When things go wrong in state government and problems go unresolved, there is a tendency to blame bureaucrats for __________
a. laziness and simplicity of problems
b. unfunded mandates and being too liberal
c. privatization and deficit spending
d. excessive red tape, mismanagement, and inefficiency
Answer: d
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Government assurances of particular outcomes or results are ______.
a. social democracy b. substantive guarantees c. procedural guarantees d. democracy e. socialism
A problem will not be placed on the agenda if it is associated with ______ values.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Which of the following is true of Max Weber's views on political identity?
A. Wealth is the sole criteria for obtaining the membership in all identity groups. B. Most forms of political identity are rooted in economic interests. C. Class-consciousness implies is the sole criterion for the development of political identity. D. Noneconomic forms of identity can serve as powerful engines of political mobilization. E. Weber identified religion to be the most potent of all influencing factors that operate within a civilization.
The purpose of Reconstruction can best be characterized as which of the following?
A. a massive and successful social and economic rebuilding of the South B. a partisan effort by the Republican Party C. a philanthropic endeavor D. a land reform program designed to provide economic independence for former slaves