Direct contact between an interest group representative and an officer of the government is
a. advocacy.
b. lobbying.
c. bribery.
d. special interest.
e. pressure.
B
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The legislative article of the Texas constitution
a. places term limits on state legislators. b. provides for long and frequent legislative sessions. c. allows legislators to set their own salaries. d. emphasizes the positive powers of the legislature. e. places innumerable restrictions on legislative action.
How has the frequency of filibusters changed in the Senate over the past 50 years?
a. Senate filibusters are more common now. b. Senate filibusters are less common now. c. There has been no change; there are about the same number of filibusters today. d. There are no longer any filibusters. e. Filibusters take place in the House instead now.
The “balance of terror” refers to
a. Western Europe’s fear of nuclear attack during the Cold War. b. the campaign against Middle East terrorism. c. the nuclear balance between the United States and the USSR during the Cold War. d. the spread of nuclear weapons to Third World countries.
James Coleman, in Equality of Educational Opportunity, demonstrated that all of the following factors were unrelated to student achievement EXCEPT ________
A. pupil expenditures B. teacher salaries C. classroom size D. characteristics of the home environment