What was a military alliance of Eastern European nations that lay within the Soviet Union's sphere ...

What was a military alliance of Eastern European nations that lay within the Soviet Union's sphere of influence?
 
  A) Warsaw Pact
  B) North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
  C) Alliance of Communism
  D) Strategic Air Command (SAC)
  E) Alliance of the Red Star

 Q. 2

When an organization decides to endorse and recommend that its members vote for the candidate more disposed to support their values, this is an example of
 
  A) electioneering.
  B) astroturf lobbying.
  C) concrete lobbying.
  D) collective lobbying.

 Q. 3

Created in 1949, which alliance bound the United States to the military defense of Western Europe and placed it squarely at odds with the Soviet Union?
 
  A) Warsaw Pact
  B) North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
  C) League of Nations
  D) Strategic Air Command (SAC)
  E) Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)

 Q. 4

Lobbyists influence the courts in Texas in all of the following ways EXCEPT
 
  A) actively campaigning for candidates who support their cause.
  B) directly lobbying judges at all court levels.
  C) encouraging the governor to fill court vacancies with friendly judicial appointees.
  D) filing suit in court to win legal rulings that benefit their interests.

 Q. 5

Out of World War II emerged two superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union, which became locked in a half-century struggle of indirect hostilities. This struggle was referred to as ________________.
 
  A) the Communist resistance
  B) American expansionism
  C) the RussoEuropean War
  D) the Cold War
  E) the EastWest alliance

 Q. 6

The blurring of lines between the state and a special interest group is called
 
  A) discretion.
  B) co-optation.
  C) negative cooperation.
  D) symmetry.