A(n) _____ is a government system in which a leader or group of leaders seeks to control almost all aspects of social and economic life.

Which of the following policies to deal with the problem of illegal drugs receive the most generous funding from the government?

a. rehabilitation and prevention b. interdiction and law enforcement c. law enforcement and interdiction d. treatment and law enforcement

Government programs tend to be difficult to cut back or eliminate in the United States because __________

a. the federal budget is renewed annually b. interest groups lobby to protect their benefits c. reduced government spending hurts the economy d. politicians are inherently conservative about change