A Special Interest Issue Is Best Described As

question 4

Multiple Choice

A special interest issue is best described as:

• A)​one in which both sides utilize paid lobbyists to represent them.
• B)​one which one party strongly supports and the other party strongly opposes.
• C)​one in which a large number will each suffer small costs and a small number will each receive large benefits.
• D)​one decided in a special session of the legislature.

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Definitions:

Catastrophic Melting

Rapid melting of ice or snow, often due to volcanic activity or sudden climate change, that can lead to significant water flow or flooding.

Pyroclastic Flow

A fast-moving current of hot gas and volcanic materials (ash, lava fragments) that flows down the sides of a volcano during an explosive eruption.

Lahar

A mudflow mostly composed of volcanic-derived materials and generally formed on the flank of a volcano.

Composite Volcanoes

Volcanoes constructed from multiple layers of lava flows, volcanic ash, and other volcanic debris, characterized by steep profiles and periodic explosive eruptions.