Which of the following is NOT true about the British civil service?
a. Two important positions in ministries are the permanent secretary (responsible for the daily administrative running of the department) and the principal private secretary (liaison between the minister and senior civil servants).
b. There is a concern that the growing importance of special advisors is eroding the
impartiality of civil servants.
c. Civil servants in Britain do much of the work of conceptualizing and refining legislation.
d. The size of the civil service has decreased with the ongoing modernization of Whitehall.
e. The majority of people at the top of Britain's ministries are traditional career civil servants.
a
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When the Supreme Court ordered President Nixon to surrender certain tapes asked for by lower court authorities, it also recognized which of the following doctrines?
A) popular sovereignty B) the doctrine of federal supremacy C) the doctrine of executive privilege D) the doctrine of eminent domain E) concurrent powers
The creation of the Department of Homeland Security in 2002 ______.
A. was a preemptive move by President Bush's administration to counter the threat of global terrorism B. was the most far-reaching government reorganization in fifty years as it now involves more than 182,000 employees and budgets totaling more than $84 billion C. consolidated the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Central Intelligence Agency into a single department to improve coordination D. was rolled back by the passage of the Patriot Act that gave the President unlimited authority to act as commander in chief so long as the threat of global terrorism existed
The major goals pursued by the Allied occupiers of Japan following World War II were
a. the economic recovery of the country and the restructuring of the military as a buffer against the threat posed by the Soviet Union. b. the economic recovery of the country and the restoration of the sovereignty of the emperor. c. democratization and the economic recovery of the country. d. demilitarization and democratization. e. the economic recovery of the country and the persecution of war criminals.
The idea that the No Child Left Behind Act would trump local and state education policy is an example of
a. federal preemption. b. the Clear Statement rule. c. enumerated powers. d. national sovereignty.