__________ encompasses the many activities in which citizens engage to influence the selection of political leaders or the policies they pursue

Which statement explains what has happened to federal oversight of the financial industry since the 1980s?

a. Interest groups have lined up in opposition to the financial industry, leading to several waves of new regulations. b. Congress has generally delivered whatever the financial industry wanted, repealing laws and rolling back safeguards. c. Presidents have generally had an adversarial relationship with the financial industry, pushing successfully to tighten regulations. d. Citizens have generally pushed back against legislation tightening restrictions on the financial industry, and Congress has responded by heavily deregulating the industry.

The following summarizes the core issue for all three perspectives:

a. the role of military force. b. finding a formula for interethnic cooperation. c. power allocations at various levels of governance. d. dealing with aggressive states. e. creating stronger international collective-security capabilities.