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Setting aside Social Security and Medicare, other entitlement programs in the U.S. government ________.
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constitute over half the budget
none of the above
are paid for by the states with no cost to the Federal government
constitute well under one-quarter of the budget
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Toll goods differ from public goods in that ________.
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they provide a service for only the wealthy
they are free and available to all
they provide special access to some and not all
they require the payment of a fee up front
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During George Washington’s administration, there were ________ cabinet positions.
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five
four
seven
six
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Public policy ________.
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requires multiple actors and branches to carry out
is more of a theory than a reality
is typically made by one branch of government acting alone
focuses on only a few special individuals
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Which stage of the public policy process includes identification
of problems in need of fixing?
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evaluation
implementation
agenda setting
enactment
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The Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 created the Office of Personnel Management and the ________.
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Civil Service Commission
“spoils system”
Merit Systems Protection Board
General Schedule
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When reformers speak of bureaucratic privatization, they mean all the following processes except ________.
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third-party financing
government grants
whistleblowing
divestiture
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A deficit is ________.
Question 8 options:
the cancellation of an entitlement program
the overall amount owed by government for past borrowing
all the above
the annual budget shortfall between revenues and expenditures
Question 9
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An example of a government corporation is ________.
Question 9 options:
the State Department
Amtrak
NASA
the CIA
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Congress tends to create government corporations to perform services that respond to market forces but are
too important to the public to be allowed to fail.
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True
False
Question 11
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A sole executive agreement is likely to be in effect longer than
is a treaty.
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True
False
Question 12
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Which type of policy directly benefits the most citizens?
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