When relationships between variables differ across geographic units such as counties or across other social settings, researchers say there is ______.

The public agenda is the

a. policies scheduled for debate and potential adoption by Congress. b. items that the president will make pronouncements about on a given day. c. cases considered or requested to be considered by the Supreme Court. d. set of topics that are of concern to policy elites and/or the public. e. is policy that is constructed and put into effect by the federal government.

What affect would an additional $20,000 deduction for all taxpayers have on the tax system?

a) It would make the tax incidence more regressive. b) It would make the tax incidence more progressive. c) It would make the tax incidence more proportional. d) It would have no effect on tax incidence since it takes an equal $20,000 from everyone.