Lack of citizen interest in, and participation in, local politics is often referred to as ________

Like most other states, Texas operates on a pay-as-you-go basis that prohibits

A) direct debt over $2 billion. B) any debt over $100 million. C) debt over $100,000. D) deficit financing. E) issuing general obligation bonds.

Which of the following are characteristics of the advocacy-coalition model of the policy process?

A. The logic of appropriateness explains the actions of stakeholders in the policy process. B. The model is about change and the need to move from one policy equilibrium to another. C. Policy change cannot be understood through the framework. D. Rational individual action leads to the exhaustion of common resources.