All of these methods have been used to reduce the workforce EXCEPT ______.

Which of the following best describes the issues involved in creating a government agency that regulates policy issues?

a. Supporters see the agency as important for public welfare while opponents view any regulations it would make as likely to be too lenient to make any difference. b. Supporters are usually Democrats and opponents are usually Republicans. c. Supporters see the agency as necessary to prevent harms to society while opponents view the regulations it would make as likely to be burdensome. d. Supporters usually have something to gain while opponents usually have something to lose from the agency activity.

When first elected, President George Washington considered himself to be a member of which political party?

A) Tories B) Whigs C) Republicans D) Democrats E) He did not consider himself a member of a political party.