Which of the following statements is NOT true about public education in Texas?
a. Local school boards choose textbooks for their schools.
b. The state government determines the local school curriculum.
c. The state government creates statewide tests for students.
d. The state government has created standards for school curriculum that question the basis for the separation of church and state.
e. The state government rates local schools.
a. Local school boards choose textbooks for their schools.
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Which of the following is a method by which Congress can exercise control over the bureaucracy?
A. control of the agency budget B. limiting the total number of federal employees by statute C. firing cabinet secretaries D. direct congressional control of bureaucratic agencies in times of crisis
Which of these is an accurate assessment of Texas's water needs for the coming years?
a. In the 2012 State Water Plan, the Water Development Board recommended that Texas construct new water projects to be able to supply enough water to the future population. b. The public voted to take $2 billion out of the state's "Rainy Day" fund to finance water projects, but the $2 billion is little compared to what's needed; thus, even if the money is spent efficiently, the state's water-supply problems will be almost as bad as before. c. There are arguments between the eastern and western parts of the state, between cities and rural areas, and between agriculture and industry about how the state's water needs will be met. d. It is one thing for the state of Texas to develop water plans, but it's another thing to overcome all the political conflicts that stand in the way of implementing those plans. e. All of these are accurate assessments of the state's water needs.
When voters determine how they will vote by looking back at what has happened under the country's current political leadership, and then make a rough judgment about the leaders' performance in office, those voters are engaging in
A) prospective voting. B) astrological voting. C) retrospective voting. D) consensus voting. E) historical voting.
Political scientist Phillip Converse refers to a “normal vote.” In the context of the political party, what is meant by this term?
a. There are no controversies involved in the electoral outcome. b. The election has one Democrat and one Republican, with no third party candidates. c. A certain number of Democratic votes will be cast by Democrats and a certain predictable number of Republican votes will be cast by Republican voters. d. In this type of vote, a predictable amount of voters turn out and participate. e. The results of the election are not dramatic or realigning.