Pork-Barrel Spending Is _____

question 117

Multiple Choice

Pork-barrel spending is _____

• A)legislation involving widespread benefits and widespread costs.
• B)legislation with widespread benefits but concentrated costs.
• C)legislation with concentrated benefits but widespread costs.
• D)special-interest legislation benefitting a narrow geographical interest.
• E)a quasi legislation.

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Definitions:

Postindustrial Period

A stage in societal development characterized by the shift from manufacturing-based economies to those dominated by service-oriented, information-based activities.

Demographic Transition

A theory describing the transition from high birth and death rates to lower birth and death rates as a country develops from a pre-industrial to an industrialized economic system.

Transitional Period

A phase of change or adjustment where a person, society, or condition is shifting from one state to another.

In-migration

The movement of people into a specified area, contributing to population growth and demographic changes.