During and after the Great Recession, various governmental entities proposed policies to create jobs, increase the minimum wage, and regulate financial markets. This flurry of policy making was likely a result of which context, affecting the policy-making process?

A. economic context
B. cultural context
C. defense context
D. governing context


A. economic context

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Which of the following is NOT a circumstance in which it is reasonable to draw conclusions about time order based on cross-sectional data?

A. The independent variable is fixed at some point prior to the variation in the dependent variable. B. Respondents can give reliable reports of what happened to them or what they thought at some earlier point in time. C. When events in the past are unrelated to the measurement of the dependent variable. D. Measures are based on records that contain information on cases in earlier periods.

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Describe the strict construction (or original intent) judicial philosophy

What will be an ideal response?

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In the Constitution as originally ratified in 1788, the provisions regarding which of the following most closely approximate popular, majoritarian democracy?

(A) Election of members of the House of Representatives (B) Election of members of the Senate (C) Election of the president (D) Ratification of treaties (E) Confirmation of presidential appointments

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During the era of cooperative federalism many social programs were funded by the national government, yet administered by the state governments according to national guidelines

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

Political Science