According to the text, how has the number of interest groups in Washington changed over the past 40 years?
a. an increase has been seen only in the past decade
b. an increase has been seen only in the past twenty years
c. the number has nearly doubled
d. there has been a sharp increase in the number
e. there has been no change
c
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Critics charge that PAC contributions influence public policy, while political scientists have
A) ?found concrete links between campaign donations and the way members of Congress vote. B) found that legislators listen to their constituents and not PAC influences. C) not been able to document any consistent link between campaign donations and the way members of Congress vote. D) ?not studied this relationship. E) ?shown that money matters more than ideology when it comes to PAC influence.
Which country has committed the most military resources to NATO?
A. Great Britain B. United States C. Germany D. France
More than ________ of the nation's legal cases are decided in state or local court systems.
A. 50 percent B. 75 percent C. 25 percent D. 95 percent E. 10 percent
The role of the government in the economy
A) has become less politically controversial over time. B) has become more expansive over time. C) is more expansive in the United States than it is in other wealthy democracies. D) has not been debated since the days of Adam Smith. E) is extensive in the service sector but not in the banking sector.