Dillon’s Rule is built on the legal principle of ______, which means “outside one’s powers.”

The most ubiquitous form of ______ is a legislator’s intervening with administrative agencies on behalf of constituents or constituent groups in ways that are episodic and punitive.

Typically, professional legislatures are more effective at ______ than nonprofessional legislatures.

U.S. Senate elections are ______ following national trends than are gubernatorial elections.

One of the concerns with using private-section management trends for running bureaucracies is that they ______.

______ jurisdiction is the requirement that judges consider every case, the principle being that everyone has the right to an appeal.

Contracting out to private companies leads to more transparency and more accountability.

Which of the following groups of people tend to be Democrats?

States with full-time legislatures tend to have lawmakers who are ______.

Cause lobbyists often use ______ to sway public opinion and pressure public officials.