Which Response Best Reflects the Dilemma of Pork in Legislation

question 24

Multiple Choice

Which response best reflects the dilemma of pork in legislation?

• A) Programmatic requests are beneficial to taxpayers but detrimental to reelection.
• B) Programmatic requests favor federal employees at the expense of state employees.
• C) Programmatic requests favor one district at the expense of all American taxpayers.
• D) Programmatic requests are always wasteful expenditures but are useful to politicians.
• E) Programmatic requests are typically beneficial to districts but allow the federal government to collect an undue share of tax revenue.

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Definitions:

Mesopelagic Zone

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Coral Polyps

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Zooxanthellae

Microscopic algae that live symbiotically within the cells of coral and other marine organisms, providing them with nutrients through photosynthesis.

Shoreline

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