Which of the following best describes the men who wrote the Constitution?
a. All were educated at elite institutions.
b. Each of them was experienced at government.
c. All maintained a national point of view.
d. All of the above are true.
D
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According to the text, which of the following pieces of legislation provides an alternative to the adversarial nature of the policymaking process?
a. the Administrative Efficiency Act (1998) b. the Bipartisanship Partner Act (2002) c. the Regulatory Negotiation Act (1990) d. the Government in the Sunshine Act (1976)
Supporters of states' rights argue that ______.
A. decentralization of authority leads to greater government innovation and policies that better suit the preferences of the residents of each state B. greater centralization is essential because it is hard to govern a nation like the United States, and problems often extend across state borders C. the federal government should have the ability to veto policies that have negative effects on neighboring states D. the only solution for fixing the problems in the United States is returning to a confederation
Which of the following is true of the cultural identity context associated with late state formation?
A. All newly formed states established their borders through a long process of competition with their neighbors. B. Late-forming state institutions have strong legitimacy as they weakened the nationalistic forms of political identity. C. Late-forming states engaged in weakening or destroying diverse local political identities. D. In all cases of late state formation, rulers deliberately created and bolstered the legitimacy of a common national political identity. E. Many late-forming states lacked the time and resources to construct a coherent and legitimate national political identity
Which of the following is a measure that is developed by the United Nations to measure the quality of life in different nations?
A. Gross national income B. Human Development Index C. Purchasing power parity D. Gross domestic product