Who did the Articles of Confederation favor?

Which of the following is NOT typical of American interest groups?

A) They frequently look to the bureaucracy or the judicial process to achieve their policy goals. B) They run their own slate of candidates for office in many parts of the country. C) Most have a handful of key policies to push, and are policy experts in those areas. D) Unlike political parties, they are not faced with the constraint of trying to appeal to everyone. E) They mostly represent diffuse, non-economic interests.

Which of the following were two of the trends in the 1970s that undercut détente?

a. American increases in military forces in Western Europe along Soviet borders and the failure of arms control negotiations b. an increase in American efforts to isolate the Soviet Union economically and a Soviet military buildup c. Soviet military buildup and a rightward trend in American politics that hurt the Democratic Party d. the failure of the American Democratic Party to respond to Soviet aggression and increased American economic influence in Eastern Europe