Setting public policy usually involves questions of __________
a. who will benefit and if there will be federal funding
b. who will pay the bill and how the money will be collected
c. which agencies do the taxing and who benefits
d. who will benefit and who will pay the bill
Answer: d
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A representative who makes decisions using his or her best judgment rather than voting the way constituents demand is called a ________
A. a legislative leader B. trustee C. delegate D. subject-matter expert
In the early republic, there were two parties called
A) Democrats and Republicans. B) Tories and Liberals. C) Democrats and Jacksonians. D) Federalists and Democratic-Republicans. E) Hamiltonians and Jeffersonians.
Which of the following would conservatives in Washington be more likely to favor?
a. Expanding the use of categorical grants. b. Concentrating power in Washington. c. Returning power to the states. d. Expanding the use of unfunded mandates. e. Reducing the authority of state government relative to Washington
Which of the following statements concerning technology and polling is NOT true?
a. Telephone interviewing replaced in-person polling. b. Robo polling is the replacement of people with computers. c. Reliance on cell phones by citizens creates a challenge for pollsters. d. Pollsters now create panels of citizens who regularly answer online questions. e. Autodialing is one method of overcoming the problems caused by citizen reliance on cell phones.