States generally prefer that the federal government provide them money in the form of block grants because they ______.
a. provide the most flexibility in how the money may be used
b. give the clearest definition of how the money can be used
c. prohibit the federal government from taking back the money
d. allow the states to pay back the money to the federal government with no interest
e. provide more money than other forms of grants from the federal government
a. provide the most flexibility in how the money may be used
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Interest groups representing _____ have had little influence on public policy in Texas
a. oil and gas companies b. banking and financial organizations c. insurance companies d. organized labor e. trucking companies
In their book The Rational Public, Page and Shapiro studied public opinion by reviewing decades of poll data. Which of the following is NOT one of the findings of their study?
a. Over the long haul, pubic opinion on many issues remains fairly stable. b. When public opinion does change, it moves in logical directions. c. Public opinion generally reflects a lackluster or lazy attitude among many voters. d. Decades of poll data show a pattern of sensibility and rationality on the part of public opinion. e. Public opinion tends to form meaningful patterns consistent with a set of underlying beliefs and values.
The widespread use of means testing in the United States tends to match what cultural trait of Americans?
A. mistrust of foreign influences B. preference for jobs in the service sector C. a disinterest in reducing poverty D. cruelty E. individualism
Why have lobbying expenditures decreased since 2010?
a. Gridlock in Congress has led interest groups to scale back on lobbying costs. b. The Lobbying Cost Act limits lobbying expenditures. c. The number of interest groups has decreased substantially. d. Members of Congress have adopted a new norm of refusing to meet with lobbyists in many situations.