Describe the general characteristics of a bureaucracy. What are the strengths and weaknesses of a bureaucratic structure? What are the pathologies to which bureaucracies are prone? Is there a feasible way to avoid these pathologies, or are they intrinsic to the nature of bureaucracies?
What will be an ideal response?
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What are transaction costs?
A. fees associated with the Electoral College B. the costs only associated with the enactment of laws C. the time, effort, and resources required to make collective decisions D. the money necessary to inhibit specific types of actions
Which of the following was responsible for increasing the number of minorities in Congress?
A. the Civil War B. the 1982 Voting Rights Act C. the 1964 Civil Rights Act D. the 17th Amendment
In_________, the Supreme Court held that women had no constitutional right to vote
a. Bradwell v. Illinois (1873) b. Minor v. Happersett (1875) c. Goesaert v. Cleary (1948) d. None of the above is true.
In his landmark book Presidential Power: The Politics of Leadership, Neustadt argued that the president's most fundamental power is the power to ?_______________
A) persuade B) declare war C) pass legislation D) veto bills E) appoint officials