Interest Groups May Have Greater Influence in States and Localities

question 133

Multiple Choice

Interest groups may have greater influence in states and localities than at the national level because

• A)groups may represent social and economic majorities in an area more easily than at the national level.
• B) more groups are active in any given locality on a specific issue than at the national level.
• C)groups are not organized at the national level.
• D)federal law prohibits interest groups from lobbying members of Congress.
• E)All of the above

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