Administration of most of the state's laws is carried out by _____
a. elected officials
b. elected boards and commissions
c. appointed boards and commissions
d. officials directly responsible to the governor
e. committees within the legislative branch
c
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Which of the following is true regarding short-term catalysts of regime change?
A. Acute economic crisis is the sole reason behind the collapse of a democracy. B. Short-term factors apply to the whole pattern of regime change. C. Crises provide catalysts that encourage citizens to mobilize against the government. D. Short-term factors do not apply to particular cases of regime change in a country. E. Short-term factors remain constant across countries.
Which of the following conditions, if true, would eliminate the free rider/collective action problem?
a. if participation in an interest group were mandatory b. if members were allowed to vote on matters of concern to the interest group c. if participation in an interest group were voluntary d. if the leaders of an interest group were able to set the group's priorities e. if an interest group focused on providing benefits to society as a whole
The Great Compromise adopted by the Framers of the Constitution involved
a. the procedures by which the Constitution would be ratified. b. increasing the powers of the central government. c. resolving disputes between the states and the central government by means of an independent judiciary. d. adoption of a bicameral legislature in which one house selected members based on population and one inwhich the states were equally represented.
A minority business set-aside is
a. a district within a city that is set aside for only minority-owned businesses. b. a requirement that firms receiving government contracts allocate a certain percentage of their purchases to minority-owned businesses. c. a requirement that colleges and universities set aside certain areas of their campuses for minority-owned businesses. d. a requirement that minority-owned businesses not be allowed to have government contracts. e. a requirement that minority-owned businesses pay higher wages to their employees.