African Americans and Hispanic turnout is lower than that of Anglos in Texas

Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. Lobbying is the attempt to influence government policy, usually on behalf of an interest group 2. The 2010 gubernatorial election (Jerry Brown vs. Meg Whitman) broke all previous records for campaign spending. 3. Organized interest groups and lobbies provide large financial resources for candidates. 4. Websites, emails, text messaging and robocalls have become important vehicles for campaigning. 5. The California Teachers’ Association and the Automobile Club of America are considered to be interest groups.

Among other things, President Obama’s 2015 changes to Senior Executive Service guidelines did what

a. required that Senior Executives were placed on rotation annually b. required that Senior Executives were compensated more than their supervisees c. promised performance bonuses of at least 7.5 percent d. made it easier to join the ranks and earn more perks