The principal–agent problem can lead bureaucrats to engage in what type of behavior?
a. working against the objectives of the president and Congress
b. relying on norms when it comes to decision making
c. exercising discretion in the implementation of federal laws
d. deferring to the president when the president and Congress disagree
e. deferring to Congress when the president and Congress disagree
a
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A. West Bank B. Golan Heights C. Gaza Strip D. East Bank
Pollsters often achieve a random sample by
a. asking their friends. b. calling the residents of a particular city. c. selecting numbers from a phone book. d. stopping people on the street. e. using random-digit dialing.
On which of the following did the delegates in Philadelphia in 1787 most closely base their deliberations?
a. existing state constitutions b. the manifesto that emerged out of the Annapolis Convention c. the writings of John Locke and the Declaration of Independence d. the Magna Carta and other English historical documents
Sociologist E. Digby Baltzell was born into the lower class
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.