Contractionary fiscal policy may be used to

What is the difference between grassroots/outside lobbying and lobbying members of Congress directly?

a. Only multi-issue interest groups attempt to lobby members of Congress directly. b. Grassroots/outside lobbying is a technique that places pressure on elected officials using group members and/or general public opinion. c. Grassroots lobbying faces key barriers, but direct lobbying does not. d. These two types of lobbying are essentially the same thing.

In the developed world, the total fertility rate is

a. about the same as it was a century ago. b. below replacement level. c. increasing at an exponential rate. d. rising moderately.