The _______ is a body that does most of the preliminary work of the Council of Ministers as well as coordinating various high level functional committees

A political interest group is

a. an organization that tries to influence politicians to make public policy in line with their preferences. b. a group of individuals who influence policymaking by manipulating citizens' opinions. c. An organization that runs primary elections and nominates candidates for office. d. any group of individuals who share a common interest. e. a group that is focused on recruiting candidates for office.

In discussing the effectiveness of elections as channels for citizen input, the text concluded all of the following EXCEPT:

A. the right to vote is likely to give a category of people a great deal of influence in policy making. B. the absence of the right to vote virtually ensures that a group of people will have minimal influence on policy making. C. the degree of political unity in a group will affect how much influence the group has on policy making. D. the effectiveness of their leaders will affect how much influence a group has on public policy making.