Political action committees representing which of the following groups have increased in number most substantially since the mid 1970s?
A. Labor
B. Business
C. Health-care professionals
D. Veterans’ groups
E. Civil rights advocates
Ans: B. Business
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a. Truman kept to calculated plans about defense perimeters instead of following the more knee-jerk reactions of his top generals. b. the United States was unable to mobilize the UN Security Council to endorse a collective security response because the Soviet Union vetoed the measure. c. the United States was able to mobilize the UN Security Council to endorse a collective security response. d. the United States was unable to mobilize the UN Security Council to endorse a collective security response and so deployed its military unilaterally to halt the North Korean aggression. e. the United States took no immediate action, expecting the South Korean army to easily rout the North Korean forces.
Why should voters be skeptical of interpreting a member’s voting record as an unambiguous indicator of his views and priorities?
What will be an ideal response?
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a. constitutional b. legislative c. political d. executive