The Purpose of a Political Action Committee Is to _____

question 103

Multiple Choice

The purpose of a political action committee is to _____

• A)help elect officials sympathetic to its members' special interests.
• B)help elect officials who will enact fair legislation.
• C)raise money for public interest groups.
• D)exchange trade secrets.
• E)combat the political power of special-interest groups.

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Definitions:

Geographic Immobility

A situation where individuals or factors of production are unable to move freely from one location to another, often leading to inefficiencies in labor markets.

Noncompeting Groups

Collections of workers who do not compete with each other for employment because the skill and training of the workers in one group are substantially different from those of the workers in other groups.

Collective Bargaining

The negotiation of labor contracts between labor unions and firms or government entities.

Lockout

A negotiating tactic in which a firm forbids its unionized workers to return to work until a new collective bargaining agreement is signed; a means of imposing costs (lost wages) on union workers.