Interest groups perform all of the following roles in politics EXCEPT ______.

a. representing their members’ views to government
b. electing members to public office
c. providing an avenue for citizen participation in politics
d. educating policymakers regarding issues important to the interest group
e. alerting the proper government authorities to get an issue on the political agenda


b. electing members to public office

Political Science

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Which of the following is true of "wall in the head"?

A. It refers to the difference in mentalities between people living in Western and Eastern Germany. B. It refers to the political cleavage created between the Nazis and those who they sought to exterminate. C. It refers to the changed citizenship policies that were implemented after the merger of East Germany and West Germany. D. It refers to the obstacles that were faced by the targets of the Anti-Semetic approach adopted by Germany during the war. E. It refers to the ideology that was used to inspire nationalism during the Nazi regime.

Political Science

1 The Burger court can best be characterized as:

a. very conservative and unified b. pragmatism marked by compromise c. liberal on most matters d. unified with no distinct ideological flavor

Political Science

______ explanations focus on how resource revenue enables dictators to resist pressure to democratize and helps them consolidate their hold on power.

A. Aggregate demand B. Political science curse C. Demand-side D. Supply-side

Political Science

In the randomized, posttest-only, control-group design, external validity is protected by

A) random selection of the sample. B) random assignment of participants to groups. C) use of a control group. D) None of the above

Political Science