Lone Star Politics: Tradition and Transformation in Texas
Fourth Edition
Study Questions
- How do organized interests represent the groups or individuals in their memberships, and what benefits does group membership bring?
- What types of organized interests are present in Texas, and how do they differ from one another?
- In what activities do groups engage in the attempt to influence public policy?
- How do organized interests raise and spend funds while pursuing their goals, and in what ways does Texas attempt to regulate the influence of interest-group money?
- How well do organized interests deliver on the promise of pluralism?