) legalized corruption.
• D) grassroots lobbying.

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Definitions:

CPI

Consumer Price Index, a measure that examines the weighted average of prices of a basket of consumer goods and services.

Market Basket

A fixed list of items used to track the progress of inflation in an economy.

CPI

A gauge for inflation, the Consumer Price Index analyzes the weighted average price of a collection of consumer products and services.

GDP Deflator

An index that measures the prices of all new, domestically manufactured, final goods and services in a country's economy.