Astroturf Lobbying Occurs When

question 16

Multiple Choice

Astroturf lobbying occurs when:

• A) group members spontaneously contact policy makers.
• B) a group lobbies members of Congress in their home districts.
• C) a group organizes a large number of contacts with policy makers by regular people.
• D) a group organizes a contacting effort directed at policy makers, but it tries to make the effort look spontaneous.
• E) a group organizes its efforts like a football team with ground (that is, grassroots) and air (that is, advertising) attacks.

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Definitions:

Human Rights

The fundamental rights and freedoms that every person is entitled to, regardless of nationality, sex, ethnicity, religion, or any other status.

Nuremberg

A city in the German state of Bavaria, recognized for its significant historical events, including the Nuremberg Trials post-World War II where Nazis were prosecuted.

War Crimes

Violations of the laws or customs of war, including mistreatment of prisoners, genocide, the deliberate destruction of civilian property, and killing civilians.

Truman Doctrine

An American foreign policy strategy announced by President Harry S. Truman in 1947, aimed at containing the spread of communism by providing political, military, and economic assistance to all democratic nations under threat from authoritarian forces.