Which of the following terms refers to the authority of administrators in the federal bureaucracy to make choices concerning the best way to implement policies?
a. adjudication
b. discretion
c. division of labor
d. rule making
b
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A) a confounding variable hypothesis B) a null hypothesis C) a research hypothesis D) a moot hypothesis
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A. multiple member district voting system B. proportional representation voting system C. single member district, plurality voting system D. single member district, majority voting system
Swedish sociologist Gunnar Myrdal used the term "the American Dilemma" to describe the conflict between applying the "American Creed" on the one hand and group prejudice against particular persons or types of persons on the other
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Because the president gets in and out of helicopters, visits foreign leaders, and is sometimes involved in scandals, the media tend to cover the executive branch more heavily than the legislative or judicial branches
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