In recent decades, party control of the House and Senate
a. has remained stable.
b. has seen both houses change party leadership.
c. has seen the House become nearly completely republican.
d. has seen the Senate overwhelmingly controlled by the democratic party.
B
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In contrast to the two major political parties, interest groups
a. wield considerably more power in the American states. b. attempt to aggregate public preferences and concentrate them as specific demands. c. specifically nominate, and at times elect, candidates for public office. d. tend to be majoritarian organizations.
During the last year in office, the Carter administration's foreign policy outlook went through a pendulum swing of ideology. What two events precipitated the change of policy directly?
a. The Panama Canal treaty and the Neutrality treaty b. President Sadat of Egypt visiting Jerusalem and the Camp David Accords c. The sanctions against Rhodesia and the stance against Apartheid in South Africa d. American hostage crisis and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan e. Downgrading the centrality of the Soviet-American relationship and prioritizing human rights in international negotiations