The number of school districts in the United States has declined from more than 100,000 before World War II to less than 35,000 today

Which of the following is a "wedge issue"?

a. women's reproductive rights b. funding for police and firefighters c. maintaining bridges and roads d. testing new medicines for safety

Interest groups and other organizations tend to become less democratic over time and to fall under the dominance of a small group of leaders. This tendency is referred to as the:

A. intensity problem. B. iron law of oligarchy. C. rule of political efficacy. D. law of diminishing returns.