Which of the following is the best example of conservatism in bureaucratic politics?
a. California’s adoption of a state energy policy
b. Internal divisions in the State Department during the Vietnam War
c. Secretary Rumsfeld’s failed attempts to transform the military
d. Tensions between the State Department and the White House under the Reagan administration
c. Secretary Rumsfeld’s failed attempts to transform the military
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The federal government extended its power to regulate aspects of the economy such as railroads, worker safety, minimum wages, and maximum hours principally through
A) repeal of the Tenth Amendment. B) broad interpretation of the interstate commerce clause. C) state government secession. D) a more restricted use of Article I power.
The final provision in Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution, sometimes known as the "elastic clause," states
A) the enumerated powers of Congress.
B) five ways that enumerated powers can be carried out.
C) that Congress can make laws that are necessary and proper to carry out its enumerated powers.
D) that Congress can declare war in situations that can be characterized as demanding flexibility.
E) a flexible procedure for immediate removal of the president from office.
Discuss the role of bureaucratic agencies in administrative adjudication
What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following statements is NOT supported by Fearon and Laitin's research?
a. The risk of violent conflict goes up in poorer countries and goes down in wealthier ones. b. A connection exists between per capita GNP and civil war. c. Poorer individuals are more likely to join insurgent movements because they have less to lose economically. d. Democracy will emerge in countries with low income inequality.