Which of the following is a a reason for the decline in the power of most legislatures?
a) legislatures have a strict coherent structure within which power can be concentrated
b) legislatures have slow and cumbersome procedures
c) legislatures do not meet often enough for effecive leadership to emerge
d) legislatures drain the support services that are there for them
Ans: b) legislatures have slow and cumbersome procedures
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