Which of the following statements best describes the president's influence over agency budgets?
a. The president has final say over all department budgets, but has no control of the budgets of independent agencies.
b. The president proposes agency budgets, but depends on Congress for appropriations of federal money.
c. The president has sole authority to determine executive administrative budgets.
d. The president has no authority in the budgeting process.
b
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Sociologist James S. Coleman's 1966 research (better known as the Coleman Report) on resources and student performance shows a. that curricula, facilities, class size, and per-pupil expenditures were more important to levels of performancethan family, socioeconomic background, and classmates
b. that family, socioeconomic background, and classmates were more important than academic resources indetermining levels of performance. c. that African American students did better in predominantly black schools. d. how faulty methodologies could later be refuted by careful analysis.
The United States grants most favored nation status to ______.
a. show good faith in our dealings with other nations b. promote free trade c. create military allies d. allow immigration between the two nations e. ease diplomatic tensions
In any type of experiment it is essential that participants be _____________________ to ensure the absence of systematic bias.
a. Controlled b. Identified c. Randomized d. Anonymous
What trends have been seen with respect to labor union membership in the United States? How might you explain these trends?
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