How Can the Level of Influence an Interest Group Has

question 11

Multiple Choice

How can the level of influence an interest group has had in making a foreign policy decision be determined?

• A)Usually policies only happen for one reason,so if it benefits a group then it likely happened because of its influence.
• B)One can assume that,since a policy decision benefited a group,the decision must have been made in order to benefit that group.
• C)In democracies,interest groups have to make their campaign contributions public,so one can link the amount of money with policy decisions that benefit a group.
• D)Measuring the influence of an interest group is difficult,because usually one cannot directly observe the connection between a group and the ultimate decision.
• E)Scholars find out how much influence an interest group has had when official records are made public long after the decision has been made.

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