What author described America as “a teeming Nation of nations?”
a. James Fenimore Cooper
b. Sam F.B. Morse
c. Emma Lazarus
d. Walt Whitman
ANS: D
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A. Executive orders have been used to allow government agents to use interrogation techniques that are widely regarded as torture. B. Executive orders have been used to change federal policies on the prosecution of undocumented immigrants. C. Executive orders are often mundane and deal with bureaucratic organization. D. Executive orders by one president are sometimes immediately revoked by the following president. E. Executive orders are exceptional devices used only in times of national emergency.
Each of the following explains increased administrative action in policy formation EXCEPT ______.
a. the specialized competence of agency staff b. the increased technicality of public policy c. the decreased role of legislative involvement d. the growth of chief executive’s role as policy agenda setter
Which of the following has contributed to the military's ability to recruit minorities?
a. the military's focus on recruiting high school graduates who are not college bound b. the economic downturn, which limited other career paths for minorities c. the fact that more minorities are entering college d. the fact that minority high school graduation rates have increased