Conventional participation relies heavily on unusual or extreme methods of influencing the political process

Because of their enormous amount of work in policymaking activities, committee staffers working on Capitol Hill have been referred to as ________

a. legislative bargainers b. junior members of Congress c. unelected representatives d. bill managers

The prices of a country's exports relative to its imports are known as the _________

a. trade balance c. terms of trade b. equity of trade d. trade level