Which of the following participation groups avoids both elections and community groups in its political activity?

Which of the following is an example of how an interest group may have an influence on the federal judiciary?

a. The American Medical Association may seek limits on jury awards in malpractice cases. b. The American Civil Liberties Union may bring suit to improve the rights of prisoners. c. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored Peoples may question the constitutionality of laws that affect its constituents. d. The American Bar Association may be asked to evaluate potential candidates for the federal court. e. The National Rifle Association may protest greater restrictions on the sale and purchase of assault rifles

When simple random assignment is used

a. each participant has an equal probability of being placed in any experimental condition b. participants are assigned to conditions on the basis of their personal characteristics c. the researcher can be certain that the groups do not differ d. the same participant serves in more than one condition of the design e. participants select the condition in which they will participate