Refer to Table 12.1. The __________ was one of the first executive branch departments in the U.S. government

__________ is characterized by the principle that people who identify as a nation should have the right to create a state and pursue sovereignty over their affairs

A) Ethnicity B) Territorial expansion C) Facism D) Self-determination

What is the main effect the rise in advocacy groups in recent years has had on political parties and their candidates?

a. Political parties have had additional sources for campaign funds. b. It has made campaigns more manipulative and less honest. c. Advocacy groups have distorted issues and confused voters. - d. It has pushed them into more ideological and partisan directions.