Which of the following best summarizes the primary purpose behind the welfare reform of the 1990s?
A) Saving money in order to reduce taxes
B) Allowing single mothers to spend quality time with their children
C) Moving welfare recipients from welfare to work D) Punishing those who abuse the welfare system E) Encouraging poor and homeless people to sign up for welfare benefits
Question 2
Journalists, political scientists, economists, and specialists in a government agencies or policy think tanks could all be involved in
A) public policy analysis. B) public policy implementation. C) an iron triangle. D) the appropriation process. E) public policy funding.
Question 3
Which of the following public policy areas has become a larger concern due to increases in the Texas population?
A) Homestead provisions
B) Community property laws
C) Groundwater rights
D) Public school financing
E) Terrorism
Question 4
Which of the following has helped Texas weather recent economic downturns better than most states?
A) Reliance on an energy-based economy
B) Economic diversification
C) Ample government revenues generated through the personal income tax
D) Generous programs for health and human services
E) An economic climate that is favorable to workers and labor unions
Question 5
A cozy relationship between a state executive agency, a legislative committee, and an interest group describes
A) a policy triathlon.
B) an iron triangle.
C) an issue network.
D) a logroll.
E) gerrymandering.
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