It Has Been Suggested That Congress Enacted the Use of Consent

question 7

Multiple Choice

It has been suggested that Congress enacted the use of consent decrees and MOAs for which of the following reasons"

• A) They could devise no other system.
• B) Congress can take credit for solving a serious problem and pass the costs on to the affected jurisdictions.
• C) Principles of federalism demand that local problems require local costs.
• D) None of the above.

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Definitions:

Dispositional Attribution

The explanation of an individual's behavior as being caused by internal characteristics that reside within the individual, as opposed to situational factors.

Social Desirability

The tendency of respondents to answer questions in a manner that will be viewed favorably by others, often leading to bias in surveys or experiments.

Jones And Davis

A theory proposing that people infer the intentions and dispositions of others based on observed behaviors and the consequences of those behaviors.

Kelley's Attribution Theory

A theory suggesting that individuals make sense of their social world by attributing causes to their own and others' behavior, focusing on consistency, distinctiveness, and consensus.