Defenders of Government by Proxy Argue That the System

question 142

Multiple Choice

Defenders of government by proxy argue that the system

• A) is expensive but efficient.
• B) produces flexibility.
• C) takes advantage of private and nonprofit skills.
• D) defends the principle of federalism.
• E) B, C, and D

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Definitions:

Irreversibility

Piaget’s term for a preoperational child’s failure to understand that an operation can go in two or more directions.

Clay

A natural, earthy material composed of minerals with fine particles, used in making pottery, bricks, and sculptures.

Conservation

In psychology, it's the understanding that quantities remain the same even when they are arranged or shaped differently, a concept developed by Jean Piaget.

Irreversibility

The inability to mentally reverse a sequence of events or logical operations back to the starting point.