Identify two criticism of Common Core.
What will be an ideal response?
Students can choose two of the following. (1) It is federal encroachment into a policy area (education) that has been in the purview of local governments. (2) As No Child Left Behind, it relies too heavily on standardized testing. (3) Math standards and style of instruction are too conceptual--want a return to the basics.
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If you are a lobbyist representing a client who benefits from the existing Texas Constitution, all of the below arguments strengthen your position not to reform the Constitution EXCEPT
A) Citizens aren't likely to participate in special elections B) Most groups agree there are few flaws in the Texas Constitution C) Texans look to the Constitution to protect them from government infringement, not to address citizens' needs D) Legislators are mostly focused on other priorities E) Citizens prefer tinkering with the Constitution through amendments rather than overhauling it
Presidents use their appointment power to ______.
a. appoint career civil servants who can manage an agency effectively b. reward loyal members of Congress c. gain necessary control over the bureaucracy or unnecessarily politicize the bureaucracy, depending on your perspective d. reward members of their family e. appoint career civil servants who agree to abandon their loyalty to their agency in order to serve the president
In every state, the authority of local school districts is severely limited by state legislation
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
According to the author, the people who depend the __________ on government spending give the greatest support to candidates who promise to __________ these benefits.
A. most; reduce B. most; increase C. least; reduce D. least; increase