The 1947 restructuring of the foreign policy bureaucracy under the National Security Act increased the likelihood of past structural choices pushing future policy directions, also known as ____________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
path dependency
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Social policy in the United States is dominated by a common belief among Americans in the
A. ethic of self-reliance. B. value of group harmony. C. need to protect all citizens. D. value of preferential hiring. E. sense of community.
The Supreme Court has used selective incorporation to __________ the rights of states
a. protect b. limit c. expand d. define
President Obama’s appointments to the bureaucracy differed from President George W. Bush’s appointments in that ______.
a. President Bush’s appointments were made with policy expertise in mind b. the most important criterion in President Obama’s appointments appears to have been ideology c. President Obama’s appointments were more likely to be made on the basis of policy expertise d. President Bush’s appointees were chosen to strengthen the agencies in carrying out their traditional functions e. President Obama’s appointees were chosen to diminish the traditional missions of the agencies