Discuss the history of voluntary associations in the United States. How widespread have interest groups been? What events and developments have led to their formation? When has their influence been strongest, and when has it waned? Are interest groups more or less prevalent today than they have been in the past?

The United States signed the ANZUS Pact in 1951 with which countries?

a. Canada and Mexico b. Australia and New Zealand c. Japan and South Korea d. Great Britain and France

The requirement that two-thirds of the members of a chamber must be present in order to conduct legislative business on the floor is known as which of the following?

A) Majority B) Quorum C) Enrollment D) Plurality E) Calling the question