The National Rifle Association is an example of a trade association

The continuing difficulty in coordinating policy and information among different intelligence agencies in the Department of Homeland Security illustrates that

A) in times of crisis, even the most powerful bureaucratic units can be forced to change. B) even in times of crisis, powerful bureaucratic units may successfully resist change. C) Congress can over-rule the president in times of crisis. D) whereas powerful bureaucratic units may be willing to change, smaller ones typically are not. E) It is impossible to add a new department to the federal bureaucracy.

In March 2011, Senator Rand Paul responded to President Barack Obama’s nationally televised address on military action in Libya by

a. a televised rebuttal. b. posting his own video on YouTube. c. writing an op-ed for the New York Times. d. speaking from the Senate in a televised speech.