Are members of Congress in a stronger position to influence PACs, or are PACs able to influence members of Congress? Explain the underlying logic of your answer.

The waves that David Truman spoke of are periods __________

a. in which there is a rapid explosion of groups in response to political, economic, or social upheaval b. when interest groups wield considerable power over a legislature and times when they do not c. in which numbers of interest groups dwindle to reestablish equilibrium in the political system d. between the collapse and reestablishment of a government that has fallen because of interest groups

Beginning with the presidential elections of 2000, the term blue state has been used to describe a state in the United States whose citizens primarily vote for _____

A) the Democratic Party B) the Republican Party C) the Green Party D) the Libertarian Party E) the American Independent Party