Which of the following explains why many interest groups prefer to be governed by boards and commissions?
A. Interest groups believe that they have more influence over these independent offices than those that come directly under a governor's authority.
B. Interest groups believe that they have more influence over the governor's appointees than over elected officials.
C. Interest groups believe that they already have direct access to the governor's office.
D. Interest groups believe that they would have to rebuild their connections to the governor-appointed directors.
ANSWER: A
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Why did President Reagan seek to end revenue sharing with state and local governments?
a. Revenue sharing was an unfunded mandate that increased inflation. b. Reagan believed that revenue sharing was inefficient and contributed to the federal deficit. c. Revenue sharing drained too much money from the military budget. d. Reagan felt that funding Medicaid should take precedence over revenue sharing.
One reason identified by Hoffmann for why international law can end up being detrimental to world order is
a. that states habitually ignore the legal claims of other states. b. that international law is often used as a tool of policy by statesmen. c. that much of international law authorizes states to increase their power. d. that international law cannot be enforced in the absence of a world government. e. that international law typically favors the interests of the strong over those of the weak.
A weak globalizer is a position that
A) acknowledges the important changes in the international system, but does not believe that has a huge effect. B) sees profound changes in the international system which is challenging traditional states. C) believes that globalization is a myth and that it disguises the real existence of powerful states and major economic divisions. D) believes in the borderless economy that integrates people everywhere in the global marketplace.
Following France’s defeat in the French and Indian War, the Treaty of Paris in 1763 settled the dispute by
a. ceding all lands west of the Appalachian Mountains to Spain. b. forcing France to accept and pay all debts to the new territories that were gained by England. c. declaring a total truce and leaving all territories in the hands of those who held them prior to the war. d. awarding to England virtually all of the territories between the Arctic Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico. e. equally distributing territories between the nations of France and England.