Question 1

The U.S.Constitution does NOT dictate where state and local governments are to find revenue.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

State and local government often rely on their own employees to conduct their will and they rarely contract out to the private sector.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Wealth in terms of land and buildings has traditionally been defined as

Accepted Answer

A) intangible wealth. 
B) tangible wealth. 
C) real estate. 
D) real property. 
E) ad valorem. 
A) intangible wealth. 
B) tangible wealth. 
C) real estate. 
D) real property. 
E) ad valorem.

Question 4

Critics have complained that hiring and firing rules within state governments deprive responsible officials of authority over their subordinates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

How did the Continental Congress finance the Revolutionary War?

Accepted Answer

A) Issued a tax on farm goods 
B) Held a lottery 
C) Started up exclusive tobacco trade with the Spanish 
D) Borrowed money from the French 
E) All of the above 
A) Issued a tax on farm goods 
B) Held a lottery 
C) Started up exclusive tobacco trade with the Spanish 
D) Borrowed money from the French 
E) All of the above

Question 6

Real property rather than personal property is the chief beneficiary of many local services, such as fire protection.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Subsequent to 1939, many state and local governments enacted "_________" that enforced merit principles and restricted the political activities of their employees.

Accepted Answer

A) little Pendleton Acts 
B) little Hatch Acts 
C) little Spoils Acts 
D) State Spoils Acts 
E) State Merit Acts 
A) little Pendleton Acts 
B) little Hatch Acts 
C) little Spoils Acts 
D) State Spoils Acts 
E) State Merit Acts

Question 8

Taxes on gasoline, alcohol, and cigarettes are classified as ______ taxes.

Accepted Answer

A) severance 
B) ad valorem 
C) excise 
D) flat 
E) sales 
A) severance 
B) ad valorem 
C) excise 
D) flat 
E) sales

Question 9

Contracting with private firms (outsourcing) as the major provider of some public services is a practice that is currently

Accepted Answer

A) dormant. 
B) decreasing. 
C) dominant. 
D) increasing. 
E) less active than in the past. 
A) dormant. 
B) decreasing. 
C) dominant. 
D) increasing. 
E) less active than in the past.

Question 10

In Wisconsin, the state's legislature and governor enacted a 1995 welfare reform program that divided the state's largest city, Milwaukee, into several districts and required the state to contract with private agencies in each district to implement the new program, which was named

Accepted Answer

A) A Bigger Slice of Cheese. 
B) Wisconsin Works (or W2). 
C) Milwaukee's Best Works. 
D) On, Wisconsin! 
E) Working Wisconsin. 
A) A Bigger Slice of Cheese. 
B) Wisconsin Works (or W2). 
C) Milwaukee's Best Works. 
D) On, Wisconsin! 
E) Working Wisconsin.

Question 11

Public and state employees are often hired through a political spoils system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Wages for public employees constitute more than ________ of the cost of state and local government.

Accepted Answer

A) one-fourth 
B) one-third 
C) one-half 
D) two-thirds 
E) four-fifths 
A) one-fourth 
B) one-third 
C) one-half 
D) two-thirds 
E) four-fifths

Question 13

Fiscal capacities can be defined as

Accepted Answer

A) limits placed on state spending by the U.S.Congress. 
B) the potential borrowing power of a state or municipality. 
C) the revenues a state brings in within a fiscal year. 
D) the economic resources a state may tax. 
E) None of the above 
A) limits placed on state spending by the U.S.Congress. 
B) the potential borrowing power of a state or municipality. 
C) the revenues a state brings in within a fiscal year. 
D) the economic resources a state may tax. 
E) None of the above

Question 14

Several state courts have ruled that wide differences between school districts in per-pupil expenditures are inconsistent with the equal protection clause of the ________ Amendment.

Accepted Answer

A) Sixteenth 
B) Ninth 
C) Fourteenth 
D) Seventh 
E) Twenty-First 
A) Sixteenth 
B) Ninth 
C) Fourteenth 
D) Seventh 
E) Twenty-First

Question 15

Critics complained that merit systems were overly

Accepted Answer

A) centralized and regulated. 
B) centralized. 
C) regulated. 
D) decentralized and deregulated. 
E) complex and restrictive. 
A) centralized and regulated. 
B) centralized. 
C) regulated. 
D) decentralized and deregulated. 
E) complex and restrictive.

Question 16

Utah does NOT support any form of legalized gambling.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Merit systems called for a decentralizing and deregulation so that managers can hire the people they need.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The major source of general revenue for many local governments is

Accepted Answer

A) income tax. 
B) alcohol tax. 
C) sales tax. 
D) property tax. 
E) excise tax. 
A) income tax. 
B) alcohol tax. 
C) sales tax. 
D) property tax. 
E) excise tax.

Question 19

Criticism of the property tax includes

Accepted Answer

A) it is inequitable. 
B) it takes little account of ability to pay. 
C) it may not take industrial properties into consideration. 
D) All of the above 
E) None of the above 
A) it is inequitable. 
B) it takes little account of ability to pay. 
C) it may not take industrial properties into consideration. 
D) All of the above 
E) None of the above

Question 20

Excluding _________, who are overwhelmingly white and female, the U.S.Census Bureau reports that the state and local workforce is also becoming an employer of choice for minorities.

Accepted Answer

A) schoolteachers 
B) clerical workers 
C) police officers 
D) building inspectors 
E) utilities workers 
A) schoolteachers 
B) clerical workers 
C) police officers 
D) building inspectors 
E) utilities workers

Exam 29: Staffing and Financing State and Local Governments

The U.S.Constitution does NOT dictate where state and local governments are to find revenue.

State and local government often rely on their own employees to conduct their will and they rarely contract out to the private sector.

Wealth in terms of land and buildings has traditionally been defined as

Critics have complained that hiring and firing rules within state governments deprive responsible officials of authority over their subordinates.

How did the Continental Congress finance the Revolutionary War?

Real property rather than personal property is the chief beneficiary of many local services, such as fire protection.

Subsequent to 1939, many state and local governments enacted "_________" that enforced merit principles and restricted the political activities of their employees.

Taxes on gasoline, alcohol, and cigarettes are classified as ______ taxes.

Contracting with private firms (outsourcing) as the major provider of some public services is a practice that is currently

In Wisconsin, the state's legislature and governor enacted a 1995 welfare reform program that divided the state's largest city, Milwaukee, into several districts and required the state to contract with private agencies in each district to implement the new program, which was named

Public and state employees are often hired through a political spoils system.

Wages for public employees constitute more than ________ of the cost of state and local government.

Fiscal capacities can be defined as

Several state courts have ruled that wide differences between school districts in per-pupil expenditures are inconsistent with the equal protection clause of the ________ Amendment.

Critics complained that merit systems were overly

Utah does NOT support any form of legalized gambling.

Merit systems called for a decentralizing and deregulation so that managers can hire the people they need.

The major source of general revenue for many local governments is

Criticism of the property tax includes

Excluding _________, who are overwhelmingly white and female, the U.S.Census Bureau reports that the state and local workforce is also becoming an employer of choice for minorities.

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