Interest groups can best be defined as ________.
a. organizations that staff government
b. organizations that nominate candidates for elected office
c. a public group that organizes in an attempt to shape public policy
d. organizations of interesting people
c. a public group that organizes in an attempt to shape public policy
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Which Texas newspaper was one of the few to continue publication throughout the Civil War and is the oldest surviving newspaper in Texas?
a. Galveston News b. Houston Morning Star c. San Antonio Express d. Houston Post
How powerful is the vice presidency?
a. It is strong on domestic issues and weak on foreign policy issues. b. It is strong on foreign policy issues and weak on domestic issues. c. It was strong before the Great Depression and weak afterward. d. It was weak before the Great Depression and strong afterward. e. It is generally fairly weak.
The size of the Senate depends only upon the number of ______.
a. counties b. districts c. states d. constituencies
In 1984, many incumbent Democratic judges lost their seats in large urban counties to unknown Republican challengers because of
A. the move toward two-party competitiveness. B. gerrymandering. C. straight-ticket voting. D. the cyclical off-year election trend.