When an interest group representing teachers lobbies a state legislature for an increase in retirement benefits, it is seeking to provide its members with ________ benefits.

In which of the following areas did the judicial appointees of Bill Clinton and George W. Bush differ significantly?

a. Ethnicity b. Gender c. Political affiliation d. None of the above; the appointments were nearly the same. e. All of the above

______ refers to government’s ability to collect a tax and the potential of that tax to yield enough revenue to justify the cost.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).