Lobbyists influence the legislative process by

The right to counsel comes from the ________ Amendment

A) Fourth B) Fifth C) Sixth D) Eighth E) Ninth

Which of the following statements concerning the roles of ideology and partisanship in shaping public opinion is NOT true?

a. Much of the current division in American politics can be expressed in ideological or partisan terms. b. Party labels provide mental cues that we use in interpreting and responding to personalities and news. c. Partisan sorting means that the average Democrats and Republicans are farther apart ideologically than was the case in previous decades. d. An ideology is a set of ideas about the world, whereas partisanship is an enduring allegiance to a party. e. Most Americans are too moderate or nonpartisan for these concepts to have much influence on them.