One reason for the rise of public interest groups in the 1960s and 1970s was a. the decline in political parties b. americans' growing cynicism about government during the vietnam war c. the lifting of legal restrictions on lobbying activities d. technological developments that made interest group activities easier

Select the correct answer. assume that you are a member of a special interest group that wants to raise taxes on certain items. who would you present your idea to if you wanted it to be proposed as a bill? a. a supreme court justice b. the president c. the american people d. a senator e. a member of the house

For each of the following examples of data, determine which scale of measurement is used. a) the number of miles joggers run per week. b) the starting salaries of graduates of mba programs c) the months in which a firm's employees choose to take their vacations. d) the final letter grades received by students in a math course.

In a small, closed economy, national income (gdp) is $350 million for the current year. individuals have spent $100 million on the consumption of goods and services. they have paid a total of $60 million in taxes and the government has spent $75 million on goods and services this year. use this information and the national income identity to answer the questions. how much does the economy spend on investment?