National defense is an example of ______.

One factor helping to break the deadlock that developed in the civil rights movement during the early 1960s was the

A. media coverage of violence by white segregationists. B. Supreme Court's ruling in Brown v. Board of Education. C. decentralization of power in the House and Senate. D. civil unrest that shook several northern cities. E. election of Republican presidents.

In which of the following years was the number of people lobbying Congress the highest?

A. 2007 B. 2013 C. 2017 D. 1998 E. 2002