Which of the following is true about agencies that rise to the department level and gain a seat in the President’s Cabinet?
a. They always have much larger budgets than those that do not rise to the department level.
b. They receive subpoena power and the ability to force Congress to hold hearings and votes.
c. They receive no special powers or privileges.
d. They receive a seat on the Senate Select Committee.
c. They receive no special powers or privileges.
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a. sales taxes b. payroll taxes c. progressive taxes d. property taxes
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A) through the discretionary powers that it possesses B) through the advice that it gives to elected officials C) through its ability to strike against the government when it disagrees with a program enacted by public officials D) a and b E) none of the above
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A. distrust of a strong executive B. belief that the branch that stems directly from the people should be the most powerful C. belief that enacting laws is more important than putting them into effect D. belief that implementing laws is more important than enacting them
What factors influence the challenge of organizing collective action?
a. scale of the group and the stakes of its involvement in public policy b. scale of the group and the presence of a political entrepreneur c. whether the problem is federal or state and whether the issues involve spending d. stakes of its involvement in public policy and whether the issue is new or old