<span>In southern France, the Carcassonne gap is an ancient routeway leading from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean lands. Carcassonne is located southeast of Toulouse (about 90km) in the middle of the Massif Central and Pyrenees in France. It is situated in the intersection of the two main routes of traffic: the route that goes from the Massif Central to Spain and the route going from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean lands. </span>
In the 1960s and 1970s, the U.S. witnessed a rise of public interest groups, due to the progressive spirit of the time where a good number of them established their offices after 1960 and opened their doors after 1970s. The interest groups comprised of: professional associations, public interest groups, business and agricultural groups, labor groups, ideological groups, and public-sector groups. Several factors determined the growth interest groups in the United States. First, The U.S. is heterogeneous in several aspects: its geography, climate, economic potential, culture, ethnicity, and religions. The heterogeneity resulted in political, socio-economic and cultural divisions which led to the evolution of several interest groups, each with unique objectives.
Answer: How are the Athenian Assembly and the United States Congress similar?
Explanation: Both allow citizens to run their own government.
