When the Environmental Protection Agency sets limits on air pollution from power plants, what bureaucratic role does it serve?
A. regulation
B. adjudication
C. intervention
D. oversight
Answer: A
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Which of the following statements is true of the bureaucracy of the federal government?
A. The bureaucracy of the federal government is part of the executive branch. B. The head of the bureaucracy of the federal government reports to Congress. C. In the federal government, the head of the bureaucracy is the vice president of the United States. D. The concept of a bureaucracy is confined to the federal government. E. In the bureaucracy of the federal government, people are hired to work in different branches irrespective of their area of expertise.
Which of the following was most likely to support proposed provisions that strengthened national power?
a. James Madison b. Patrick Henry c. George Mason d. Samuel Adams e. James Winthrop
With which of the following statements would critics of original intent likely agree?
a. There is no way to anticipate all the personal freedoms necessary in a democracy. b. The expansion of rights that has occurred since the mid-1960s is illegitimate and has no foundation in the text of the Constitution. c. Loose constructionism is a way to stay close to the Constitution's true meaning. d. The intentions of the framers are impossible to determine. –
As budget pressures and scarce funding become dominant issues at all levels of government, use of which evaluative criterion has increased?
A. efficiency B. equity C. effectiveness D. political feasibility