What is a “clearance point,” as defined by Pressman and Wildavsky?
What will be an ideal response?
The number of individual decision points that must be agreed to before any policy intentions can be translated into action.
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According to research by political scientists, women legislators are more likely than their male counterparts to do which of the following?
a. pursue a legislative agenda that includes children, education, and health care b. once senior, sponsor more legislation c. once senior, are more likely to have their bills enacted into law d. work in a collegial and collaborative fashion e. All of the above
In what ways did creative federalism influence the policies of the 1960s and 1970s?
What will be an ideal response?
Agreement with a judgment for different reasons from those set forth in the majority opinion is known as
A) dissent. B) judicial activism. C) judicial restraint. D) concurrence. E) judicial review.
As measured by comparing United States government expenditures as a proportion of all economic activity, the United States
A. has one of the largest governments among Western democracies. B. has one of the smallest governments among Western democracies. C. ranks about average in size among Western democracies. D. ranked as one of the smallest governments until 2008, then grew to one of the largest within two years. E. has one of the largest public sectors, but one of the smallest private sectors.