The U.S. preference for __________ economic policies helps to explain why we have a smaller and more limited government than do most other advanced industrialized countries

__________ are organizations specifically created to influence government policy

a. Corporations b. Interest groups c. Institutes d. Factions

The number of __________ in state legislatures is a bit higher than in Congress, but parity seems a long way off

a. African Americans b. Hispanics c. women d. minorities