Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Legitimacy is necessary because any new policy will almost certainly disadvantage some, so it must be viewed as a legitimate action of government to be accepted as policy.
2. In the United States, the boundaries of the policies that are considered constitutional have narrowed in scope over time.
3. It is best to think about the legitimating role of Congress as the authorization of concentrated statements of goals and governmental structures.
4. As with pork barrel legislation, logrolling and the pattern of decision-making that accompanies it tend to increase the costs of government and fuel a tendency to adopt public projects that are marginal in terms of social productivity.
5. Congressional oversight activity is more frequently “police patrol” oversight as compared to “fire alarm” oversight.


1.true
2.false
3.false
4.true
5.false

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