Which of the following is the main difference between political parties and interest groups?

a. Political parties are larger.
b. Political parties have a broader policy focus.
c. Interest groups are not as interested in affecting public policy as are parties.
d. Political parties actually attempt to win control of the machinery of government, while interest groups do not.
e. Interest groups are much smaller than political parties.

d

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Which of the following statements about Hitler's rise to power would best reflect the views of German philosopher Hegel, who lived hundreds of years earlier?

a. Hitler's rise to power was an inexplicable fluke of history. b. German voters in the 1930s must have been crazy to support Hitler. c. Certain conditions in Germany led to Hitler's popularity. d. Hitler's rise to power was an unlucky coincidence.

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Simon, a respected high school teacher, has a cousin who is infamous for his criminal activities. When Bob, a police officer, gets an alert about an absconding bank robber in the area where Simon lives, Bob raids Simon's house without a warrant. He conducts a thorough search of Simon's home for clues related to the robbery and the missing money, but he does not find anything against Simon. In this scenario, Bob has violated the _____ to the Constitution.

A. Third Amendment B. Fourth Amendment C. Fifth Amendment D. Eighth Amendment E. Tenth Amendment

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