Congress sets up most regulatory agencies as boards or commissions, with members having fixed terms, in order to ______.
a. ensure that members do not stay in their positions for too long
b. make them independent of political pressure, particularly from the president
c. water down the effects that would be created by having a single head
d. reduce the prestige they would achieve from being directly responsible to the president
e. increase control of the agencies by business
b. make them independent of political pressure, particularly from the president
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______ believe alliances tend to be temporary, while ______ believe alliances tend to be enduring
A) ?Liberals; realists B) ?Constructivists; realists C) ?Realists; liberals D) ?Marxists; constructivists E) Constructivists; liberals
In The Federalist No. 10, Madison argued that __________ , or a group of individuals concerned more with their self-interest than with the rights of individuals outside the group or with the needs of society as a whole, were the core threat to the new republic
a. factions b. political parties - c. single-issue organizations d. oligarchies
When an individual believes that he or she was improperly disadvantaged by a bureaucrat's decision and contests the decision, the dispute is usually handled by
A. a departmental or agency adjudication office. B. the Supreme Court. C. an administrative law judge. D. a congressional oversight committee. E. a federal appeals court.
Iran is a fledgling democracy
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.