Distributive policies can be problematic because they ______.
a. tend to be popular but can lead to wasteful spending
b. place undue burdens on businesses, making it more difficult for them to make a profit
c. help only the poor but are paid for by the wealthy
d. are often extremely controversial and lead to great partisan division during their passage
e. apply only to the elderly, which upsets those who have to pick up the costs
a. tend to be popular but can lead to wasteful spending
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Liberals oppose the use of victim-impact testimony in the sentencing phase of trials for all these reasons EXCEPT:
a) It exacerbates existing race and class disparities. b) It is the job of the criminal justice system, not victims' families, to determine appropriate punishments. c) It denies the defendant the right to confront his or her accuser. d) Sympathetic victims will unfairly prejudice juries against defendants.
Country X, a large and powerful state, can threaten and cajole its much smaller neighboring state, Country Y, because there is no global superpower to stop them. This is an example of which feature of world politics?
A) Anarchy B) Complexity C) Diversity D) Reciprocity E) Sanctity