The idea that policies, once enacted, open up and close off future policy options, especially because of the effects of policy on politics and political actors, is defined as policy ______.

a. feedback
b. analysis
c. modification
d. impact


a. feedback

Political Science

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less-privileged people to vote in greater numbers? a. requiring voters to register to vote at least one month prior to the election b. scheduling Election Day on a weekday c. compulsory voting provisions that make voting a requirement for everyone d. making elections nonpartisan so voters do not know the party affiliation of candidates

Political Science

What type of political economy can have the problem of

solely focusing on short-term profitability while failing to consider longer-term consequences? A) command economy B) market economy C) mixed economy D) supply-oriented economy

Political Science

Nuclear proliferation is defined as

A) a world economy characterized by the free movement of goods, capital, labor, and information across national borders. B) a period of intense East-West rivalry that dates back to the Second World War. C) the spread of nuclear weapons to other nations. D) the period of a relaxation of tensions between the United States and China. E) all of the above.

Political Science

A decision of the Supreme Court

a. can never be overturned. b. can be overturned by the President. c. must be a unanimous decision by all the justices. d. must be approved by Congress. e. cannot be appealed to any other court

Political Science