Extensive presidential use of the spoils system lasted through the 1950s
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
FALSE
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Iron triangles are less common today than they once were because
A) agencies today are pressured by so many interest groups. B) they are no longer allowed by many agencies. C) congressional leadership is so much stronger today. D) the courts have stepped in to limit the intervention of interest groups in agency affairs. E) special interests have aligned themselves with just a few congressional leaders.
Which includes probabilities of outcomes as a way to cope with the uncertainties of the future?
A. cost-benefit analysis B. decision tree analysis C. error propagation analysis D. grid analysis
What is fiscal policy?
a. the government's provision of something of value to a broad segment of society b. the power to apply policy in ways that fit particular circumstances c. an event that pushes a recognized problem further along in the policy cycle d. the government's use of taxation and spending policy to affect economic growth in the United States
Which of the following is the best description of the Supreme Court’s decision in Rodriguez v. San Antonio ISD?
A. Segregation based on a student's ethnicity is unconstitutional. B. The state may not fund schools differently based on the ethnic makeup of the schools. C. It is not unconstitutional for Texas to fund school districts with unequal levels of property taxes. D. The state may not deny federal education dollars to underperforming school districts. E. The equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment compels states to fund all school districts equally.