Public service commissions regulate
a. utility companies.
b. hotels and restaurants.
c. government workers.
d. social workers.
Question -2-The theory that holds that over time a regulatory agency identifies more with the group it is supposed to be regulating than with the general public is called
a. interest group theory.
b. capture theory.
c. representation theory.
d. conflict theory.
Question -3-Regulation of businesses by state governments was initially the result of activity of
a. labor unions.
b. the Progressive Movement.
c. business groups.
d. the League of Women Voters.
Question -4-Which of the following is not true of affirmative action policy?
a. It provides preference in public employment hiring and university admissions to members of protected groups who have been the victims of past discrimination in public employment and university admissions.
b. Using the direct initiative, California voters outlawed preference in public employment and university admissions on the basis of race.
c. Critics of affirmative action policy label it as reverse discrimination.
d. None; they all are true.
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