Many Interest Groups Are Initially Organized Because

question 22

Multiple Choice

Many interest groups are initially organized because

• A) most state-level government agencies will only negotiate policy implementation with organized groups.
• B) funding opportunities provided by the federal bureaucracy encourage collective action.
• C) a political entrepreneur with a strong commitment to a particular set of goals believes a group will promote his or her goals and enhance his or her political influence.
• D) activists realize that it is easier to form an interest group than it is to engage in other forms of political participation.
• E) a politician has lost an election and wants to challenge the results.

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Definitions:

Substantive Unconscionability

Unconscionability that derives from contract terms that are so one-sided, unjust, or overly harsh that the contract should not be enforced.

Unconscionable

Describes terms or agreements that are so unfair to one party that no reasonable or informed person would agree to them.

Life Insurance

A contract between an insurer and a policyholder that pays a designated beneficiary a sum of money upon the death of the insured person.

Necessary

Something essential or required in a particular situation, often used to describe conditions or actions needed to achieve a specific result.