A strategy interest groups use to directly influence the judiciary is the filing of class action lawsuits

Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Hobbes wanted a sovereign that could force people to refrain from their own good. 2. The predatory view of the state holds that states that exercise an effective control over the use of violence are in a position to threaten the security of citizens, and thereby exploit them. 3. The level of predation inflicted by rulers in early modern Europe on their subjects varied from place to place 4. According to Tilly, war does not make states.

Which of the following statements best illustrates the rational-comprehensive approach to decision making?

A. The government collected data about illegal immigrants (geographic location, type of employment, and how they got here) and then developed a comprehensive new policy tailored to their findings. B. The economic crisis arose quickly, and the government implemented a bailout of automakers in order to prevent the loss of jobs. C. Because a lot of children did not have health insurance, the government passed an expansion of the Medicaid program to cover more children. D. After 9/11 terrorist attacks, the United States soon conducted military operations in Afghanistan to reduce the threat of terrorism.