According to Figure 13.1, Increase in Congressional Lobbying and Lobbyists, over the past decade, the number of lobbyists has __________ by thirty percent, and the total amount of money spent on lobbying has __________
a. decreased; decreased by one-third
b. decreased; remained the same
c. increased; remained the same
d. increased; nearly tripled
e. increased; risen ten-fold
d
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Which of the following statements most accurately characterizes the prison boom in the United States?
A. Drug offenses account for most of the prison boom incarcerations. B. Homicide offenders account for almost 60% of the increase in the prison population. C. Incarceration rates lower as violent crime rates lower, but they have risen sharply during the boom. D. The violent crime rate increase has almost exactly matched the drug offense rate increase during the prison boom.
The competitive two-party system has always featured prominently in the United States
Indicate whether this statement is true or false?
Authority is divided, usually by a written constitution, between a central government and constituent (state) governments in a(n)
A) monarchy. B) unitary system. C) confederal system. D) federal system. E) oligarchy.
The largest entitlement program of the federal government is
a. Food Stamps. b. Medicaid. c. National Defense. d. Social Security. e. Medicare