Rapid and severe deterioration in revenues slammed state and local governments during the Great Recession

The branch of the federal government with the most direct control over the bureaucracy is the

a. Judicial branch. c. Legislative branch. b. Executive branch. d. both A and C

What benefitsdid Hillary Clinton derive from serving on the team of Obama, her former competitor, when she decided to run for the presidency in 2016?

A)She got the opportunity to declare her candidacy two years before the 2016 election cycle and amass a huge warchest. B)She had time to convince other potential challengers to stay out of the race and to build her presidential operation. C)She achieved frontrunner status two years beforeannouncing her candidacy and effectively sidelined potential challengers, including Joe Biden. D)She was able to develop policy positions that were in stark in contrast to those of the administration and keep challengers out of the race.