In 2012, foreign ownership of the total public debt of the U.S. was about:

In an arms race between two nations, both would be better off if _____

a. they could agree not to engage in the arms buildup b. if more countries entered the arms race c. one nation controlled more resources than the other d. a conflict broke out in another part of the world

Bureaus are

a. special-interest groups that try to influence legislators b. government agencies that implement legislation c. competing-interest groups that battle federal agencies d. collections of legislators who actively engage in logrolling e. a means of enforcing the median voter model in the decision-making process