______ seeks to bring two warring agencies before a person with the formal authority to make a decision.
a. Horizontal cooperation
b. Vertical coordination
c. Interagency conflict
d. Organizational criteria
b. Vertical coordination
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Moralistic political culture is most commonly found in the ______ part of the United States.
a. northern and middle b. southern c. western d. metropolitan
Which of the following factors is responsible for the decline of political competitiveness in Russian elections since 2000?
A. the rising membership of criminals seeking immunity from prosecution in the Duma B. the mass political repression unleashed by the Putin administration C. the popularity of the incumbent administration D. Russia's deepening economic crisis E. vast infusions of illegal campaign contributions from businessmen
The fact that the Supreme Court denied the national government the power to fully ban handguns in 2008, yet a later 2010 decision was needed to apply this same rule to the states is emblematic of
A. the power of the states. B. the weakness of the federal government. C. the slowness with which federal rules apply to the states. D. the doctrine of incorporation. E. the power of the states and the weakness of the federal government.
A __________ tax is one in which the burden falls relatively more heavily on low-income groups than on wealthy taxpayers
a. progressive b. regressive c. proportional d. severance