The development of a complex intergovernmental system in the United States is rooted primarily in
a. federalism.
b. unitary state governmental systems.
c. unwillingness by the national government to establish a single agency in a program area.d power hungry administrators.
a
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A. adopting a mail-only voter registration system B. adopting automatic voter registration C. eliminating "opt out" provisions for registration D. adopting mandatory voter registration E. sending registration agents door to door to speak to the unregistered
A kleptocracy refers to rule by
a. theft b. the elite c. the wealthy d. merit
Scholar Donald F. Kettl coined the "Mildred Paradox" to describe
A. the ability of citizens to receive costly federal government services without ever interacting with civil servants. B. the greater flexibility of government-by-proxy versus traditional government. C. the inability of citizens to accurately assess the cost of government services they use. D. the way that unitary systems are affected by government-by-proxy. E. All of these are correct.
The phrase, "where you stand depends on where you sit," is associated with which foreign policy decisionmaking model?
a. Rational action model b. Expected utility model c. Organizational model d. Bureaucratic politics model