In 1996 President Bill Clinton proclaimed that “the era of big government is over.” According to Paul C. Light, Clinton’s statement

a. contributed to a concerted effort over the past decade to significantly reduce federal spending.
b. was largely inaccurate if one considers a realistic count of people working for government.
c. was an accurate statement in 1996, but is no longer accurate given the tremendous growth in the size of the federal government since the 1990s.
d. contributed to a major revolt in the congressional Democratic caucus against Clinton’s leadership of the party.

b. was largely inaccurate if one considers a realistic count of people working for government.

Political Science

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a. subject to high levels of response bias. b. not susceptible to social desirable bias. c. a closed-ended question. d. less prone to nondifferentiation than other types of items.

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The Texas executive, as it presently exists, was created ______ years ago.

a. 50 b. 100 c. 20 d. 80

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