The clamor of competing interest groups is blamed for ______.

A. high transaction costs
B. policy gridlock
C. high conformity costs
D. a free-rider problem


Answer: B

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a. the Department of Defense b. the secretary of state c. the Central Intelligence Agency d. theNational Security Agency

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a. Van Gend and Loos b. Van Duyn v. Home Office c. Costa v. ENE d. Commission v. the State of Netherlands e. Defrenne v. Sabena

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A. issuing a tax on farm goods B. running a lottery C. non-lottery gambling D. borrowing money from the French E. receiving grants from the federal government

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