Author Question: In the context of public policy, what effect does a trigger mechanism have? a. It compels the ... (Read 54 times)

khang · **on:** Jul 9, 2018

In the context of public policy, what effect does a trigger mechanism have?

a. It compels the legislative branch to begin the process of reauthorization and investigation.
b. It forces the executive branch to implement, or pull the trigger on, a new policy.
c. It propels an established problem on to the next stage of the policy process.
d. It provides a legitimate way to exclude an item from an agenda.

Question 2

Which of the following is true of how presidents have exercised their veto power?

a. Harry Truman had the fewest vetoes overridden.
b. Franklin Roosevelt exercised his veto power more than any other president.
c. Barack Obama, John F. Kennedy, and Lyndon Johnson had the lowest percentage of vetoes sustained.
d. Ronald Reagan had more vetoes overridden than Gerald Ford. Despite the short time he was in office, Ford saw his vetoes overridden 12 times compared to nine times under Reagan.