Chapter 9

1. Chapter 9 Public Policy and Administration

2. Question • The least amount of state money is appropriated for • education. • health and human services. • public safety and criminal justice. • regulation.

3. Answer • The least amount of state money is appropriated for • education. • health and human services. • public safety and criminal justice. • regulation.* (Correct. See page 344.)

4. Question • From the Sunset Advisory Commission’s beginning in 1979 through 2005, most state agencies were • exempted from review. • retained. • abolished outright. • reorganized in major ways.

5. Answer • From the Sunset Advisory Commission’s beginning in 1979 through 2005, most state agencies were • exempted from review. • retained.* (Correct. See page 345.) • abolished outright. • reorganized in major ways.

6. Question • Among job categories for state employees in 2004, females outnumbered males in • service and maintenance. • skilled craft. • administrative support. • technical.

7. Answer • Among job categories for state employees in 2004, females outnumbered males in • service and maintenance. • skilled craft. • administrative support.* (Correct. See page 349.) • technical.

8. Question • Charter schools • are funded mostly by the state but operate under charters granted by the State Board of Education to nonprofit corporations. • are restricted to drawing students from a single school district. • use a uniform teaching strategy approved by the Texas Education Agency. • must recruit teachers who meet state teacher certification requirements.

9. Answer • Charter schools • are funded mostly by the state but operate under charters granted by the State Board of Education to nonprofit corporations.* (Correct. See page 354.) • are restricted to drawing students from a single school district. • use a uniform teaching strategy approved by the Texas Education Agency. • must recruit teachers who meet state teacher certification requirements.

10. Question • In 1997, the Texas Legislature mandated admission to the tax-supported college or university chosen by any high school student ranked in his or her graduating class’s top • 5 percent. • 10 percent. • 15 percent. • 20 percent.

11. Answer • In 1997, the Texas Legislature mandated admission to the tax-supported college or university chosen by any high school student ranked in his or her graduating class’s top • 5 percent. • 10 percent.* (Correct. See page 357.) • 15 percent. • 20 percent.

12. Question • For the 100,000 cases of sexually transmitted diseases other than HIV/AIDS reported in Texas each year, about two-thirds involve persons of ages • 15 to 24. • 25 to 34. • 35 to 44. • 45 to 100.

13. Answer • For the 100,000 cases of sexually transmitted diseases other than HIV/AIDS reported in Texas each year, about two-thirds involve persons of ages • 15 to 24.* (Correct. See page 362.) • 25 to 34. • 35 to 44. • 45 to 100.

14. Question • In recent years, the Public Utility Commission has allowed telephone and electric power companies to set rates under a policy of • strict regulation. • devolution. • deregulation. • privatization.

15. Answer • In recent years, the Public Utility Commission has allowed telephone and electric power companies to set rates under a policy of • strict regulation. • devolution. • deregulation.* (Correct. See page 365.) • privatization.

16. Question • Ranked among the 50 states for money spent on its state parks, Texas ranks • 1st. • 19th. • 39th. • 49th.

17. Answer • Ranked among the 50 states for money spent on its state parks, Texas ranks • 1st. • 19th. • 39th. • 49th.* (Correct. See page 367.)

18. Question • Private companies and the federal government want to dispose of industrial and residential waste in counties in • South Texas. • North Texas. • East Texas. • West Texas.

19. Answer • Private companies and the federal government want to dispose of industrial and residential waste in counties in • South Texas. • North Texas. • East Texas. • West Texas.* (Correct. See page 370.)

20. Question • Reports of suspicious or criminal activities in which terrorists may be involved are handled by a counterterrorism intelligence unit within • the Texas Department of Public Safety. • the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. • the Adjutant General’s Department. • the Office of the Attorney General.

21. Answer • Reports of suspicious or criminal activities in which terrorists may be involved are handled by a counterterrorism intelligence unit within • the Texas Department of Public Safety.* (Correct. See page 370.) • the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. • the Adjutant General’s Department. • the Office of the Attorney General.

22. Question • See the readings. Liberal policy analysts and advocates for the poor contend that Texas rushed into outsourcing social services without a good plan or enough • prayer. • people needing those services. • testing. • support by he governor.

23. Answer • See the readings. Liberal policy analysts and advocates for the poor contend that Texas rushed into outsourcing social services without a good plan or enough • prayer. • people needing those services. • testing.* (Correct. See page 378.) • support by he governor.

24. Question • See the readings. To supply water for the Dallas-Fort Worth area, the proposed Marvin Nichols reservoir would be built on • the Trinity River. • the Brazos River. • the Sulphur River. • the Red River.

25. Answer • See the readings. To supply water for the Dallas-Fort Worth area, the proposed Marvin Nichols reservoir would be built on • the Trinity River. • the Brazos River. • the Sulphur River.* (Correct. See page 379.) • the Red River.