Why would an elected official choose to invest time and funding on a certain issue?
a. That issue is important to his constituents.
b. His lobbyists already have experience with that issue.
c. He feels that that issue has been ignored.
d. That issue will help him advance politically.
ANS: D
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A) The right to equal treatment under the law B) The freedoms that together preserve the rights of a free people C) The rights listed in the first three Amendments to the Constitution D) The rights of all people to share equally in the success of the nation E) Rights created by Congress to uphold the equal treatment of all citizens
Carbon dioxide is
a. poisonous and, therefore, a danger in the atmosphere. b. decreasing because of industrialization and harming coral formations. c. entering the atmosphere at an increased rate because of industrialization. d. a cause of acid rain and limited by international laws. e. now stabilized, and international concern has moved to other environmental gases.
Collective action theory helps explain why:
A. protests in Eastern Europe were rare throughout most of the cold war. B. there were massive protests across Eastern Europe in 1989.
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