The Response to the Department of Homeland Security's Color-Coded Terror-Level

question 101

Multiple Choice

The response to the Department of Homeland Security's color-coded terror-level warning system reveals

• A) that cost-cutting measures often fail to pass Congress.
• B) that bureaucratic agencies,like politicians,must pay attention to public opinion.
• C) the great influence fear of terrorism has on the American people.
• D) the intractable power of the iron triangle.
• E) that people have a difficult time taking government very seriously.

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