How was the Clinton–Gore effort to reinvent government supposed to cut costs?
What will be an ideal response?
Cost savings were supposed to occur through cutting the federal workforce by 12 percent over a five-year period of time. Positions belonging to unnecessary layers of the bureaucracy would be eliminated (252,000 identified positions).
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Since the 1950s, presidential and congressional efforts to address questions about immigration have been __________.
A. passionately nativist B. inconsistent and haphazard C. focused on reducing Asian immigration D. proactive and optimistic
Legislators’ use oversight platforms to promote their own agenda and this is most closely associated with which purpose of oversight?
a. detection of waste, fraud, and abuse b. gauging program effectiveness c. personal advocacy d. command and control
Proportional representation is a system
a. in which most of the seats in the legislature are distributed to the party that receives the majority of votes. b. in which seats in the legislature are distributed in proportion to the number of votes that a party receives. c. in which all parties participating in an election are guaranteed a certain number of seats. d. that tends to have only two major parties. e. that is inherently unfair because it hinders minor parties.
Which of the following philosophers greatly influenced James Madison's beliefs regarding the nature of liberty?
a. John Dewey b. John Locke c. Martin Heidegger d. Michel Foucault