A __________ program is an entitlement program that distributes benefits on the basis of demonstrated need

An example of "grass-roots" pressure is

A) a lobbyist forming a friendship with staff members and bureaucrats. B) a lobbyist attending hearings of congressional committees. C) a private citizen writing letters to members of Congress. D) keeping citizens from participating in politics. E) all of the above.

Identify a true statement about a unitary system of government.

A. The state governments are financially independent of the national government. B. Sovereign states are joined together by a central government that has only limited powers over them. C. There is a system of shared sovereignty between two levels of government. D. State governments work as separate units under the national government. E. Any subnational government is a "creature of the national government."