The Democratic Party has just provided to each of its senators a summary of a bill that may soon come to a vote in the Senate. This voting cue helps the individual lawmakers _______
a. edit the bill before it goes to the Rules Committee
b. understand the party's requirement for the position senators take
c. understand the opposition's point of view
c
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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. When it comes to policy evaluation and change, government organizations are wedded to maintaining the status quo. 2. Public organizations can serve a multitude of constituencies and thus, have multiple goals to address the different groups being served. 3. The policymaking cycle is largely determined by the political calendar. 4. The knowledge that a policy initiative is considered a test has no effect on the behavior of those involved. 5. The consequence of not using an experimental method is that a large number of mainly unmeasured social and economic factors, not the program in question, may be the cause of any observed effects on the target population.
In general, what has the greatest effect on the midterm losses suffered by the president’s party?
a. the economy and the president’s standing with the world public b. how aggressively the Supreme Court has ruled against or for the president’s positions c. the president’s standing with the public and the state of the economy d. whether or not the president campaigns for reelection