When the relationship between a state agency and an interest group becomes very close,it is referred to as
A) entrapment.
B) "strange bedfellows."
C) capture.
D) the "Iron Triangle."

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The term "capture" refers to a situation where an interest group becomes very influential over a state agency, to the point where the agency's actions benefit the interest group more than the public. This phenomenon suggests that the agency is "captured" by the interest group's interests.

When the Relationship Between a State Agency and an Interest