In a _____________system, D.C. pays the bills and state/local governments, nonprofits, and for-profits provide services.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Ans: Government by Proxy System
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A benefit of using "purchasing power parity" (PPP) is that:
A) it considers the size of the population in comparing countries' relative wealth. B) it controls for the value of a country's currency in the world market. C) it improves between-country comparisons of the monetary value a bundle of standard goods costs consumers. D) it takes into account the value of goods produced by all workers within the country's economy, not just citizens.
Periodically, the size of the bureaucracy has grown substantially. These times of growth have generally occurred during
A. depressions. B. wars. C. periods of prosperity. D. recessions. E. election years.
Voter turnout in France in recent decades has been much
higher than in the United States, yet in recent legislative elections in France, turnout has fallen to roughly forty-five percent, a level which approaches American turnout rates. Suppose a political scientist explained this by making reference to steadily dropping public approval ratings of the legislature. This explanation of the reduced turnout rate in French legislative elections is a(n) __________ explanation. a. ideational b. institutional c. constructivist d. rational-material
The framers of the Constitution envisioned Congress in which of the following ways?
A) The House would be more volatile than the Senate and would be checked by the latter. B) The Senate would be more volatile than the House and would be checked by the latter. C) The House would be indirectly elected, whereas the Senate would be popularly elected. D) The House would represent an aristocracy, whereas the Senate would represent common people. E) None of the above.