Identify two factors responsible for the declining share of employment in the federal government.
What will be an ideal response?
Factors include the expansion of federal grants to state and local governments; the fact that the programs that state and local governments run are labor-intensive; and the shift from defense to social programs and spending that reflects this shift; among others.
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Increasing the number of democracies over non-democracies may promote peace because democracies
a. tend not to go to war with other democracies. b. are inherently superior forms of governance. c. have strong social welfare systems. d. financially educational programs centered on nonviolence. e. have stronger military establishments.
Which of the following is an example of a normative claim?
a. Marxism is not a popular ideology in the United States today. b. Modern conservatives and modern liberals share the same historical roots. c. Citizens of every country should be able to vote in free and fair elections. d. Somalia is a failed state because its government does not provide even basic services.
Which of the following accommodations would an employer most likely have to make to be in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act?
a. hiring a disabled person instead of an equally qualified person without a disability— b. providing better medical insurance for employees who have a disability c. lowering expectations for the quality of work performed by employees with disabilities d. installing a ramp and other physical accommodations for someone who uses a wheelchair
Who added economic freedom as a key variable of classic liberalism?
A. John Locke B. Adam Smith C. Thomas Jefferson D. Aristotle