All of the following are critique of U.S. policymaking specifically linked to the divided government mandated by constitutional separation of powers EXCEPT ______.
A. policymaking is accomplished by the lowest common denominator
B. decisive policy action is impossible
C. incremental policy change is the norm
D. grant process leads to centralization of government power
D. grant process leads to centralization of government power
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Including proper control groups helps to
A) control experimenter effects. B) randomize the effects of the dependent variable. C) eliminate confounding due to subject effects. D) control history, maturation, and regression to the mean.
Over the past 20 years, interest groups and individual companies have worked to find ways to support candidates through campaign donations, with the result that
A) Congress has passed more laws to increase restrictions on contributions from big business. B) candidates have tried to distance themselves from these groups to avoid the appearance of complicity. C) candidates have become dependent on these donations to run increasingly expensive campaigns. D) candidates have chosen to decline these campaign donations because accepting public money appears more ethical to voters. E) Congress has passed more pass laws to increase restrictions on contributions from liberal interest groups.
Theoretically, who is responsible for recruiting, nominating, and promoting candidates for office?
A. interest groups B. the media C. political parties D. free riders