Question

Special interest groups are:

A. groups of people who share a common desires, needs, or political positions, and are active in the political arena, often by hiring lobbyists.
B. groups of people go to the lobby of the capitol and attempt to bribe government officials, an act that is illegal.
C. created to raise money for various causes.
D. Their primary purpose is typically to funnel money to political candidates that support their positions.
E. all of the above

Answer 1

A. groups of people who share a common desires, needs, or political positions, and are active in the political arena, often by hiring lobbyists.

Step-by-step explanation:

The special interest groups share a common desire to affect government policy to benefit themselves. Through lobbying, they try and attempt to achieve their goals. They do so by attempting to pressurizing policy makers in order to gain policy outcomes in their favour. An example is the AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR - CONGRESS OF INDUSTRIAL ORGANISATIONS (AFL - CIO).

Answer 2

A. groups of people who share a common desires, needs, or political positions, and are active in the political arena, often by hiring lobbyists.

Step-by-step explanation: