Executive Order 12291 instructing federal agencies to take regulatory action only if "the potential benefits to society for the regulation outweigh the potential costs to society" was issued by President _____

Which of these facts would contribute most to a rational-material explanation of the rising popularity of socialism among American workers during the Progressive Era?

a. Fairness was replacing liberty as the strongest value in society. b. Labor agitators were becoming extremely popular among immigrants. c. Progressive reformers controlled many of the newspapers that workers read. d. Average wages for industrial workers were rising much less quickly than prices.

The term vanishing marginals refers to the a. difficulty of finding committed voters in congressional races. b. serious nature of extended congressional campaigning

c. impact of lobbyists on the congressional election cycle. d. increasing security of incumbent congressional seats.