Question 1

Many states set the minimum age for employment at _______ years.

Accepted Answer

A) 15 
B) 17 
C) 13 
D) 14 
E) 16 
A) 15 
B) 17 
C) 13 
D) 14 
E) 16

Question 2

Which of the following is the correct mandatory range of standardized testing in the national public school system?

Accepted Answer

A) Grades 1-6 
B) Grades 1-8 
C) Grades 3-6 
D) Grades 3-8 
E) Grades K-8 
A) Grades 1-6 
B) Grades 1-8 
C) Grades 3-6 
D) Grades 3-8 
E) Grades K-8

Question 3

Since the end of World War II there has been a major expansion in the number and size of public four-year colleges.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Education is an issue of concern to so many people that it is hard to separate politics from it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

According to the text, the demographic characteristic of an average full-time public school teacher is currently

Accepted Answer

A) male. 
B) Asian. 
C) Caucasian. 
D) African American. 
E) Hispanic. 
A) male. 
B) Asian. 
C) Caucasian. 
D) African American. 
E) Hispanic.

Question 6

Creating specific areas and limiting the uses of property in each area is called

Accepted Answer

A) special districting. 
B) free-trade zoning. 
C) zoning. 
D) set-asides. 
E) special districts. 
A) special districting. 
B) free-trade zoning. 
C) zoning. 
D) set-asides. 
E) special districts.

Question 7

Since the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on New York City and the Pentagon, twenty-five of the fifty states have designated a homeland security coordinator.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Universities created under the Morrill Act of 1862 are

Accepted Answer

A) land-grant universities. 
B) state schools. 
C) governed by boards appointed by the governor. 
D) All of the above 
E) None of the above 
A) land-grant universities. 
B) state schools. 
C) governed by boards appointed by the governor. 
D) All of the above 
E) None of the above

Question 9

Zoning regulations help a city or county government coordinate services with land use and to stabilize property values.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In 2006, federal grants-in-aid to states for homeland security totaled __________ dollars.

Accepted Answer

A) 2 billion 
B) 1.2 billion 
C) 1.6 billion 
D) 2.1 billion 
E) 2.6 billion 
A) 2 billion 
B) 1.2 billion 
C) 1.6 billion 
D) 2.1 billion 
E) 2.6 billion

Question 11

State money is distributed according to many formulas, but the trend is toward

Accepted Answer

A) equalization via spending equally across the board. 
B) equalization via spending on the poor. 
C) equalization via spending on minorities. 
D) hiring better-qualified teachers at higher rates to work in depressed areas. 
E) hiring lower-qualified teachers to save money. 
A) equalization via spending equally across the board. 
B) equalization via spending on the poor. 
C) equalization via spending on minorities. 
D) hiring better-qualified teachers at higher rates to work in depressed areas. 
E) hiring lower-qualified teachers to save money.

Question 12

One method of school integration in the 1970s, which became controversial, was to give minority students transferable vouchers to achieve racial balance in the schools and overcome the effects of past segregation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The most current data on welfare recipients in 2007 show the number of households receiving state or federal aid dropping from a high in the early 1990s to approximately

Accepted Answer

A) 600,000. 
B) 800,000. 
C) 1.7 million. 
D) 5 million. 
E) 20 million. 
A) 600,000. 
B) 800,000. 
C) 1.7 million. 
D) 5 million. 
E) 20 million.

Question 14

Publicly funded colleges and universities usually can control all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) areas of teaching emphasis. 
B) internal procedures. 
C) hiring and promotion. 
D) gross revenue. 
E) teaching loads. 
A) areas of teaching emphasis. 
B) internal procedures. 
C) hiring and promotion. 
D) gross revenue. 
E) teaching loads.

Question 15

In ancient Greece, Plato and Aristotle saw defense as a vital task of government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

President Lyndon Johnson's Great Society program of social services was named

Accepted Answer

A) the Good Neighbor Policy. 
B) the Hands Across America Program. 
C) the War on Poverty. 
D) Medicare. 
E) Medicaid. 
A) the Good Neighbor Policy. 
B) the Hands Across America Program. 
C) the War on Poverty. 
D) Medicare. 
E) Medicaid.

Question 17

Local governments bear most of the costs of law enforcement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Medicaid currently covers the health-care needs of nearly _____________ Americans.

Accepted Answer

A) 10 million 
B) 55 million 
C) 25 million 
D) 40 million 
E) 75 million 
A) 10 million 
B) 55 million 
C) 25 million 
D) 40 million 
E) 75 million

Question 19

President Richard Nixon formed what agency?

Accepted Answer

A) Homeland Security 
B) Environmental Protection Agency 
C) Central Intelligence Agency 
D) Federal Bureau of Investigation 
E) Drug Enforcement Agency 
A) Homeland Security 
B) Environmental Protection Agency 
C) Central Intelligence Agency 
D) Federal Bureau of Investigation 
E) Drug Enforcement Agency

Question 20

Seattle residents voted to limit height and bulk of downtown buildings in an effort to protect the city from what?

Accepted Answer

A) Fire hazards 
B) Pollution 
C) Excessive growth 
D) Over population 
E) None of the above 
A) Fire hazards 
B) Pollution 
C) Excessive growth 
D) Over population 
E) None of the above

Exam 28: Making State and Local Policy

Many states set the minimum age for employment at _______ years.

Which of the following is the correct mandatory range of standardized testing in the national public school system?

Since the end of World War II there has been a major expansion in the number and size of public four-year colleges.

Education is an issue of concern to so many people that it is hard to separate politics from it.

According to the text, the demographic characteristic of an average full-time public school teacher is currently

Creating specific areas and limiting the uses of property in each area is called

Since the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on New York City and the Pentagon, twenty-five of the fifty states have designated a homeland security coordinator.

Universities created under the Morrill Act of 1862 are

Zoning regulations help a city or county government coordinate services with land use and to stabilize property values.

In 2006, federal grants-in-aid to states for homeland security totaled __________ dollars.

State money is distributed according to many formulas, but the trend is toward

One method of school integration in the 1970s, which became controversial, was to give minority students transferable vouchers to achieve racial balance in the schools and overcome the effects of past segregation.

The most current data on welfare recipients in 2007 show the number of households receiving state or federal aid dropping from a high in the early 1990s to approximately

Publicly funded colleges and universities usually can control all of the following EXCEPT

In ancient Greece, Plato and Aristotle saw defense as a vital task of government.

President Lyndon Johnson's Great Society program of social services was named

Local governments bear most of the costs of law enforcement.

Medicaid currently covers the health-care needs of nearly _____________ Americans.

President Richard Nixon formed what agency?

Seattle residents voted to limit height and bulk of downtown buildings in an effort to protect the city from what?

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