Which of the following statements about political information is true?
a. It is critical and rational to obtain information even when our influence on the choice is effectively nil.
b. Most Americans prefer to rely only on people they know personally if they are going to engage in free riding.
c. We avoid incurring information costs by delegating opinion formation to reliable agents chosen for that purpose.
d. Few cognitive shortcuts are available to people because there is a shortage of people interested in gathering and disseminating political information.
c. We avoid incurring information costs by delegating opinion formation to reliable agents chosen for that purpose.
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?Enabling legislation
A. ?provides appropriations to federal agencies. B. ?is proposed by departments wishing to increase their budgets. C. ?is enacted by the president. D. ?provides authorization for new federal agencies. E. ?All of these choices are true.
Legislative immobilisme helps to ensure that parliament and the president are able to agree on matters of important public policy
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Despite public opinion, fraud and corruption in public assistance programs is no more or less of a problem than is found in most other government programs or private business
A. True B. False
After Lincoln was elected, for the first time in American history which of the following was true?
a. The President and the Supreme Court were aligned against the extension of slavery. b. The President and a majority of both houses of Congress were aligned against slavery’s extension. c. The Supreme Court and a majority of both houses of Congress were aligned against the President over slavery. d. An abolitionist who also owned slaves was President.