The ability of an office holder to avoid challenges from challengers is known as the __________ ...

The ability of an office holder to avoid challenges from challengers is known as the __________ effect.
 
  a. minimax regret
  b. log rolling
  c. run-off effect
 d. scare-off effect

Question -2-

An interest group filing an amicus curiae brief is an example of __________.
 
  a. how interest groups influence elections
 b. lobbying an executive branch agency
  c. the impact of lobbying disclosure requirements
  d. lobbying the judicial branch

Question -3-

Which of the following is an example of a faction?
 
  a. the media
  b. an interest group
  c. the legislature
 d. the executive branch

Question -4-

A majority of the __________ selects the president of the United States.
 
  a. popular vote
 b. Electoral College
  c. House of Representatives
  d. Senate