Which of the following statements about public policy is most accurate, given how the term is defined?
a. Public policy can result from inaction as well as action.
b. Public policy comes from the actions of elected officials.
c. Public policy can be designed to affect one individual or all citizens.
d. Public policy outcomes change very frequently.
a. Public policy can result from inaction as well as action.
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What indication is there that the founders feared legislatures from their experience in the states and sought to limit Congress's power?
a. They placed term limits on Congress. b. They limited the size of each house of Congress. c. They began with the phrase "All legislative powers herein granted . . . ". d. They gave the president the veto power. e. They appointed a special committee to elect members of Congress.
Almost all observers agree that
A) the media's coverage of political news is generally fair and unbiased. B) the news we get through various mediums is far from being a full, faithful and undistorted reflection of what is going on in the world around us. C) the media tend to focus on dry, academic subjects that are too boring for people to follow. D) all of the various media outlets have a liberal bias. E) all of the above.
Which of the following is an opinion written by a justice in the majority that outlines additional considerations he or she thinks are important?
A. concurring B. en banc C. per curiam D. dissenting
Huntington’s waves of democracy depend on which elements of democracy to be evident?
A. elections and civil society B. political opposition and elections C. elections and universal suffrage D. participation and elections