Which Senate committee writes the annual legislation releasing federal funds to government agencies, departments, and organizations?
a. Appropriations
b. Government Affairs
c. Finance
d. Ways and Means
e. Budget
Answer: a. Appropriations
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Social Security is an example of (p 245)
a. distributive policy. b. regulatory policy. c. redistributive policy. d. public policy. e. business policy.
The U.S. intervened in conflict in Vietnam and Korea, and the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, while never directly attacking each other. What explains why this is the case?
a. Soviet leaders were convinced, through communist ideology, that capitalism would eventually collapse under its own weight. b. The U.S. and the Soviet Union both hoped to avoid the expense, death, and destruction of the sort they experienced during World War II. c. The destructiveness of nuclear warfare led to a renewed interest in limited warfare of the type more popular in the 19th Century than during the first half of the 20th . d. The U.S. wanted only to contain Soviet influence through classical diplomatic means, despite moralistic arguments made to justify its interventions in Vietnam and Korea.
Which of the following would be considered a free election?
A. one in which voters directly select policy B. one in which election rules favor the incumbent party C. one in which the costs of the campaign were paid for with public funds D. one in which there is no coercion of voters or election officials
A ____________ variable is one that is not controlled by the experimenter; if this variable has a differential impact on the different groups in the study then it is called a ___________ variable
a. confounding; extraneous b. extraneous; confounding c. independent; extraneous d. independent; confounding