When the U.S. Supreme Court agrees to review a case from a circuit court, it is exercising what type of legal jurisdiction?

The Freedom of Information Act of 1966 illustrates the use of congressional power to

a. protect an individual's freedom of expression from censorship. b. facilitate oversight of federal agencies. c. make foreign policy. d. exercise controls over state government bureaucracies. e. deregulate sectors of the private economy.

The first stage of the policymaking process is to ______.

a. consider the pros and cons of a particular policy and potential solutions b. place the problem on the agenda of lawmakers c. determine that there is a problem d. measure and asses the effectiveness of programs and policies