An Interest Group Is Best Defined as an Organization

question 52

Multiple Choice

An interest group is best defined as an organization:

• A) that influences policy by running candidates for office
• B) that watches over government for the purpose of informing the public
• C) that tries to influence public policy for a group of people with common interests
• D) that represents many diverse interests in Washington
• E) that has purely selfish and narrow motives with little regard for the common good

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