Explanation:
Chavez modeled his methods on the nonviolent civil disobedience of Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. — employing strikes, boycotts, marches and fasts — to draw attention to La Causa. And he drew inspiration from the social teachings of the Catholic Church and from the life of St. Francis.
Special interest groups donate money/make large campaign contributions, and by doing so receive political favors or attention
The clause is known as 'condition precedent'.
<u>Explanation:</u>
When a contract, especially that of the sale of a property is made, the conditions mentioned for the fulfilment of the agreement are known as 'conditions precedent'.
These conditions need to be fulfilled before the deal is sealed by the party that is mentioned to be responsible for its fulfilment in the contract. Only once these conditions are fulfilled, the proceedings of the deal can be taken forward.