Texas law defines lobbying exclusively as efforts to influence the legislature when it is in session

Which of the following statements is true of a paradigm?

a. It is a map used in databases that connects concepts and their relationships. b. It considers what is known about a subject and places it into a simple conceptual model. c. It is a theoretical model that fails to explain how things work, but it concentrates on the key processes involved. d. Since social sciences can realistically establish concrete laws, individuals studying social sciences have predominantly created paradigms.

A system of government that allows indirect representation of the popular will is a

a. true democracy. b. nation. c. republic. d. plebiscite. e. state.