Nuclear weapons were used as effective tools of compellence between the end of World War II and the Cuban missile crisis in the 1960s

Which statement explains how Nate Silver was able to predict an Obama win in 2012 more confidently than many pollsters?

a. His poll asked clearer, more useful questions than other polls did. b. He carefully aggregated polls, taking swing state trends into account. c. He polled a more representative sample of voters than other pollsters did. d. He knew that the electorate was more liberal than most polls at the time were suggesting.

Besides influencing policy, which of the following is a function of an interest group?

a. being a legislative liaison  b. outside lobbying  c. providing particularized benefits  d. educating the public