Who developed the idea of laissez-faire capitalism?
a. John Locke
b. Adam Smith
c. Baron de Montesquieu
d. Friedrich Engels
e. François Noël Babeuf
b
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A powerful confounding variable is likely to have
A) A large effect on the independent measure. B) A negative effect on the dependent measure. C) No effect on the dependent measure. D) A large effect on the dependent measure.
In a government by network approach to policy, the government stops trying to do everything by itself and
A. funds other organizations that do the actual work the government wants done. B. leaves policy outcomes to chance or historical accident. C. focuses on ten key principles that it enforces through legislation. D. uses the courts to entrench its goals.
Why do observers of the media enthusiastically approve of competitive news markets?
a. Because the competition keeps the cost down for newspapers and magazines. b. Because the competition keeps advertising rates down. c. Because a single news firm can control all the media in a given market. d. Because the accuracy and neutrality of reporting of each news organization can be checked by the other(s) in the locale.
The most common solution to the problems of overlapping and duplicating jurisdictions is for the units of government to contract for services, a practice known as ________
A. collective bargaining B. gentrification C. privatization D. reapportionment E. outsourcing