What is the term when an artificial constituency is essentially manufactured by an interest group in order to give legislators the impression that the electorate is up in arms about a certain policy?
a. Blind advocacy
b. Mobilization of advocacy
c. Faux-mobilization
d. Astroturf campaign
d
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Can you reject the null hypothesis or hypotheses that you identified in part A?
Which of the following statements is true of the constitutional provisions of war powers in the United States?
A) The president, as commander in chief of the armed forces, has the power to declare war. B) Congress has the sole power to deploy the armed forces. C) Congress has the power to raise and maintain the country's armed forces. D) The president is required to notify Congress within twenty-four hours of deploying troops. E) Congress has the power to commit troops for up to fifty days in response to a military threat.