Exam 3: Interest Groups and the Media in California

Who is credited with the following quote: "I wish government wasn't for sale like this, but the fact is you have to hustle to get your share. Local governments without lobbyists see the ones with representation doing better so they say, 'We need to get our butts on board and get one or they're going to steal everything from us.'"

What are some of the factors that have encouraged the growth of interest groups in California?

What theory, pluralist or elitist, more accurately explains how politics is carried out in California?

What is the maximum amount of money an individual, business, or interest group can donate to the governor's election campaign?

What was the reaction of many citizens to the 2003 Los Angeles Times story about Arnold Schwarzenegger's inappropriate sexual behavior?

What are contract lobbyists?

Because political campaigns require highly focused political messages, the media of choice to reach large numbers of citizens are

One of the difficulties that lobbyists face in trying to influence the executive branch in California is that

PACs are

The pluralist theory suggests that