Some Americans vote out of a sense of civic duty. What is civic duty?

What is the relationship between lobbyists and interest groups?

Interest groups want to avoid legal limitations on the amount of money they give to campaigns. Contributions are therefore accounted as being spent on party expenses such as outreach and organizing, not to any specific candidate. What is this type of donation called? 

In American unified government the same party, Democrats or Republicans, may control the presidency and both branches of Congress. That is, Democrats or Republicans may control the White House, as well as the House and Senate. Identify a situation in which this is not the case.

The definition: “Official endorsement of a candidate for office by a political party” refers to which?  

Each presidential candidate has a master game plan for using money, media, momentum and other resources to win the office she seeks. These tactics comprise her:

Pluralism states that groups with shared interests influence public policy by pressing their concerns through organized efforts. What role does litigation play in context of the Court system?

The nurse is assessing a patient’s skin for signs of impaired skin integrity. Which finding by the nurse is considered a major manifestation?

What is the dose for carvedilol? 

During the 6 am to 6 pm shift, a patient has total parenteral nutrition (TPN) infusing at 50 mL/h and IV fluids of normal saline (NS) infusing at 125 mL/h at 6 am. An order is received to decrease the IV fluids to 75 mL/h at 1 pm. The IV fluids are held for 1 hour while 1 g of magnesium in 50 mL is infused from 9 am to 10 am. The patient consumes 6 oz of broth at 2 pm. At 6 pm, the patient’s Foley catheter is emptied of 850 mL, the chest tube (CT) has drained 110 mL, and the nasogastric (NG) tube is emptied of 225 mL of gastric drainage. Calculate the I&O for this shift.  Place your answer for input in blank #1 and output in blank #2 TPN IV fluids IV med (magnesium) PO Total Output catheter CT NG tube Total