The finance minister of a country considers several large, state-owned iron manufacturing units to be inefficient and a source of corruption. To generate resources for public expenditure and promote economic growth, the government decides to auction an entire iron manufacturing plant to sell it to a strategic investor. This process exemplifies _____.
A. nationalization
B. industrialization
C. liberalization
D. privatization
Answer: D. privatization
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Government bureaucracies are unelected policymaking institutions
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which of the following is NOT one of the areas that governors are typically authorized to issue an executive order?
a. Issuing a dissent against a federal rule or regulation b. Setting up a commission to study a policy problem c. Responding to an emergency or crisis d. Reorganizing the bureaucracy
Which of the following is NOT an example of how the public may see bureaucrats in action?
A) a clerk taking an driver's license application B) a cashier taking payment for car registration fees C) a salesman going door-to-door to sell newspapers D) an inspector checking a nursing home
Which of the following are examples of how U.S. President Obama refocused on diplomacy? (Choose all that apply.)
a. Acting upon a Russian-initiated proposal to destroy chemical weapons in Syria b. Developing a nuclear agreement with Iran c. Devising a road map for peace by strengthening moderate forces within the Palestinian Authority and Israel d. Launching the Six-Party Talks to multilaterally pressure North Korea to halt its nuclear program