State governments have demonstrated more resilience in coping with changing federal government funding of their activities than many persons expected

The overall impact of state bills of rights today is:

A. to undermine the rights and liberties guaranteed by the federal constitution. B. essentially unrelated to the rights and liberties mentioned in the federal constitution. C. to expand the rights and liberties beyond what the federal constitution guarantees. D. rendered moot by the inclusion of a bill of rights in the federal constitution.

Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Information is typically considered one of the weakest weapons wielded by interest groups. 2. One of the ways that interest groups attempt to gain an advantage is through the cultivation and maintenance of strong relationships with regulating agencies. 3. All branches of government as well as the American people themselves are all targets of lobbyists. 4. Money is so crucial to the success of interest groups because it can be used to cover legal fees. 5. Well-organized, professional interest groups have slowly given way to mass-membership interest groups over the last century.