How did issue advocacy allow interest groups to circumvent disclosure and contribution limits starting in the mid-1990s?
a. Any group that defined itself as advocating a single issue was exempt from reporting contributions to the government.
b. By focusing on issues rather than candidates, interest groups could appeal to a broader segment of the population.
c. Individuals were allowed to select one issue-based interest group and make an unlimited contribution to that group.
d. Interest groups were able to make election ads as long as they did not use language like "vote for" or "vote against.".
d
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Positive activities of interest groups include all but which of the following?
a. Providing information to public officials b. Educating members of interest groups c. Mobilizing interest group members in constitutionally approved ways d. "Astroturf" campaigning for desired goals e. Lobbying government officials
A social interest group would be least likely to get involved in which of the following issues?
A) school prayer B) women's rights C) highway funding D) civil rights