Why has the encouragement of the federal government itself been the most important of the dynamics behind the expanding interest group universe?

a. Congress passed laws making it easier for groups to organize such as sending mail for free.
b. Changes in the law have allowed groups to lobby more freely to ensure that members of Congress have enough information.
c. The growing scope of government activity has encouraged the proliferation of organizations in the nonprofit and public sectors.
d. The presence of gridlock has meant that the only way to break through partisan stalemate is organizing separate groups from the parties.


c. The growing scope of government activity has encouraged the proliferation of organizations in the nonprofit and public sectors.

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What will be an ideal response?

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How is the Iranian effort to acquire nuclear capabilities an example of the problem of sovereignty?

a. Iran could potentially use a nuclear weapon to attack another sovereign nation. b. Iran does not have the legitimate authority to break international atomic energy agreements. c. Iran is powerless to stop other nations from imposing economic sanctions to stop its nuclear program. d. Iran has no obligation to comply with the desire of other nations to limit the proliferation of nuclear weapons.

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A local health department conducted a survey by calling household telephones in order to ask questions related to HIV/AIDS prevention and related behaviors. The survey, however, did not call cell phones and thus missed many younger people. This problem is called

a. Volunteer bias b. Coverage bias c. Sampling variability d. Sampling error

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The League of Nations was

A success Not a success Poorly structured and organised Lacking in achievable objectives

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