How powerful are parties in the House in accomplishing their legislative goals?
What will be an ideal response?
Students should outline both CPG and pivotal politics theories and explain how each theory would address this question. They should then make an argument for which they think best explains legislative outcomes with reference to evidence from the text. The best answers will consider historical evidence in addition to the contemporary Congress.
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Which of these statements is true regarding the funding of education? a. It is the largest single expenditure of state government
b. Ninety percent of education funding comes from state and local governments. c. Local school districts in Texas provide the largest portion of education funds. d. The No Child Left Behind Act, passed by the federal government, has changed public education dramatically,but it has not been accompanied by enough funding to accomplish its goals. e. All of these statements are true.
The Civil Service Reform Act of 1978
a. created the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), and the Civil Service Commission (CSC). b. delegated all personnel administration and collective bargaining responsibilities to agencies. c. streamlined disciplinary procedures, except for dismissal procedures. d. strengthened protections for “whistle-blowers”. e. none of the above.