Which of the following is NOT one of the constraints on a president's ability to plan a program?
A) risk of adverse reaction
B) limited time and attention span
C) an unexpected crisis
D) foreign heads of state
E) most federal programs can only be changed marginally
D
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A) identity B) orderliness C) equal intervals D) a true zero
Match the below example with the correct research tool.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services wanted to evaluate whether a stop-smoking program would lower the government’s costs in providing insurance. A random group of Medicare beneficiaries were selected for a pilot program. Some of that group was randomly chosen to receive a stop-smoking pamphlet, while the others received a free stop-smoking program. After two years, the agency compared the amount of money spent on medical care for each group. b. A university psychology department invited students to participate in a study about groupthink in the lab. By a flip of a coin, students were assigned to either receive written information, and then answer a survey, or talk about the information with other students and then take the survey. c. A student surveyed members of the American Political Science Association. She did not have enough resources to survey all the members, so she sent her questionnaire to 100 members chosen by chance. d. A study examined several predictors of dropping out of high school by comparing students who did not graduate with those who stayed in school of the same race, gender, and age. = Randomized experiment on a random sample = Random assignment = Random sampling = Matching
Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau would likely agree on which of the following?
A) Individuals join and stay in civil society B) Life is nasty and brutish C) Power resided with the proletariat D) The importance of empirical research
Which of the following is NOT true of both issue networks and iron triangles?
a. They both include the judiciary. b. Both have a set structure. c. Both generally include Congress. d. The executive branch is included in both. e. Both seek to influence regulation.