Question 1

Public higher education has traditionally been provided by

Accepted Answer

A) religious institutions. 
B) the federal government. 
C) the states. 
D) county government. 
E) a national educational tax since 1967. 
A) religious institutions. 
B) the federal government. 
C) the states. 
D) county government. 
E) a national educational tax since 1967. C

Question 2

State economic development is a key component to building a larger private service industry.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

There are almost 18,000 state and local law enforcement agencies in the United States, employing more than ____________ officers.

Accepted Answer

A) 100,000 
B) 350,000 
C) 600,000 
D) 400,000 
E) 700,000 
A) 100,000 
B) 350,000 
C) 600,000 
D) 400,000 
E) 700,000 E

Question 4

Local governments spend what percent of their budget on education?

Accepted Answer

A) 39.1% 
B) 9.1% 
C) 44% 
D) 46.9% 
E) 44.9% 
A) 39.1% 
B) 9.1% 
C) 44% 
D) 46.9% 
E) 44.9%

Question 5

According to the text, the number of families on welfare in the early 1990s was approximately

Accepted Answer

A) 600,000. 
B) 800,000. 
C) 1.5 million. 
D) 5 million. 
E) 20 million. 
A) 600,000. 
B) 800,000. 
C) 1.5 million. 
D) 5 million. 
E) 20 million.

Question 6

For states, it is essential to have a large tax base for _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) environmental awareness programs. 
B) public service works. 
C) economic development. 
D) private service industry. 
E) None of the above 
A) environmental awareness programs. 
B) public service works. 
C) economic development. 
D) private service industry. 
E) None of the above

Question 7

Land-grant universities including Michigan State and the University of Georgia were created by

Accepted Answer

A) the No Child Left Behind Act. 
B) the Homestead Act of 1860. 
C) the Morrill Act of 1862. 
D) the Hampstead Act of 1890. 
E) Executive Order #2196. 
A) the No Child Left Behind Act. 
B) the Homestead Act of 1860. 
C) the Morrill Act of 1862. 
D) the Hampstead Act of 1890. 
E) Executive Order #2196.

Question 8

Which president below created the U.S.Environmental Protection Agency?

Accepted Answer

A) Johnson 
B) Reagan 
C) Ford 
D) Carter 
E) Nixon 
A) Johnson 
B) Reagan 
C) Ford 
D) Carter 
E) Nixon

Question 9

Zoning is the only form of community developing and planning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

State governments spend what percent of their budget on education?

Accepted Answer

A) 39.1% 
B) 9.1% 
C) 44% 
D) 46.9% 
E) 44.9% 
A) 39.1% 
B) 9.1% 
C) 44% 
D) 46.9% 
E) 44.9%

Question 11

According to the text, how many states now have some kind of mandatory testing program in place?

Accepted Answer

A) 14 
B) 25 
C) 32 
D) Nearly all of them 
E) 37 
A) 14 
B) 25 
C) 32 
D) Nearly all of them 
E) 37

Question 12

No single program in the United States provides cash benefits to all poor people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

For at least the first century of the United States' existence, its cities were allowed to grow unchecked.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The _________ consists of more than 46,000 miles of superhighways linking almost all cities with a population of 50,000 or more.

Accepted Answer

A) National Matrix 
B) National System of Interstate and Defense Highways 
C) Eisenhower Interstate System 
D) Roosevelt Interstate System 
E) National Interstate Highway Initiative 
A) National Matrix 
B) National System of Interstate and Defense Highways 
C) Eisenhower Interstate System 
D) Roosevelt Interstate System 
E) National Interstate Highway Initiative

Question 15

Some states have experimented with _________ programs designed to help welfare recipients develop the self-confidence, skills, and habits necessary for regular employment.

Accepted Answer

A) workfair 
B) workfare 
C) weanfare 
D) workaid 
E) work release 
A) workfair 
B) workfare 
C) weanfare 
D) workaid 
E) work release

Question 16

In 2009 there will be a surplus in highway transportation funding.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Because of financial aid, we have avoided having one set of colleges and universities for the poor and another for the rich, defined as a _________.

Accepted Answer

A) bicameral system 
B) two-track system 
C) dualistic system 
D) hierarchical system 
E) stratified system 
A) bicameral system 
B) two-track system 
C) dualistic system 
D) hierarchical system 
E) stratified system

Question 18

A state has a right to develop its own standards, like air quality, but it must receive a(n) ____________ to do so from the EPA.

Accepted Answer

A) formal approval 
B) sanction 
C) remission 
D) waiver 
E) acquiescence 
A) formal approval 
B) sanction 
C) remission 
D) waiver 
E) acquiescence

Question 19

According to the text, which of the following is a primary reason that the states have had to increasingly shoulder education costs?

Accepted Answer

A) The climbing cost of tuition 
B) Refusal of the federal government to issue matching funds 
C) Pressure from the courts to equalize expenditures on education across local school districts 
D) U.S.Constitutional Amendments 
E) Uneven distribution of minorities across the country 
A) The climbing cost of tuition 
B) Refusal of the federal government to issue matching funds 
C) Pressure from the courts to equalize expenditures on education across local school districts 
D) U.S.Constitutional Amendments 
E) Uneven distribution of minorities across the country

Question 20

What state signed a deal with Cuba that totaled exporting $11 million worth of wheat?

Accepted Answer

A) Oklahoma 
B) Texas 
C) Missouri 
D) Nebraska 
E) Mississippi 
A) Oklahoma 
B) Texas 
C) Missouri 
D) Nebraska 
E) Mississippi

Exam 28: Making State and Local Policy

Public higher education has traditionally been provided by

State economic development is a key component to building a larger private service industry.

There are almost 18,000 state and local law enforcement agencies in the United States, employing more than ____________ officers.

Local governments spend what percent of their budget on education?

According to the text, the number of families on welfare in the early 1990s was approximately

For states, it is essential to have a large tax base for _______________.

Land-grant universities including Michigan State and the University of Georgia were created by

Which president below created the U.S.Environmental Protection Agency?

Zoning is the only form of community developing and planning.

State governments spend what percent of their budget on education?

According to the text, how many states now have some kind of mandatory testing program in place?

No single program in the United States provides cash benefits to all poor people.

For at least the first century of the United States' existence, its cities were allowed to grow unchecked.

The _________ consists of more than 46,000 miles of superhighways linking almost all cities with a population of 50,000 or more.

Some states have experimented with _________ programs designed to help welfare recipients develop the self-confidence, skills, and habits necessary for regular employment.

In 2009 there will be a surplus in highway transportation funding.

Because of financial aid, we have avoided having one set of colleges and universities for the poor and another for the rich, defined as a _________.

A state has a right to develop its own standards, like air quality, but it must receive a(n) ____________ to do so from the EPA.

According to the text, which of the following is a primary reason that the states have had to increasingly shoulder education costs?

What state signed a deal with Cuba that totaled exporting $11 million worth of wheat?

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