How do large membership organizations such as the CTA (California Teachers Association) try to influence politics?
What will be an ideal response?
Varies. Large organizations have the power of many potential voters on their side. They mobilize members of the organization and the (sympathetic) public to contact their representatives through mail, phone, or email, and hold demonstrations or rallies to mobilize public opinion and bring attention to their causes. Their members donate to campaigns and sponsor/endorse/contribute to initiative campaigns, and sometimes provide help with campaigns. Through their lobbyists they help write bills, testify before legislative committees, and try to influence pending or existing legislation through amendments (changes).
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According to Waltz, what must an international organization do to function effectively?
a. It must acquire some of the hierarchical attributes and capabilities of a domestic state. b. It must develop a means of coercing states within the organization to unite for a common cause without surrendering their equality. c. It must acknowledge the essentially anarchic and decentralized nature of the international system. d. Waltz does not believe that an international organization can act effectively. e. It must respect the sovereignty of every state within its organization.