A lobbyist from the NRA meeting with a member of Congress to discuss firearms legislation is an example of
A. the free rider problem.
B. a party coalition.
C. an indirect technique.
D. a direct technique.
E. a boycott.
Answer: D
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Why have some politicians and civil rights leaders begun to focus attention on the concept of equality between groups rather than equality of individual opportunity?
a. because there are large disparities in wealth and advantage between groups that lead to social and economic disadvantages for most of the individuals within certain groups b. because there is far more power in group protest against discrimination and inequality than in individual actions c. because the courts are more willing to review accusations of discrimination when they are submitted by large groups of people than when they come from a single person d. because there are large disparities in political access between groups, and so people from those groups with access need to reach across the aisle and help people from the others
The establishment clause of the First Amendment does which of the following?
A. Prohibits government from sponsoring or supporting religious activity B. Establishes Protestantism as the official religion of the United States C. Prevents the government from interfering with the exercise of religion D. Forbids the establishment of restrictions on free speech E. Keeps Congress from making other amendments official without a Supreme Court ruling
Members of which of the following groups are most likely to identify themselves as Republican?
A. Protestants of the black church tradition B. agnostics C. Roman Catholics D. evangelical Protestants
A key factor affecting today's political environment is the aging of the U.S. population
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.