Exam 28: Making State and Local Policy

When we refer to the inherent power of states to use physical force if necessary to protect the health, safety, and welfare of their citizens, we are talking about ______________ powers.

With an eye towards restructuring their welfare systems, many states have developed _______________, requiring recipients to sign a written agreement specifying their responsibilities, and outlining a plan for them to obtain work and achieve self-sufficiency.

One healthcare reform effort focuses on "__________," a quasi-governmental authority or agency that aims to pool individuals so they can buy insurance together at a lower rate.

What 1957 event prompted Congress to strengthen math and science education in the U.S.?

Today free public education for grades 1 through 12 is an established practice in the United States.

What president was convinced that an educated citizenry is essential to democratic government?

States pay what percentage of federal environmental programs?

The federal government has supported highway construction since 1916.

Only when the automobile was developed was there an urge for paved roads.

There are more than one million students attending more than___________ charter schools in the United States.

Nebraska signed a pact with Cuba to export 11 million dollars worth of wheat.

States have become more and more responsible for waste management.

The state is the basic unit responsible for public elementary and secondary education in the U.S.

A fundamental overhaul of the American welfare system was enacted in 1996 with the landmark legislation called

Competition among states has relaxed to the point that localities are no longer worried about keeping the jobs they have, and have reduced the amount of effort expended in persuading new companies to move to their area.

After much debate and encouragement from George W.Bush, Congress adopted in 2002 one of the most controversial educational reforms in decades, the __________.

Today, only a minority of Medicaid recipients are on welfare, and two out of three live in families with an adult in the workforce.

In 2002, a divided U.S.Supreme Court ruled that poor children could be granted public money (vouchers) to attend ________ without violating the separation clause in the Bill of Rights.

How many states do NOT provide additional benefits to families that have children after they were receiving welfare?

Which of the following allows some parents to "shop" for their children's education?