One issue advocacy "weapon" that interest groups can use to bypass an unresponsive legislature is a(n)

The federal court ruling that segregation of Texas children into Latino-only schools was unconstitutional was

a. United States v. Texas. b. Brown v. Board of Education. c. Delgado v. Bastrop ISD. d. Hernández v. State of Texas. e. Plessy v. Ferguson.

Why would the two American parties feel the need to take more extreme issue positions?

a. because more extreme positions on issues will be more likely to receive press coverage b. because most general election voters hold extreme positions on issues c. to usurp support for third parties d. to satisfy the party activists e. so that they don’t appear to flip-flop on issues