Which enumerative power gives Congress the “power of the purse?”
a. Levying and collecting taxes
b. Campaign fundraising
c. The necessary and proper clause
d. Constituency
a. Levying and collecting taxes
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A distribution can have more than one
A) Mode. B) Mean. C) Median. D) Standard deviation.
Elites communicate with the masses and each other through newspapers such as the
a. New York Times. c. Washington Times. b. Wall Street Journal. d. All of the above are true.
The Executive Order has become
a. an unused part of presidential power. b. a rarely used presidential power. c. a chief instrument of presidential power. d. does not affect the work of public administrators.
The Gulf oil spill of 2010 highlighted what central problem in the relationship between government agencies and the industries they regulate?
a. The agency in charge of setting safety standards for oil and gas drilling also issued permits to the oil industry, which created a conflict of interest. b. British Petroleum was contributing large amounts of money to the campaign of the congressional representatives in charge of setting safety standards for oil and gas drilling, which created a conflict of interest. c. The political appointee who headed the agency in charge of issuing permits held stock in the oil and gas industry and used his influence to push the department in charge of safety standards to look the other way. d. A member of the oil industry served on the independent regulatory commission that set safety standards for oil and gas drilling, which created a conflict of interest.