Describe how the blurring of the lines between the public and private sectors has changed the role of interest groups.
What will be an ideal response?
The use of quasi-public organization has expanded the role of the private sector in the public domain. The growth of institutions for formal representation of interest group has given those groups a more powerful position in policymaking. Instead to vying for access, interest groups are given formal access and can exert a legitimate claim to their position in government.
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a. assessing how small groups with specific demographic characteristics respond to ads b. posting potential ads on a candidate's website and inviting a select group of individuals to review them and post comments c. sending DVDs with possible ads to voters and asking them to return a questionnaire about their reactions to the ads d. assembling a group of elected officials from a candidate's political party to watch and rate potential ads
Which of the following is a constitutional power of Congress?
A) to declare war B) to appropriate money for defense C) to raise and support armies D) all of the above E) none of the above
What was Texas's response to the federal government's order to desegregate schools in the 1950s?
A. Texas immediately rejected the order and the U.S. National Guard had to be brought in to enforce it. B. Texas launched an immediate, statewide resistance to desegregation. C. Some school districts quickly desegregated, while others resisted integration well into the 1960s. D. Texas school districts have never been legally segregated. E. Unlike much of the Deep South, Texas integrated its schools with little trouble.
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A) multivariable designs. B) univariate designs. C) single-variable designs. D) completely-randomized designs.