__________ wrote Future Shock, which argued that change of all sorts was occurring at an ever-accelerating rate

Charged with the responsibility to __________, the __________ is almost certainly the most powerful committee in either chamber of Congress

a. grant and set procedural rules; House Rules Committee b. investigate the performance of government; House Oversight and Government Reform Committee c. make decisions about money for authorized programs;, the Senate Appropriations Committee d. set targets for spending and taxes; the House Budget Committee

In addition to the usual goals of other types of indirect lobbying, demonstrations and spontaneous protests seek to ______.

a. overturn the political system b. eliminate opposition c. demonstrate that the group is very powerful d. generate more violent actions e. recruit those who have not formed an opinion on a certain topic