Which of the following factors is often used by political scientists to explain policy diffusion?

Which of the following individuals MOST likely voted for Republican Mitt Romney rather than Democrat Barack Obama in the 2012 presidential election?

a. Rebecca, a Jewish schoolteacher b. Alan, a white college-educated businessman c. Ericka, an African American store manager d. Lowell, a union shop factory foreman

Legislation to reform the regulation of federal lobbying in 1995 resulted in the

A) elimination of registration requirements for lobbyists. B) filing of monthly reports by lobbyists disclosing their activities. C) registration of tax-exempt organizations, such as religious groups. D) registration of persons who spend more than 20 percent of their working time lobbying Congress or the executive branch. E) the adoption by Congress of a $500 cap on the value of gifts that members can accept.