What is the primary lesson that can be drawn from the scandal in the Veterans Administration in 2014?
A. Concerted oversight efforts by Congress can reduce the dangers of agency loss.
B. A strong president can overcome the tendency of bureaucracies to engage in hidden action.
C. Implementing a system of tenure review for bureaucrats has improved responsiveness.
D. The greatest vulnerability of the principals to the agents is an asymmetry in information.
Answer: D
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In good economic times or bad, __________unemployment rate is usually at least double that for whites
a) Asian and African Americans' b) Cubans' c) Asians' d) African Americans'
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
a. (Out; Yield | In, Back Down | Fight). The observable outcome is (Out).
b. (In, Yield | In; Resist | Fight). The observable outcome is (In, Yield).
c. (In, Fight | In, Back Down | Fight). This is also the observable outcome.
d. (Out; Fight | In, Bach Down | Fight). The observable outcome is (Out).
What was the turning point that gave rise to the modern institutional presidency?
a. the social strife arising from the civil rights movement b. the economic and social turmoil of the Great Depression c. the demands of managing a modern army during World War I d. the rise and importance of television as a mechanism that brought the president into the living rooms of American citizens e. the rapid contraction of government following the conclusion of World War II
A discrimination index of +1.00 means that the item ____________________
a) fails to discriminate b) discriminates perfectly c) is too easy d) is too hard