Sometimes leaders purposely designate someone to play __________ in order to prevent groupthink among decision makers
Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.
Answer: devil's advocate
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A. veto bargaining B. plebiscitary politics C. going public D. home style
In 1937, the President's Committee on Administrative Management, also known as the Brownlow Committee, concluded its detailed analysis of the state of the presidency with which of the following?
A. "The President needs help." B. "There is no need to expand the administrative capabilities of the presidency." C. "The President can no longer be subjected to congressional budgetary control." D. "There is a cancer on the presidency, that is growing."
Which two developments in European politics made possible Napoleon's rise in the late eighteenth century?
a. Republicanism and rationalism b. Enlightenment and education c. Democracy and emancipation d. Nationalism and democracy
In a command economy, enterprises have little incentive to control costs and be efficient, because they cannot go out of business.
a. true b. false