Which of the following statements about subnational government in China is NOT true?
a. China is a unitary state.
b. Subnational executives are more accountable to party authorities than to subnational legislatures.
c. Because of economic decentralization, the central government cannot easily intervene directly in local affairs.
d. China's rural villages are technically self-governing and are not formally responsible to any higher level of state authority.
e. Although subnational legislatures (people's congresses) meet infrequently, they have become increasingly active.
c
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a. federal bureaucracies are often given contradictory and multiple goals. b. bureaucrats work in an environment in which they are shielded from politics. c. the responsibility for implementing policies is often concentrated in one agency. d. most federal policies are not implemented at the state or local levels. e. accountability is not diffuse.
The relationship between the United States Congress and the bureaucracy is different than that of Great Britain with its parliamentary system in that
A) most members of Congress served in the bureaucracy. B) few members of Congress have ever served in the bureaucracy, a factor that adds to the tensions between legislators and bureaucrats. C) many members of Parliament have been, or hope to be, cabinet ministers or junior ministers, making the gulf between lawmakers and bureaucrats much narrower. D) b and c. E) none of the above.
A researcher measured the body mass index (BMI) of a large sample of adolescents in an urban school system. (BMI is the ratio of a person’s weight in kilos divided by the square of their height in meters.) Which would you use to show the distribution of BMI?
A. Histogram B. Bar chart C. Pie chart D. Frequency distribution
Explain how Madison, Jefferson, and John C. Calhoun defined the doctrine of nullification.
What will be an ideal response?