The ability of a state to force actors to change their behavior is known as ______.

In order to overcome the free-rider problem, many interest groups offer material benefits. What are material benefits?

a. the policies that interest groups help to bring about b. gifts given to members of Congress in return for their support on legislation c. benefits given only to group members d. campaign contributions to elected officials e. bonuses given to the most effective lobbyists

Which of the following scenarios demonstrates the liberal ideal of the capability for politics to be a win-win situation?

a. State A will take a loss to keep state B from making a gain. b.States A and B are both interested in relative gains compared to each other. c. States A and B are both interested in absolute gains. d. State B will use hard power to get a relative gain over state A.