Unlike traditional public administration, which focuses on ______ as the unit of analysis, implementation studies focus on______.
a. bureaus; employees and employers
b. agencies; programs and the results they produce
c. resources; partial preemption and efficiency
d. regulations; budgets as they compare to the private sector
b. agencies; programs and the results they produce
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Although the two concepts are often used interchangeably, the difference between civil liberties and civil rights is which of the following?
a. Civil liberties are the rights afforded all Americans civil rights are those special rights given to minorities. b. Civil liberties are the Constitution’s protections “from” government power civil rights are the Constitution’s protections provided “by” government power. c. Civil liberties are those rights protected by the Constitution civil rights are those rights only protected by state constitutions. d. Civil liberties are those rights protected by state constitutions civil rights are those rights only protected by the U.S. Constitution.
Janiszewski and Uy (2008) conducted an experiment in which they had 43 participants read 10 scenarios. In this study, the researchers wanted to determine the impact of the scenario type on the anchoring and adjusting of participants
Anchoring and adjustment occurs when people use a starting point (anchor) as a basis to make judgments about a given scenario (adjustment). What is the independent variable in this study? a. the scenarios b. the judgments c. anchoring and adjustments d. the starting point
According to Huntington, what were the three reasons the IVI gap existed?
A. Intensity, Substance, and Federalism. B. Scope, Intensity, and Legitimacy. C. Substance, Scope, and Authority. D. Scope, Substance, and Intensity.
Which of the following statements about opinion writing at the Supreme Court is true?
a. Once the majority opinion is drafted, it often undergoes prolonged internal bargaining as the writer tries to persuade the other justices that the legal arguments are correct. b. To ensure that the wishes of the Supreme Court are followed, all of the decisions are tightly written so there is no blurring of the message. c. There is really no difference in effect between a unanimous decision and a 5–4 decision because both decisions still establish a majority for an outcome. d. Members issue few dissenting or concurring opinions because the caseload at the Supreme Court is so extensive that members spend most of their time writing majority opinions.