Social ferment, a growing and increasingly well-educated and affluent middle class, and technological innovations have contributed to
a. a decrease in interest groups because it is easier for people to work on their own.
b. the rapid proliferation of interest groups since the 1960s.
c. the replacement of large interest groups with smaller and more focused groups.
d. replacing traditional lobbying activities with more grassroots activism.
b. the rapid proliferation of interest groups since the 1960s.
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The USA PATRIOT Act lowered requirements for which of these?
a. violation of free speech b. warrant approval c. prior restraint d. civil disobedience
Only states can be parties to cases before the __________.
A. World Court B. ad hoc committee C. just-war tribunal D. Secretariat
How has the ruling reached in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission changed the way that candidates are funded?
A. Interest groups are no longer able to provide in-kind support such as phone banks or office space for candidates. B. Individuals can now contribute an unlimited amount to a single candidate. C. Corporations and labor unions are now prohibited from contributing money to campaigns either directly or indirectly. D. Independent super-PACs can now make unlimited contributions to federal races.
Other than the state, which provides about one-third of county revenues, the largest single source of county revenues is ______.
A. charges for services B. federal grants C. property taxes D. licenses and permits