An Organization of People with Shared Goals That Tries to Influence

question 40

Multiple Choice

An organization of people with shared goals that tries to influence public policy through a variety of activities is called

• A) a religious denomination.
• B) an interest group.
• C) a political action committee.
• D) a government.
• E) a corporation.

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Definitions:

Patent

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Google

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