A government is:

a. the group of leaders in charge of directing the state.
b. the group of leaders directed by the state.
c. another term for a state.
d. a larger organization than a state.


Answer: a

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A citizen applying for a means-tested program would apply to which of the following?

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Three of the following constitute what David Easton called the “intellectual foundation stones” of behavioralism. Which of the four is not a foundation stone?

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