Interest groups that potentially compete for the same constituency avoid mutually destructive poaching on issues and constituencies through informal accommodations and deference to each other's turf.

The __________ is the number in the middle of the data set

a. mean b. median c. mode d. variance

What was the main purpose of the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments, passed in 2008?

A. to broaden the meaning and scope of the term "disability" B. to narrow the list of conditions considered disabilities C. to decrease the amount of benefits the federal government paid to disabled people D. to replace the Americans with Disabilities Act E. to give states greater leeway in how they treated the disabled