An interest group is an organization of people who share a common interest and work together to protect and promote that interest by influencing the government. Interest groups vary greatly in size‚ aims‚ and tactics. Political scientists generally divide interest groups into two categories: economic and noneconomic. Economic Groups Economic groups‚ which seek some sort of economic advantage for their members‚ are the most common type of interest group. Money has significant influence in
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Aida Krafess Rosie Branciforte ENC 1101 April 8‚ 2013 Democrats and Republicans The United States of America is known to have two major political parties. The Republican party and the democratic one. Both parties are based on views and principles being completely opposites of each other. The Republican party is known to be a conservative party‚ while the democratic party is known to be liberal. Two concepts that are opposites to each other. The democratic party will most certainly convince the
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Chapter 39 Terms to Know * Stagflation: during the 60’s & 70’s‚ the U.S. was suffering from 5.3% inflation & 6% unemployment; refers to the unusual economic situation in which an economy is suffering both from inflation & from stagnation of its industrial growth. * Vietnamization: President Richard Nixon’s strategy for ending U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War‚ involving a gradual withdrawl of American troops & replacement of them with South Vietnamese forces. * Silent Majority: phrase
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Although Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton fought bitterly over issues of constitutional interpretation in the 1790s‚ the policies of the Jeffersonian Republican Presidents Jefferson and Madison in the years 1801-1817 often reflected the beliefs of the Federalist Hamilton. To what extent is this an accurate statement? The Federalist and Dem-Reps parties constantly used to debate their views of government. The Dem-Reps were argued against Federalists beliefs that were unconstitutional as
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Evolution by Natural Selection *** Please review lesson 5.02 to help answer the questions Living things that are well adapted to their environment survive and reproduce. Those that are not well adapted don’t survive and reproduce. Any inherited trait that increases an organism’s ability to survive is called an adaptation. Remember that these adaptations are inherited traits; they are not changes that an individual chooses to make and that increases fitness‚ which is defined as the ability
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APUSH Study Guide 36 Cold War: The Early Years—1945-1952 Themes/Constructs: America emerged from World War II as the world’s strongest power and commenced a postwar economic boom that lasted for two decades. A bulging population migrated to the suburbs and sunbelt‚ leaving the cities increasingly to minorities and the poor. The end of WWII left the United States and the Soviet Union as the two dominant world powers‚ and they soon became locked in a “cold war” confrontation. The Cold War
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4. Describe how prokaryotes carry out photosynthesis and cellular respiration when they lack compartmentalized organelles such as chloroplasts and mitochondria. The area of cellular respiration in prokaryotes is the respiratory membrane. For aerobic prokaryote the infoldings of the plasma membrane are similar to the cristae of mitochondria‚ whose purpose in eukaryotic cells is cellular respiration. In photosynthetic prokaryotes‚ the area responsible for cellular respiration is the thylakoid membrane
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* Write a well-organized essay that explains how the Americans won the Revolutionary War. Your essay should include at least two paragraphs. Submit the brief essay to your teacher by the due date to receive full credit. 1. When the American Revolution began‚ it looked like the colonists faced unbelievable odds. How did a ragtag band of volunteers without enough food or equipment manage to defeat the most powerful army and navy in the world? How did each of the following contribute to the
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The Early American Republic (1776 – 1870) In the year 1776‚ America broke out from Great Britain’s hold and started to serve itself. Almost a hundred years go by‚ and its political stand‚ economy‚ and society have changed so much. The Declaration of Independence was drafted by Thomas Jefferson and was approved in spring 1776. This document made America officially free from Great Britain’s rule. The document gave “natural rights‚” something inspired by early Enlightenment. The plans for the
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Graded Assignment American Revolution (50 points) Write a well-organized essay that explains how the Americans won the Revolutionary War. Your essay should include at least two paragraphs. Submit the brief essay to your teacher by the due date to receive full credit. 1. When the American Revolution began‚ it looked like the colonists faced unbelievable odds. How did a ragtag band of volunteers without enough food or equipment manage to defeat the most powerful army and navy in the world
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