Distributive policies can be problematic because they ______.

a. tend to be popular but can lead to wasteful spending
b. place undue burdens on businesses, making it more difficult for them to make a profit
c. help only the poor but are paid for by the wealthy
d. are often extremely controversial and lead to great partisan division during their passage
e. apply only to the elderly, which upsets those who have to pick up the costs


a. tend to be popular but can lead to wasteful spending

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As many as ______________ registered voters were prevented or discouraged from casting their ballots in the 2008 election, demonstrating major malfunctions in the country's election process

a. 1 million b. 3 million c. 5 million d. 7 million e. 10 million

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Which of the following methods of data collection is subject to reactivity?

a. questionnaires b. interviews c. focus groups d. all of the above

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John Locke's most famous work ______ greatly influenced the founders' conception of equality.

A. The Mayflower Compact B. Second Treatise of Government C. Common Sense D. The Declaration of Independence

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