The theory of government that maintains that vast numbers of competing groups vying for power can stymie compromise and leave the government in gridlock is called:

A double blind study is not possible when

a. an experiment lacks experimental realism. b. the possibility of the Hawthorne effect exists. c. the researcher uses a cover story. d. the research involves assessing behaviors of men versus women.

The governor's budget effectively sets the legislative agenda at the beginning of each session because

a. it frames the important policy issues and attaches price tags to them. b. once a governor sets the budget, legislatures have no control in a majority of states. c. this informal power is greater than the formal powers of the legislative veto. d. in most states, if the legislature does not adopt the governor's budget, the governor can recess the legislativesession.