The executive departments are:
A. businesses owned by the federal government.
B. federal bureaucratic organizations that have a single function.
C. stockholder-owned government-sponsored enterprises.
D. organizations responsible for a specific type of public policy.
E. the major service organizations of the federal government.
Answer: E
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An examination of the number of campaign visits by Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama in the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination contests suggests that __________
a. geographically larger states receive the most attention from the candidates during the nomination campaign b. states with more electoral votes receive more attention from the candidates during the nomination campaign c. states with early caucuses and primaries receive a disproportionate amount of attention from candidates during the nomination campaign d. Obama won the election because he visited more states than did Clinton
What do parties do to get citizens to be more involved in the political process?
a. persuade them to vote b. teach them the informal "rules of the game" c. teach them the formal "rules of the game" d. search for ways to restrict undesirable citizens from participating e. persuade them to vote and teach them the formal and informal "rules of the game"
Sustainable development is a major theme in many conferences on the international environment. Define sustainable development as it relates to the issue of environmental protection. Explain at least two different international efforts at promoting sustainable development, and discuss to what extent these efforts have been successful. Be sure to use examples in your discussion.
What will be an ideal response?
The Fair Share program is an effort by the
A) National Organization of Women to renew the fight for the Equal Rights Amendment. B) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to negotiate agreements with businesses to increase minority hiring and the use of minority contractors. C) National Organization of Women to get equal pay for comparable work. D) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to desegregate private clubs. E) American Taxpayers? Union to raise the wages and cut the taxes of lower- and middle-income people.