Most people in the world live under which type of electoral system?
A. single-member district plurality
B. two-round systems
C. list PR
D. single nontransferable vote
A. single-member district plurality
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Prescribing a direction in public policy is referred to as
a. agenda setting. b. policy advocacy. c. policy evaluation. d. policy analysis.
While expanded federal programs are often popular for Americans, this much-larger bureaucracy suffers during a downturn in economic growth, such as was experienced in the 1970s. Why does an economic downturn create such challenges?
a. There are fewer citizens for the bureaucracy to serve. b. Economic downturns often create federal budget deficits that make it very difficult to continue supporting a large bureaucracy. c. State governments begin to take away the federal government’s role in providing social benefits. d. Downturns in the economy always create international tensions that require a stronger military presence, which in turn drains off available resources. e. Since the U.S. Constitution requires a balanced budget, the federal government must eliminate agencies when income decreases.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1.The history of public trials is less about protecting criminal suspects than preventing government officials from meting out arbitrary justice. 2.The case law surrounding the free exercise clause is relatively clear and simple compared with the history of religious establishment cases. 3.The exclusionary rule adopted in Mapp v. Ohio is absolute and cannot be challenged. 4.The federal courts have allowed the states to determine jury size and whether unanimous consent is required for conviction but have concentrated on whether juries are adequately representative. 5.With regard to information privacy, the law has had trouble keeping up with changing technology.
In a state legislative insurance committee, every year trial lawyer interest groups argue for greater flexibility in being able to sue for damages for their injured clients. Legislation is never taken up as an agenda item in this committee. This is an example of what in the agenda setting context?
A. systematic agenda B. recurrent issue C. cyclical issue D. nondecision