Contracting of government services to private firms is referred to as ________
A. outsourcing
B. bargaining
C. lobbying
D. gerrymandering
E. gentrification
A
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Rain forests __________.
A. are home to as many as half the world's total species and slow down global warming B. exist primarily in wealthy states C. are frequently protected from agricultural use D. are located within the borders of states and are therefore domestic private goods rather than collective goods
Advocates of humanitarian intervention have to confront the problem of ____________________, or the fact that societies and cultures have some different conceptions of what constitutes basic human rights
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
The formation of interest groups in the pluralist argument occurred because
a. the government controlled the means of production. b. groups formed spontaneously whenever shared interests were threatened or could be enhanced by political action. c. wealthy individuals were willing to bankroll interest groups that promoted the public good since the government would not. d. the parties exercised so much control that the only way to generate more public input was through the creation of new groups.
___ Local governments were negatively affected by the Reagan administration's
intergovernmental policies. They lost local general revenue sharing, faced restrictions on borrowing, and felt the pinch of reduced federal grants-in-aid. Indicate whether this statement is true or false.