A four-year study revealed that the most common outcome of lobbying is
A. dramatically reduced regulatory control by executive agencies.
B. incumbents being unseated from office.
C. maintenance of the status quo.
D. passage of new and influential legislation.
E. reduction in the power of executive agencies.
Answer: C
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a. the consideration of petitions for rehearing of cases from the previous term. b. administrative and procedural matters. c. consideration of petitions for certiorari. d. motions to proceed in forma pauperis.
In his Federalist Paper 10, James Madison criticized ______, calling them factions that are divisive but inevitable
A) interest groups B) bureaucracies C) political parties D) both houses of Congress
SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. Which factors related to racial inequality does John Iceland attribute to lower levels of educational attainment in minority neighborhoods and communities?
A. lack of resources and fewer enrichment programs in public schools B. high neighborhood poverty rates C. lack of access to public transportation D. expected discrimination in the workforce
Those with a shared-technology perspective disagree with which of the following?
a. People can solve ecological problems. b. High technology should be used to clean the environment. c. Free enterprise should be allowed to develop ways to clean the environment. d. World groups should cooperate in cleaning the environment. e. Social factors are important in solving ecology problems.