A Think Tank Is

question 100

Multiple Choice

A think tank is:

• A) group of public servants drawn from across government to work on a policy problem.
• B) the name given to a political science department affiliated with the party in power.
• C) a policy shop within a political party.
• D) a quasi-academic organization that uses research to promote improvements to public policy.

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