Question 1

A zoning ____________ is only as good as its enforcement.

Accepted Answer

A) ordinance 
B) regulation 
C) law 
D) contract 
E) bill 
A) ordinance 
B) regulation 
C) law 
D) contract 
E) bill

Question 2

Most students who use vouchers do so to attend ________.

Accepted Answer

A) universities 
B) community colleges 
C) state-supported public schools 
D) boarding schools 
E) religious schools 
A) universities 
B) community colleges 
C) state-supported public schools 
D) boarding schools 
E) religious schools

Question 3

The Texas Rangers were organized in

Accepted Answer

A) 1890. 
B) 1920. 
C) 1835. 
D) 1933. 
E) 1945. 
A) 1890. 
B) 1920. 
C) 1835. 
D) 1933. 
E) 1945.

Question 4

In the 1970s there were widespread legislations dealing with environmental regulations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

State governments and the federal government contribute equally to spending on public schools.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)

Accepted Answer

A) distributes money to states based on the highest amount of federal funding they received in the last three fiscal years. 
B) requires that federal money be disbursed through state legislatures, not governors and executives. 
C) provides incentives for high performance, such as moving recipients into the workplace. 
D) limits the duration of how long an adult can receive assistance. 
E) All of the above 
A) distributes money to states based on the highest amount of federal funding they received in the last three fiscal years. 
B) requires that federal money be disbursed through state legislatures, not governors and executives. 
C) provides incentives for high performance, such as moving recipients into the workplace. 
D) limits the duration of how long an adult can receive assistance. 
E) All of the above

Question 7

In 1979 which of the following was created having to do with education?

Accepted Answer

A) No Child Left Behind Act 
B) Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
C) Voucher Programs 
D) Department of Education 
E) Charter Schools 
A) No Child Left Behind Act 
B) Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
C) Voucher Programs 
D) Department of Education 
E) Charter Schools

Question 8

Currently, schools that do not make sufficient progress can be identified as failing schools, and parents have the right __________.

Accepted Answer

A) to sue the school. 
B) to move their children to another school. 
C) to free vouchers for a private education for their children. 
D) to homeschool their children. 
E) to hire private tutors to supplement their children's education. 
A) to sue the school. 
B) to move their children to another school. 
C) to free vouchers for a private education for their children. 
D) to homeschool their children. 
E) to hire private tutors to supplement their children's education.

Question 9

In 2005, Congress passed a five-year authorization of the federal highway, public transportation, and safety programs that totaled _____________ billion.

Accepted Answer

A) $244 
B) $500 
C) $100 
D) $65 
E) $350 
A) $244 
B) $500 
C) $100 
D) $65 
E) $350

Question 10

In 1980 what legislative initiative encompassed the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act?

Accepted Answer

A) Toxic Substances Control Act 
B) Clean Air Act 
C) Clean Water Act 
D) Safe Drinking Water Act 
E) Superfund 
A) Toxic Substances Control Act 
B) Clean Air Act 
C) Clean Water Act 
D) Safe Drinking Water Act 
E) Superfund

Question 11

Inherent powers of state governments to pass laws to protect public health, safety, and welfare are defined by the text as _______.

Accepted Answer

A) tacit-consent powers 
B) tyranny of the majority 
C) direct democracy 
D) social contract theory 
E) police powers 
A) tacit-consent powers 
B) tyranny of the majority 
C) direct democracy 
D) social contract theory 
E) police powers

Question 12

_______ occurs when higher-achieving students are able to opt out of public schools as a result of federal and state assistance, leaving behind students who struggle academically and have discipline problems.

Accepted Answer

A) Partitioning 
B) Striation 
C) Vouchers 
D) Skimming 
E) The cattle-chute effect 
A) Partitioning 
B) Striation 
C) Vouchers 
D) Skimming 
E) The cattle-chute effect

Question 13

A real state police system developed around

Accepted Answer

A) 1835 with the Texas Rangers. 
B) 1905 with the Pennsylvania State Constabulary. 
C) 1914 with the Irish Police Academy of Boston. 
D) 1945 with the California State Police. 
E) 1865 with the Massachusetts Constabulary. 
A) 1835 with the Texas Rangers. 
B) 1905 with the Pennsylvania State Constabulary. 
C) 1914 with the Irish Police Academy of Boston. 
D) 1945 with the California State Police. 
E) 1865 with the Massachusetts Constabulary.

Question 14

Before the automobile, long-distance commercial travel was conducted mainly by horse and cart.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Publicly funded colleges and universities usually can control teaching loads, internal procedures, areas of teaching emphasis, hiring and promotion, and the allocation of funds among internal units.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

_______________ adopted in 2006 a law "requiring a 25 percent reduction in the state's carbon dioxide emissions by 2020," but in late 2007 was denied the waiver to do so.

Accepted Answer

A) New York 
B) Boston 
C) California 
D) Philadelphia 
E) Seattle 
A) New York 
B) Boston 
C) California 
D) Philadelphia 
E) Seattle

Question 17

Medicaid was adopted in

Accepted Answer

A) 1964. 
B) 1965. 
C) 1978. 
D) 1957. 
E) 1939. 
A) 1964. 
B) 1965. 
C) 1978. 
D) 1957. 
E) 1939.

Question 18

The most common method of ensuring orderly urban growth is _________.

Accepted Answer

A) taxation 
B) zoning 
C) outsourcing 
D) licensing 
E) development forecasting 
A) taxation 
B) zoning 
C) outsourcing 
D) licensing 
E) development forecasting

Question 19

A responsibility contract is required for all welfare recipients.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

State and local governments have only been concerned with land use and the environment in the 1990s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 28: Making State and Local Policy

A zoning ____________ is only as good as its enforcement.

Most students who use vouchers do so to attend ________.

The Texas Rangers were organized in

In the 1970s there were widespread legislations dealing with environmental regulations.

State governments and the federal government contribute equally to spending on public schools.

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)

In 1979 which of the following was created having to do with education?

Currently, schools that do not make sufficient progress can be identified as failing schools, and parents have the right __________.

In 2005, Congress passed a five-year authorization of the federal highway, public transportation, and safety programs that totaled _____________ billion.

In 1980 what legislative initiative encompassed the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act?

Inherent powers of state governments to pass laws to protect public health, safety, and welfare are defined by the text as _______.

_______ occurs when higher-achieving students are able to opt out of public schools as a result of federal and state assistance, leaving behind students who struggle academically and have discipline problems.

A real state police system developed around

Before the automobile, long-distance commercial travel was conducted mainly by horse and cart.

Publicly funded colleges and universities usually can control teaching loads, internal procedures, areas of teaching emphasis, hiring and promotion, and the allocation of funds among internal units.

_______________ adopted in 2006 a law "requiring a 25 percent reduction in the state's carbon dioxide emissions by 2020," but in late 2007 was denied the waiver to do so.

Medicaid was adopted in

The most common method of ensuring orderly urban growth is _________.

A responsibility contract is required for all welfare recipients.

State and local governments have only been concerned with land use and the environment in the 1990s.

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