The contiguous United States can best be described as
the District of Colombia.
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the two US states not connected to another US state.
the fifty US states and their capitals.
the forty-eight US states that are connected to one another, excluding Alaska and Hawaii.

Interest groups representing businesses and investors are often among the most successful lobbying groups for all of the following reasons, except a. such groups have the financial resources to mount sustained campaigns on their own behalf b. these groups' members contribute heavily to many legislators' campaigns and in so doing gain greater access to legislators c. these groups have often been in existence for decades, allowing them to both master the legislative system and develop close ties with legislators d. the members of these groups make up the majority of voters in many districts

The discovery of hammurabi's law code was an important archaeological find because it a. was the first law code developed in the middle east b. showed that early mesopotamian cultures had a bill of rights c. is the most complete mesopotamian law code known d. provided a model for european law codes

Which of the following show the new economic ideas were growing in the south in the late 1800s