Fragmented government is a characteristic of large metropolitan areas
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
TRUE
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In carrying out the duties of his office, the governor often uses the mass media to __________
a. run paid advertisements b. leak information or float trial balloons c. hide information from the public d. run public opinion polls paid for by the governor
For which of the following reasons were literacy tests an effective means for state governments to focus disenfranchisement on African-American voters?
a. Because teaching blacks to read and write had recently been illegal in many states b. Because it required blacks to travel long distances to testing centers c. Because the test was not given to whites d. Because African Americans had a different body of literature inspired by their own culture
The net effect of the Supreme Court decisions in McCulloch v. Maryland and Gibbons v. Ogden was ______.
A. reversing its ruling in Marbury v. Madison B. protecting the policy responsibilities of the states via the Tenth Amendment C. restructuring the meaning of the Seventeenth Amendment D. creating a powerful precedent that allowed future national policy to develop free of the constraints of state prerogatives
Why does bureaucratic organization develop?
A. solving the huge problems of coordination and delegation raised B. It increases transaction costs so the bureaucracy struggles to get its work done. C. It promotes efficient decision making and the best possible implementation of public policy. D. It helps politicians exercise more control over public policies.