How do independent regulatory commissions differ from independent stand-alone agencies?
a. Unlike independent agencies, regulatory commissions are headed by a single administrator.
b. Unlike independent agencies, regulatory commissions are part of the president's cabinet.
c. Unlike independent agencies, regulatory commissions do not report directly to the president.
d. Unlike independent agencies, regulatory commissions are allowed to charge for their services.
Question -2-In Downs's issue-attention cycle, the last stage is __________, described as a prolonged limboa twilight realm of lesser attention or spasmodic recurrences of interest.
a. rule-making
b. the solution stage
c. implementation
d. the post-problem stage
Question -3-Which statement best describes what political scientists call a nondecision in the public policy process?
a. The policy problem was based on a false assumption.
b. The process stops before final action.
c. No policy problem is identified.
d. The process does not begin.
Question -4-What phenomenon is illustrated by a sudden spike in public concern about global warming followed by a gradual fading of the issue from the center of public and governmental attention?
a. the public policy process
b. the issue-attention cycle
c. incremental policy change
d. the power of iron triangles
Question -5-What role is the Environmental Protection Agency taking when it sets limits on air pollution from power plants?
a. regulation
b. adjudication
c. intervention
d. oversight
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