The Scope of the Interest Group Universe Has ______

question 30

Multiple Choice

The scope of the interest group universe has ______.

• A) shrunk considerably after Congress passed new laws limiting how much contact lobbyists could have with legislators
• B) remained constant at the federal level but exploded at the state level because devolution has shifted more policies to the states
• C) more than tripled between the 1960s and 1990s, as both private and public interests employ lobbyists in Washington, D.C.
• D) remained steady because the policy gridlock in Washington, D.C., has meant fewer opportunities to lobby

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Definitions:

Ecosystem Structure

The arrangement of biotic and abiotic components within an ecosystem, determining how it functions and supports life.

Species Diversity

The variability among living organisms from all sources, including terrestrial, marine, and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological complexes of which they are a part.

Secondary Productivity

The amount of biomass produced by heterotrophic organisms in an ecosystem, including consumption and decomposition.

Non-native Species

Species that have been introduced to an environment where they do not naturally occur.