Which of the following is not one of the reasons put forth for involving career public administrators in developing policy?
a. They have the background and expertise to make substantial contributions.
b. They have the capacity to override political decisions on policy changes.
c. They will implement a policy more effectively if they understand the need for the change.
d. They will do a better job of implementation if they feel some "ownership" of the process.
b
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
When no candidate won a majority in the electoral college in 1824, the Twelfth Amendment stipulated that the president be selected by
a. Congressional caucus. b. state legislatures. c. the electorate. d. the House of Representatives. e. the sitting president.
The Supreme Court has held which the following to be expression outside the bounds of speech protected by the First Amendment?
a. wearing black armbands b. burning the American flag c. obscenity d. protesting at military funerals
Following the Ruiz decision, the Texas legislature dealt with the problem of overcrowded prisons in the mid-1990s by __________.
A. increasing its parole rate, even to the point of paroling violent offenders B. accepting convicted felons at state prisons so that county jails did not have to house them C. increasing the size of the prison system D. early release programs for nonviolent drug offenders