A(n) ______ is a group of legislators who have the formal task of considering and writing bills in a particular issue area.

The case of Webster v. Reproductive Health Services was widely interpreted as

a. a signal that Roe v. Wade was unlikely to be overturned. b. an invasion of privacy. c. confirmation that a fetus is not commonly considered a human life. d. identification of an “undue burden” that restrictions place on women. e. permission for states to pass restrictions on abortion.

Liberal theorists such as Stanley Hoffman, Robert Keohane, Bruce Russett, and Thomas Risse contend that ______.

a. Europe is set to break into violence and chaos in the near future b. international politics have remained constant throughout modern history c. the world will soon miss the Cold War d. international politics have changed greatly since World War II