What Is the Attentive Public, and What Is Its Impact

question 23

Essay

What is the attentive public, and what is its impact on congressional politics?

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Definitions:

Major Constituent

The component present in the greatest amount in a mixture or compound.

Natural Gas

A fossil fuel consisting mainly of methane, used as an energy source for heating, cooking, and electricity generation.

Knocking

A phenomenon in internal combustion engines when fuel burns unevenly, causing vibrations that can damage the engine.

Alkanes

Saturated hydrocarbons containing only single bonds between carbon atoms, generally characterized by the formula CnH2n+2.