Which court hears appeals from independent regulatory commissions?

Description of political phenomena often lacks __________

a. rationality b. reasoning c. theory d. balance

Which of these statements expresses a common misperception about the American welfare state?

a. The middle class increasingly relies on welfare programs. b. Welfare spending is largely responsible for growth of the national debt. c. President Clinton's welfare reform made the problem of welfare dependency worse. d. The United States spends less on welfare than most other advanced industrial nations.