Shifting control over the provision of certain governmental functions from the federal bureaucracy to the private sector is defined as ______.
a. privatization
b. devolution
c. industrialization
d. retrenchment
a. privatization
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Which of the following difficulty levels indicates the item that was the most difficult?
a) 0.40 b) 0.30 c) 0.05 d) 0.50
Which of the following is a characteristic of elite theory?
A. It implies that the president must come from the party that holds the majority in Congress. B. It emphasizes governmental control over economic policy, but not social institutions. C. It is viewed by political scientists as a theory that works well as a description of both how democracies should function and how democracies actually do function. D. It indicates that a single ruler controls all aspects of the government, but not economic and social institutions. E. It is the perspective that society is ruled by a small number of people who exercise power to further their self-interests.
All of the following tend to decrease voter turnout EXCEPT
A. frequent elections. B. the burdens of voter registration. C. alienation. D. lack of interest in politics. E. sharp policy differences between major parties.
Which statement about the U.S. legislative process is NOT correct? a. For a bill to become a law, it must first be reviewed by the relevant committee in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, although in reality, few bills get such a hearing. b. Only a bill that has received support from the relevant committee can be debated in the House of Representatives and the Senate. c
Debate of a bill can be limited on the floor of the Senate by the Rules Committee. d. For a bill to become a law, it must be passed in the same form by both the House of Representatives and the Senate before being sent to the president. e. The House and Senate leadership are central to deciding which bills receive hearings.