Political Corruption Occurs Whenever

question 66

Multiple Choice

Political corruption occurs whenever

• A)logrolling is used to secure votes for controversial legislation.
• B)government officials use unlawful misdirection of governmental resources for their own personal gain.
• C)special interest groups contribute to elected officials, who in turn support legislation that benefits the special interest group.
• D)there is pork barrel politics involved.

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Definitions:

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