Define the concepts of issue networks and policy communities, and identify one characteristic of either of these concepts.
What will be an ideal response?
These entities are less unified than their predecessor the iron triangle. Each represents, generally, large numbers of interested parties with substantial expertise in specified policy areas. Each may contain competing ideas. Characteristics include size, membership, indeterminacy, and lack of coherence of the networks, among others.
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What will be an ideal response?
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a. the president vetoing a bill b. the legislature passing a bill c. the legislature declining a bill d. the president signing an executive order
Professor Ganji jokes that there is a -.85 correlation between the number of courses a student takes with him and the student's grade point average. Which of the following is the best interpretation of this statement?
a. in general, the more courses that students take from professor Ganji the lower their grade point average b. the more courses students take from professor Ganji the higher their grade point average c. professor Ganji is an easy instructor d. students who take more of professor Ganji's class are guaranteed to have a higher grade point average
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A) clearance. B) desertification. C) rechurn. D) slash-and-burn. E) sustainability.