Bureaucracy is preferable to democracy in making decisions when ______.
a. we can afford the time to deliberate
b. we require expertise and dispatch
c. a decision is of minor importance
d. it is essential that a decision be popular
e. a decision is too important to be left to the people
b. we require expertise and dispatch
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Psychobiographical analyses argue that Kissinger's quest for power can be traced to
a. the crumbling of his boyhood world and the resulting inner chaos that motivated his search for external order. b. his competition with and aggression toward his father. c. his low self-esteem and self-confidence. d. his preference for an energetic attack on obstacles in his path and the avoidance of emotional and intellectual ambiguities.
Which of the following is a consequence of the rise of partisanship in the House and Senate with respect to the presidency?
A. Presidents are less likely to use executive orders. B. Congress is more willing to criticize the president on military and foreign policies. C. Congress has removed the Senate trial requirement from the impeachment process. D. Presidents are far less likely to engage in military conflicts.
Which of the following actions did the Supreme Court decide was a protected form of symbolic speech?
A) the burning of a draft registration card by a Vietnam War protester B) blocking the entrance of an abortion clinic C) a newspaper publication of the "Pentagon Papers" D) the burning of the American flag in public E) advocating the overthrow of the U.S. government in a peaceful public assembly
List all of the logically possible strategy combinations for the game in Figure 2 (please use the following convention: [“Player 1’s strategy;” “Player 2’s strategy”]).
What will be an ideal response?