Why was oklahoma’s economy so devastated by the great depression? a. because the federal government imposed higher tariffs on oklahoma goods b. because the agricultural and oil industries were the hardest hit by overproduction c. because bank seizures damaged the state’s income distribution system d. because state legislators refused to accept federal aid

interest groups send representatives to state capitals and to washington, d.c. to put pressure on members of congress and other policymakers. they engage in lobbying, or the organized process of influencing legislation or policy. lobbying can take many forms. interest groups can testify in congressional hearings.

protected civil liberties and outlawed slavery in the new territories.