The principal–agent problem can lead bureaucrats to engage in what type of behavior?
a. working against the objectives of the president and Congress
b. relying on norms when it comes to decision making
c. exercising discretion in the implementation of federal laws
d. deferring to the president when the president and Congress disagree
e. deferring to Congress when the president and Congress disagree
a
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What does Dupont argue about the use of nuclear power in the context of climate change?
a. Relying on nuclear power only adds to the danger the world is in. b. Protecting nuclear material from terrorists is even harder than handling the effects of climate change. c. Using nuclear power will make the situation worse because the world will have more nuclear waste to dispose of. d. The security implications of climate change are far worse than the implications of the increased use of nuclear power.
James Madison was referring to ______ when he wrote in Federalist No. 62 that its necessity was “indicated by the propensity of all single and numerous assemblies to yield to the impulse of sudden and violent passions, and to be seduced by factious leaders into intemperate and pernicious resolutions.”
a. the House of Representatives b. the executive veto c. the Senate d. the Supreme Court