Approximately how many cases does the Supreme Court select each year as worthy of review?

Which of the following statements is true of public debt?

A. Public debt is also known as fiscal debt. B. The net public debt includes sums that the government owes to itself. C. The Department of Commerce sells IOUs on behalf of the U.S. government. D. The interest on treasuries is paid by federal taxes. E. The net public debt does not include funds held by the Federal Reserve System.

A four-year study revealed that the most common outcome of lobbying is 

A. dramatically reduced regulatory control by executive agencies. B. incumbents being unseated from office. C. maintenance of the status quo. D. passage of new and influential legislation. E. reduction in the power of executive agencies.