Which of the following contributed to the erosion of public respect for state legislatures and legislators?
A) the occasional disclosure of bribes and corruption among legislators
B) the belief that lobbyists and special interest groups can work their will at the statehouse more easily than in Washington
C) overrepresentation of rural areas in the state legislatures diminished legislative prestige in urban areas
D) all of the above
E) none of the above
D
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Socialist parties __________
a. had some success in certain states in the early twentieth century b. had some success in industrial cities in the early twentieth century c. had some success nationwide in the early twentieth century d. have never existed in the United States e. have never had any success in the United States