Given the conflicting time frames between political appointees and professional bureaucrats, why is it in the best interest of a professional to stall when an appointee pushes for a new, unpopular policy?
What will be an ideal response?
The professionals have likely been in their position far longer than the appointee and will likely remain well after the appointee is gone. Therefore, patience and stalling are the best means of resisting unpopular policies.
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A) They are delivered to the legislature B) They pronounce policy goals C) They set budget priorities D) They recommend legislative authorizations E) They have the force and effect of law
What is the term when an artificial constituency is essentially manufactured by an interest group in order to give legislators the impression that the electorate is up in arms about a certain policy?
a. Blind advocacy b. Mobilization of advocacy c. Faux-mobilization d. Astroturf campaign
Tools of foreign policy include
A. the presidential will to act. B. powers granted under the Fourteenth Amendment. C. the supremacy clause of the U.S. Constitution. D. military power. E. All of these answers are correct.
Which of the following countries disputes China’s claims in the South China Sea?
a. The Philippines. b. India. c. Japan. d. All of the above.