What role do interest groups play in elections?
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
1. PACs are the conduit for campaign contributions from interest groups.
2. Independent expenditures promote or oppose candidates.
3. Scorecard ratings of candidates identify those that support or oppose an interest group's goals.
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Which of the following is the most accurate description of Sino-Soviet relations?
a. China and the Soviet Union/Russia have had a long history of close relations. It is only in the last 20 years that they have opposed each other. b. Before communist governments came to power in both countries, the two countries had almost no interaction. c. Historically, China acquired large quantities of Russian territory in the nineteenth century. This accounts for much of Russia's current animosity toward China. d. China and the Soviet Union/Russia have had a long history of cool and even hostile relations. One of the rare occasions of truly "friendly" relations was in the 1950s, and another is now.
Supporters of retaining justices of the peace argue that loss of these officials will mean loss of
a. juries. b. professionally-administered justice. c. constitutional law. d. common-sense law. e. opportunities for advancement for ambitious young lawyers.