Former members of Congress, congressional staffers, White House aides, and federal bureaucrats are recruited as lobbyists by lobbying firms because of their __________
a. passion for political infighting
b. interest in retiring from Washington
c. friendship with union members
d. contacts with government officials
ANS: D
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One of the turf wars in the intelligence community that has developed since 9/11 involves which of the following issues?
a. weapons of mass destruction, because the CIA believes spies should be used to locate them while the Department of Homeland Security prefers to use satellite technology b. covert action, which was traditionally carried out by the CIA but is increasingly being carried out by the military c. decentralization of authority since 9/11, because the CIA is rapidly losing its standing within the intelligence community as the National Security Agency takes over more of its traditional roles d. communication, which was better under the pre-9/11 organizational structure of the intelligence community, since it encouraged the various agencies to work collaboratively