All of the Following Statements Concerning the Making of Policy

question 58

Multiple Choice

All of the following statements concerning the making of policy are true EXCEPT this one:

• A) Congress sometimes makes a policy through a bundle of several laws.
• B) Presidents have made profound changes in policy through executive orders.
• C) Policies are best thought of as the product of the actions of one branch of government created at a particular time.
• D) Bureaucracies make policy though their power to regulate.
• E) The courts take a policymaking role when they rule on what government can or cannot do.

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Definitions:

Ion Pump

A protein complex in cell membranes that uses energy to move ions across the membrane, crucial for maintaining cellular ion balance.

Sodium

A chemical element (Na) that is essential for life, commonly found in salt (sodium chloride) and plays crucial roles in nerve function and fluid balance in the body.

Potassium

A chemical element and electrolyte essential for nerve function, muscle contraction, and maintaining fluid and electrolyte balance in the body.

Propagation

The spread of the action potential down an axon, caused by successive changes in electrical charge along the length of the axon’s membrane.