To receive its entire federal TANF allotment, a state must spend at least 75% of what is expended on
AFDC in 1994 ; this is known as __________.
a) Cost of living adjustments
b) Maintenance of effort
c) Indexing
d) Continuing effort
Answer: B
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The "reinventing government" reform movement believes that bureaucracies should be measured by their ________
A. size B. results C. budgets D. centralization
In political theory, a social contract is ________
A) an agreement to form government and abide by its rules and laws, in return for governmental protection of rights and welfare B) a civil agreement binding two parties to a monetary promise in exchange for labor C) a peace accord between two sovereign nations D) an alliance of racial and ethnic groups within a society with the goal of keeping social order E) a mediated peace
In evaluating the membership of groups, most of the evidence points to ______.
a. the declining influence of elitist memberships and increased democratization b. an increasing movement toward balanced membership within the groups c. rising influence of minority groups, particularly Hispanics and African Americans d. a continued overrepresentation by the elite, powerful, and wealthy
_________ refers to the tactic that private groups use when they feel their voices are not being heard through conventional channels of political discourse.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).