Today the number of female gang members and female gangs is rapidly increasing and some jurisdictions report that ____ percent or more of all gang members are female

The two fundamental legislative actions in the budget process are

a. authorizing and appropriations. b. committee hearings and floor passage. c. executive proposal and legislative disposal. d. planning and evaluation.

Lobbying is ________

A) the means by which interest groups attempt to influence government officials B) the means by which political parties attempt to influence government officials C) mostly ineffective D) illegal, with such bans likely to be upheld by the courts E) currently illegal, though bans are likely to be found unconstitutional