Which statement best explains the difficulty that legislators have cutting government expenditures for bureaucracies?
a. Cabinet ministers work hard.
b. A majority of the workforce in many countries works for the bureaucracy.
c. Cabinet ministers work hard to maintain and expand their departmental budget.
d. The public tends to value the skills of bureaucrats more than the promises of politicians.
c
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a. Thomas Hobbes b. Jean-Jacques Rousseau c. John Locke d. Adam Smith
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A. reliance on natural gas only B. high-tech industries C. a reduction in foreign trade D. manufacturing
The Reagan strategy of shifting to a defensive posture from the traditional one of massive retaliation was signaled when he announced
A) the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), better known as "Star Wars." B) the construction of the neutron or enhanced radiation (ER) bomb. C) the establishment of the triad nuclear defense strategy. D) the construction of the B-1 bomber. E) an increase in nuclear production until 1988.
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