Which of the following statements about spending by efforts of interest groups to influence government is accurate? Most of the attention is focused on campaign contributions, but interest groups spend considerably more on research and television advertising. Despite public concerns about campaign contributions, the amount of money donated to candidates has decreased. Interest groups spend billions more every cycle on lobbying than they do on campaign contributions. The amount of money spent on campaign contributions dwarfs all other types of spending by interest groups.

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Corinne Sanders

3 September, 06:41

Which of the following statements about spending by efforts of interest groups to influence government is accurate? Most of the attention is focused on campaign contributions, but interest groups spend considerably more on research and television advertising. Despite public concerns about campaign contributions, the amount of money donated to candidates has decreased. Interest groups spend billions more every cycle on lobbying than they do on campaign contributions. The amount of money spent on campaign contributions dwarfs all other types of spending by interest groups.

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Destiny Griffith · Answer 1

Interest groups spend billions more every cycle on lobbying than they do on campaign contributions is the statement about spending by efforts of interest groups to influence government is accurate.

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Explanation:

In United States, lobbying is considered to be a"paid activity" in which well-associated advocates; lawyers are hired by the special interest groups. They pay billions more for the arguments done in specific legislation in the decision-making bodies like US Congress.

In lobbying, the issues being controversial have a high tendency of grabbing the attention of the public. Lobbying has a high influence as compared to the campaigns on political system of the US.