Overall, Americans' trust in their government has ________ since the 1960s.

Because of their enormous amount of work in policymaking activities, committee staffers working on Capitol Hill have been referred to as ________

a. legislative bargainers b. junior members of Congress c. unelected representatives d. bill managers

Why are social security and Medicare considered highly efficient programs?

A. They have built-in sunset provisions. B. They are administered at the local level where government is more responsive to changes in the needs of beneficiaries. C. Costs are shared by the state and federal government. D. They do not require a large bureaucracy to administer them. E. Their integrated vertical structure.