___________ research is primarily descriptive and useful in theory generation while _______ research is more useful in testing hypotheses

When lobbyists for a group of corporations, including Dardin Restaurants, which owns the Olive Garden chain, went to legislators that they were friendly with in order to get them to remove a piece of legislation that would have closed a tax loophole that these corporations were using to escape taxes, they engaged in

A) information campaigning. B) cybercrime. C) gerrymandering. D) direct lobbying. E) grassroots lobbying.

Horse-race journalism concerns the critics because they feel such coverage

A. cannot adequately predict who will win or lose a race. B. ignores the importance of issues. C. places too much emphasis on personalities and public personas. D. relies almost entirely on second- and third-hand reporting. E. rarely has an impact on the flow of campaign contributions.