Which of the following is NOT a reason that bureaucracy normally resists change?
a. Bureaucratic careers appeal to people who seek stability and self-restraint.
b. Bureaucratic routines become established and difficult to change.
c. Bureaucratic communication patterns are often impediments to change.
d. Major change often threatens established centers of power in bureaucracy.
Answer: a
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Many states have experienced limited discretion in taxing and spending due to
a. TELs, earmarking, and unfunded liabilities. b. popular consent to increase taxes. c. the lack of a sophisticated model for predicting revenue. d. the reliance on a single, non-diversified, revenue source.
Mohammed had a 5 year contract with the local grocery store to deliver specially prepared meats. Mohammed heard the store was having financial trouble and he was worried the store might breach the contract. Mohammed went to his attorney, wanting to sue the store. What should the attorney advise?
a. He should wait; the case is not yet ripe. b. He can't sue because he does not have standing. c. He should sue immediately, before the statute of limitations runs out. d. None of the above is correct.
Although most wartime taxes of the Civil War were gone by the early 1870s, they set a precedent for
a. a federal income tax. b. a laissez-faire economic approach. c. a stronger federal government. d. supply-side economics. e. the national bank.
Which one of the following is NOT one of Karen Mingst's assumptions of collective security?
a. Wars are caused by aggressive states. b. Aggressors must be stopped. c. Aggressors are easily identified. d. Aggressors are always wrong. e. Aggressors will know that the international community will do nothing to stop them.