Which of the following best illustrates the correct order of the policymaking process ?

a. Problem identification/definition, agenda setting, formulation, legitimation, implementation, evaluation
b. Agenda setting, problem identification/definition, legitimation, formulation, implementation, evaluation
c. Implementation, problem identification/definition, agenda setting, formulation, legitimation, evaluation
d. Formulation, problem identification/definition, agenda setting, implementation, legitimation, evaluation


a. Problem identification/definition, agenda setting, formulation, legitimation, implementation, evaluation

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The Enlightenment led to the theory that government is based on ______.

a. an ethical concern for the common good b. the divine right to govern c. a social contract d. tradition and custom e. a natural order

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The Constitution serves which of the following functions?

A) It serves a symbolic function. B) It establishes the basic structure of American government. C) It is a written set of rules to control the conduct of the United States government. D) All of the above. E) It never encourages debate.

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Inferential statistics are conducted with data sets with skewed distributions

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The Sugar Act of 1764 placed tariffs and duties on goods imported into the colonies by England. However, its political significance was that

a. sugar was a vital staple of all colonists and the tariffs made it much more expensive and inaccessible for the average household. b. as the first law passed by parliament for the purpose of raising money for England at the expense of the colonies it opened the debate by the colonists of taxation without representation. c. the law created a state of sovereignty in the colonies. d. it unified England’s alliances with sugar-producing Caribbean island colonies. e. it unified alliances between the American colonies and the Caribbean nations that also produced and exported sugar.

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