Which of the following was not a reason for the decline in U.S. voting turnout in the 1960s, 1970s, and1980s?
a. Declining faith in government
b. Decreasing interest group activity
c. The reduction of the voting age to 18 by the Twenty-Sixth Amendment
d. Declining party identification
Answer: b
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Why did the Reagan administration introduce cost-benefit analysis into the rule-making process?
A. to expand administrative discretion B. to decrease the number of legal disputes over rules C. to accelerate the rule-making process D. to slow the rule-making process
Which of the following features of the Constitution makes it possible for the winner of the national popular vote to come in second in the electoral vote?
a the requirement that an elector cannot vote for presidential and vice presidential candidates who are both from that elector’s state. b The requirement that the electors meet and vote in their respective states rather than altogether in the national capital. c The provision that these it up to the legislature in each state to decide how the electors in that state are allocated. d The provision that requires a majority of the electoral vote to be elected president.
The decision by governments about which problems will be addressed and which will not be addressed is referred to as:
A. determining policy options B. agenda setting C. policy implementation D. bureaucracy
Budget making at the national, state, and local levels is characterized by institutional and political centralization
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.