Why do Americans tend to think that red tape is more prevalent than it actually is?
a. Americans tend to notice the bureaucracy only when it is inefficient and not when it works well.
b. Americans unwittingly transfer their negative assessments of private bureaucracies (such as businesses and churches) to the public sphere.
c. Americans generally have poor experiences when dealing with bureaucrats.
d. Red is a more inflammatory color than black.
a
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Arguments against nonpartisan elections include all but which one of the following?
a. Nonpartisan elections rob the voters of the most important symbol that they have for making electoral choices. b. Nonpartisan elections contribute to low voter turnout. c. Nonpartisan elections undermine the development of strong state parties because the grassroots are weak. d. Nonpartisan elections encourage the development of civic organizations that are basically political parties whose purposes are not always clear to the voters. e. Nonpartisan elections enhance the community's ability to effectively criticize the government in power.
What was the underlying belief informing the enumeration of powers in the constitution?
A. The enumerated powers would serve as a bare minimum for the scope of power for Congress. B. The enumerated powers would be available to both the states and the federal government. C. The federal government would have the ability to expand its powers to carry out its duties. D. The federal government would be limited to only those powers listed in the Constitution.