The fact that most Americans turned against the Iraq War after learning that Saddam Hussein did not have weapons of mass destruction (WMD) illustrates __________
a. that public opinion is often based on misinformation
b. how strongly public opinion shapes government policy
c. the fact that public opinion rarely influences government policy
d. the limitations on government's ability to create the public opinion it desires
d
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Francis Rourke argues that the highly exclusionary closed system of iron triangles is long gone due to which of the following?
A) a greater openness in the bureaucracy enforced by Congress B) the increase in the number of competing interest groups attempting to influence agency policies C) the increased power of the news media D) by public demand E) A, B, and C are correct
A government program that is funded by the national government but run and managed by state governments is emblematic of
A. dual federalism. B. cooperative federalism. C. enumerated powers. D. reserved powers. E. the supremacy clause.