Question

The texas political power is decentralized into the hands of the governor, lt. governor, commissioners of agriculture, etc. this decentralized power structure tends to __________ the ability of interest groups to influence public policy.

Answer 1

The answer is increases.
By increasing the decentralized power, the Voters/Citizens will became less involved in the regulation process.
In this situation, The government who held the final say for the potential regulations will only made the regulation that benefit a certain groups/people that contribute the most to their campaign.