Why is it sometimes difficult for top officials to motivate government employees to take action and make changes?
a. It is easy for employees to be fired under the merit system.
b. Decisions are made at the operating level and are not communicated upward.
c. Bureaucracies tend to change slowly and in an incremental fashion.
d. Adequate resources, experience, and structural support lead to lower employee morale.
c
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Those who believe that regulations on business and industry are too numerous and too complex are most likely to favor the policy of __________
a. incentive systems b. command-and-control systems c. executive orders d. deregulation
A significant amount of property law in Texas is derived from the homestead principle
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
The “Bradley effect” refers to which of the following problems when conducting polls?
a. People may only want to answer questions based on how they are feeling at the time the poll is conducted. b. People rarely answer questions truthfully, unless they have a compelling reason to do so. c. People answer according what they think poll takers want to hear. d. People may feel social pressure to answer questions in accordance with the norms of their area or peers.
A president who comes to Washington with a clear set of predetermined goals and pursues them unbendingly will probably
A. be considered strong and successful. B. be respected by Congress for his or her political skills. C. overpower all political resistance. D. be unsuccessful at winning the support of Congress and the bureaucracy. E. pass most, if not all, of his or her legislative agenda.