Live and Teach Better is an interest group that has been lobbying members of Congress to improve the health benefits of teachers in Wisconsin. Only about 20 percent of the total number of teachers in Wisconsin are members of the group and contribute to it. Recently, it was successful in getting better health benefits for teachers throughout the city. Even though most of the teachers in the city did not make an effort to help the members of the interest group, they were able to enjoy the improved health benefit plans. In this scenario, the members of the interest group is faced with the issue known as the _____.

Japan and the United States have which of the following in common when it comes to amending their respective constitutions?

A) Neither country has ever done it. B) Both countries do it frequently. C) It is difficult to do in both countries. D) The people of both countries must vote on constitutional amendments.

Why are one-party regimes more successful than other authoritarian forms in maintaining control over a country?

a. Parties have internal mechanisms that operate much like democratic systems. b. Parties tend to be led by people with the expertise needed to ensure stable economic growth. c. Parties are able to extend their influence more deeply into society than other types of organization. d. Parties are anonymous institutions that tend to have fewer moral restraints when dealing with dissidents.