Governments accommodate interest groups because interest groups A. speak for citizens in democracies and strengthen the basic principles of democracy
B. help capitalism evolve to benefit all members of a society
C. diminish the authority of the monarchy
D. do not affect the quality of deliberations and outcomes

Consultant: you're welcome. as a first step, our team analyzed the other potential primary contenders. the reality is that with such a strong field, it is going to be difficult to gain the of votes necessary to avoid a runoff—unless you want to go negative from the start. and our opposition research team found plenty of ammunition to do just that.

“dear sir: it is with great reluctance, i trouble you on a subject, which does not fall within your province; but it is a subject that occasions me more distress, than i have felt, since the commencement of the war; and which loudly demands the most zealous exertions of every person of weight and authority, who is interested in the success of our affairs. i mean the present dreadful situation of the army for want of provisions, and the miserable prospects before us, with respect to futurity. it is more alarming than you will probably conceive, for, to form a just idea, it were necessary to be on the spot. for some days past, there has been little less, than a famine in camp. a part of the army has been a week, without any kind of flesh, and the rest for three or four days. naked and starving as they are, we cannot enough admire the incomparable patience and fidelity of the soldiery, that they have not been ere this excited by their sufferings, to a general mutiny or dispersion. strong symptoms, however, discontent have appeared in particular instances; and nothing but the most acitive efforts every where can long avert so shocking a catastrophe.” what’s the central idea?

Abadger lives in oak grove forest. it is a female and it is four years old. which of the following animals could be considered a member of this badger's population? a. a two-year old male red fox living in oak grove forest b. a ten-year-old female skunk living in pine warden forest c. a four-year-old female badger living in a zoo d. a ten-year-old male badger living in oak grove forest