Which of the following is an example of a focusing event?
a. the economic recession
b. an E. coli outbreak
c. global warming
d. rising gas prices
b
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A. The main objective for young men who follow the code of the streets is to possess trophies to demonstrate their manhood. B. The main objective for young men who follow the code of the streets is to establish their self-image. C. The main objective of young men who follow the code of the streets is to maintain their strong relationships with powerful members of the community. D. The main objective of young men who follow the code of the streets is to demonstrate the ability to be upwardly mobile in society.
State administration in Texas is confusing for which of the following reasons?
a. There is no single, uniform organizational pattern. b. There are numerous exceptions to the traditional bureaucratic characteristic of hierarchy. c. The number of state agencies depends upon one's method of counting. d. There are at least five different types of top policymakers in state agencies. e. All of the above.
Which of the following best describes Texas's efforts to address contemporary public policy challenges facing the state?
A) Texas actively addresses those public policy challenges that are related to education, the environment, and health and human services. B) Texas is frequently a leader among large states in addressing contemporary public policy challenges. C) Texas is generally more proactive than reactive in addressing contemporary public policy challenges. D) Texas has addressed contemporary public policy challenges irresponsibly by using its immense oil revenues at an unsustainably fast pace. E) Texas has often been reluctant to play an active public policy role and often addresses challenges only when
The housing bust in the United States in 2008 was driven in part by _____ loans
A) balloon B) marked-to-market C) special D) subprime E) undervalued