How is the creation of public policy in russia different from that in the united states?
a. russia's president passes public policy through referendums; in the united states the president must wait for congress to pass legislation.
b. the president of the united states cannot decree public policy; russian presidents have the power to order the government to carry out a policy.
c. the president of the unites states must gain approval of the senate to pass legislation; russian presidents have the power to pass legislation with majority bot by the duma.
d. russia's presidents cannot pass legislation without the agreement of both the duma and federation council; in the united states, the president needs only a two-thirds majority in the senate.

Why do governments supply public goods and services instead of selling them to those people who use them

Which sentences describes a cycle of dependency? a. aid harms the local economy creating the need for more aid.b. aid improves infrastructure and creates more wealth and more good infrastructure.c. aid programs become more reliable over time so people can depend on them.d. no answer is correct

It is widely assumed that people need to engage in intellectual activities such as solving crossword puzzles or mathematics problems in order to maintain mental sharpness as they age. in fact, however, simply talking to other people—that is, participating in social interaction, which engages many mental and perceptual skills—suffices. evidence to this effect comes from a study showing that the more social contact people report, the better their mental skills. which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the force of the evidence cited? (a) as people grow older, they are often advised to keep exercising their physical and mental capacities in order to maintain or improve them. (b) many medical conditions and treatments that adversely affect a person's mental sharpness also tend to increase that person's social isolation. (c) many people are proficient both in social interactions and in solving mathematical problems. (d) the study did not itself collect data but analyzed data bearing on the issue from prior studies. (e) the tasks evaluating mental sharpness for which data were compiled by the study were more akin to mathematics problems than to conversation.