The introduction of devolution by Tony Blair's Labour government involved the
a. creation of power-sharing legislative bodies in all geographical areas throughout the United Kingdom.
b. redistribution of formal power to an authority governing London with a directly elected mayor.
c. continuance of the private finance initiative (PFI) to expand the involvement of the private sector within the revitalization of British public services.
d. redistribution of policy-making powers to quangos within the British political system.
e. redeployment of power from the House of Commons to the House of Lords.
b
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A) its entry into World War II. B) ?its use of force in Kosovo in 1999. C) its invasion of Afghanistan in 2001.? D) its invasion of Iraq in 2003. E) its use of force in Libya in 2011.
The principle that each branch of government enjoys separate and independent powers and areas of responsibility is known as
A) ?popular sovereignty. B) ?separation of powers. C) ?checks and balances. D) ?egalitarianism. E) universal suffrage.
A(n) ________ group is composed of all people who might be group members because they share some common interest.
A) potential B) interest C) actual D) single-issue E) latent
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a. transaction costs and privatization. b. regulation and public goods. c. conformity costs and free riding. d. regulation and privatization.