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Practice QA Interest Group FRQ

Question 1

Essay

Using the table above, respond to the following prompts. 

(a) Describe the trend in lobbying expenditures between 2012 and 2022 shown in the table.

(b) Explain how the differences in resources among types of interest groups can affect their influence on public policy.

(c) Explain how federalism can hinder the success of interest groups seeking broad, sweeping policy change.

(d) Based on the data, explain how interest groups use different strategies to achieve their goals.

Source 1.1

Lobbying Spending by Interest Type (in millions of dollars)

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