God was not tempting Abraham. God was not enticing Abraham to do wrong, but was testing him to see if he would do what was right. The point was for Abraham to demonstrate that he trusted God completely and placed him above all else, even his own son.1 Though God of course already knew that Abraham had faith in him, it was necessary for Abraham to prove it through action. "His faith was made complete by what he did" (James 2:21-23). Because of his actions, not only God but Abraham, his family and future generations knew that Abraham trusted God. This trust was important because it indicated that Abraham had the proper relationship with God (he was treating God as God deserves to be treated) and could benefit from God's good plans for his life.
B - Interest groups seek to influence government policy and legislation without being elected
Political parties seek to influence policy and legistation by being elected officials in charge of voting while interest groups want to do the same without being elected officials.
That is because Californian state law allows sales of Medical Marijuana, and they can't prove that the sales were illegal and that there were problematic things included because it's legal in the state.
