Which response best reflects the dilemma of pork in legislation?
a. Programmatic requests are beneficial to taxpayers but detrimental to reelection.
b. Programmatic requests favor federal employees at the expense of state employees.
c. Programmatic requests favor one district at the expense of all American taxpayers.
d. Programmatic requests are always wasteful expenditures but are useful to politicians.
c
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The claim that the state of the domestic economy bears on political decisions about the minimum wage is supported by the fact that the minimum wage __________
A)has been increased only during periods of divided government B)was first created during the economic boom of the 1920s C)is only raised during major recessionary periods D)has never been raised when unemployment stood above 7.5 percent
America's international economic and monetary policies are coordinated and implemented by the
a. State Department, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Council of Economic Advisers. b. Treasury Department, the Commerce Department, and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. c. Council on Foreign Relations, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and the Office of Management and Budget. d. International Monetary Fund, Amnesty International, and the World Economic Forum.
Term limits for members of the U.S. Congress can be imposed only by __________
a. state legislatures b. congressional legislation c. a public referendum d. constitutional amendment
What does balance-of-power theory predict about bandwagoning?
a. States will bandwagon in order to bring greater stability to a system. b. States will bandwagon to maximize power. c. States will not bandwagon, instead choosing to ally with weaker states to keep a balance of power. d. States will bandwagon only if the dominant state offers them greater security in an unstable system.