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QUESTION 5

What is the most important tool for interest groups seeking to influence election outcomes?

	a.	lawyers
	b.	public relation
	c.	money
	d.	connections

2 points   

QUESTION 6

Third parties have a difficult time winning for all of the following reasons except:

	a.	It is more difficult for third party candidate to get on the ballot
	b.	The lack of proportional representation elections
	c.	Most Texans identify with one of the two major parties
	d.	General election candidates need a majority vote to win.

2 points   

QUESTION 7

Campaign funding vehicles that raise money from their group members and channel it to political candidates are called

	a.	political parties
	b.	interest groups.
	c.	candidate committees.
	d.	political action committees.

2 points   

QUESTION 8

Today, elections are dominated by issues of what type?

	a.	social
	b.	fiscal
	c.	defense
	d.	foreign relations

Answer 1

Answer 5

Options C is correct

Money

money is most important tool for interest groups seeking to influence election outcomes.

Because
Advertising ends up being the major expense for campaigns. Party get money from donation rich candidate businessman and by other means such as some party has their own business examples.

Answer 8

Option B is correct

Elections are dominated by issue of fiscal.

Because

Country's growth is most important for any party or candidate of election. Mostly every candidate promise to to voters about economic growth of country. Voters also watch performance of winning candidate on the development of country's economy. If country's fiscal developed is good from winning member then only waters give them another chance otherwise next time they could reject them.