Lobbying is a ______ and beneficial activity that allows ______ to receive the various inputs necessary for elaborating adequate and ______ decision-making, if governed under a shared framework.

Of all current federal judges, more were appointed by President __________ than by any other president

a. Barack Obama b. George W. Bush c. Bill Clinton d. George H. W. Bush

The transformation of the Texas economy in the twentieth century began with

a. the opening of overseas agricultural export markets. b. the oil industry boom prompted by the discovery of the Spindletop field. c. the construction of numerous military facilities during World War II. d. the shift from a manufacturing to a service economy. e. none of the above.