Question 1

Modern liberals tend to favor flat taxes while classical liberals tend to favor graduated tax rates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

In studying the charts in your textbook, generally speaking, the national debt as a proportion of GNP

Accepted Answer

A)  has risen steadily over the last thirty years. 
B)  remains unchanged since the Truman administration. 
C)  rises during Republican presidencies and falls during Democratic administrations. 
D)  None of the above 
A)  has risen steadily over the last thirty years. 
B)  remains unchanged since the Truman administration. 
C)  rises during Republican presidencies and falls during Democratic administrations. 
D)  None of the above C

Question 3

In national budgeting, the largest revenue stream is

Accepted Answer

A)  corporate income tax. 
B)  fuel tax. 
C)  personal income tax. 
D)  death tax. 
A)  corporate income tax. 
B)  fuel tax. 
C)  personal income tax. 
D)  death tax. C

Question 4

The Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution authorized Congress to levy

Accepted Answer

A)  energy taxes. 
B)  personal income taxes. 
C)  excessive wealth taxes. 
D)  tariffs on imported goods. 
A)  energy taxes. 
B)  personal income taxes. 
C)  excessive wealth taxes. 
D)  tariffs on imported goods.

Question 5

Budgeting establishes priorities and plans to accomplish priorities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

An "earmark" is more commonly referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  pork-barrel spending. 
B)  trust-fund money. 
C)  line-item budgeting. 
D)  legislative authorization. 
A)  pork-barrel spending. 
B)  trust-fund money. 
C)  line-item budgeting. 
D)  legislative authorization.

Question 7

The Ways and Means Committee

Accepted Answer

A)  is a committee in the House of Representatives managing revenue issues. 
B)  is a committee in the Senate managing spending issues. 
C)  is a committee made up of the president, secretary of treasury, and OMD director. 
D)  is a committee that oversees the executive budget process. 
A)  is a committee in the House of Representatives managing revenue issues. 
B)  is a committee in the Senate managing spending issues. 
C)  is a committee made up of the president, secretary of treasury, and OMD director. 
D)  is a committee that oversees the executive budget process.

Question 8

It is estimated that by 2010, the U.S. national debt will be

Accepted Answer

A)  around $3 trillion. 
B)  around $5 trillion. 
C)  around $7 trillion. 
D)  around $11 trillion. 
A)  around $3 trillion. 
B)  around $5 trillion. 
C)  around $7 trillion. 
D)  around $11 trillion.

Question 9

According to Wagner's Law,

Accepted Answer

A)  budget cuts must be made "across the board." 
B)  entitlement programs should be funded before all other items. 
C)  government budget size parallels the growth of the private sector. 
D)  Lockean liberalism would have prevented deficit spending. 
A)  budget cuts must be made "across the board." 
B)  entitlement programs should be funded before all other items. 
C)  government budget size parallels the growth of the private sector. 
D)  Lockean liberalism would have prevented deficit spending.

Question 10

Why doesn't the U.S. Treasury give agencies their entire appropriation in one sum?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because Congress is in charge of dispersal 
B)  Treasury doesn't have that much money 
C)  For reasons of accountability 
D)  Both b and c 
A)  Because Congress is in charge of dispersal 
B)  Treasury doesn't have that much money 
C)  For reasons of accountability 
D)  Both b and c

Modern liberals tend to favor flat taxes while classical liberals tend to favor graduated tax rates.

In studying the charts in your textbook, generally speaking, the national debt as a proportion of GNP

In national budgeting, the largest revenue stream is

The Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution authorized Congress to levy

Budgeting establishes priorities and plans to accomplish priorities.

An "earmark" is more commonly referred to as

The Ways and Means Committee

It is estimated that by 2010, the U.S. national debt will be

According to Wagner's Law,

Why doesn't the U.S. Treasury give agencies their entire appropriation in one sum?

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Policy Implementation

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Exam 17: Cost of Policy

Modern liberals tend to favor flat taxes while classical liberals tend to favor graduated tax rates.

In studying the charts in your textbook, generally speaking, the national debt as a proportion of GNP

In national budgeting, the largest revenue stream is

The Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution authorized Congress to levy

Budgeting establishes priorities and plans to accomplish priorities.

An "earmark" is more commonly referred to as

The Ways and Means Committee

It is estimated that by 2010, the U.S. national debt will be

According to Wagner's Law,

Why doesn't the U.S. Treasury give agencies their entire appropriation in one sum?

Policy and Visions of Governance

Theories of Public Policy -How Choices Are Made

Values and Public Policy

Policy Analysis

Agenda Setting

Policy Formulation

Policy Implementation

Policy Evaluation

Policy Termination

Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations

Defense Policy

Public Health Policy

General Social Policy

Education Policy

Criminal Justice Policy

Green Policy

Government and Public Policy

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