To help plan and set policy with respect to many aspects of city life, from recreation to identifying transportation needs, council members often rely on appointed ______ to assist them with making policy recommendations.

In which of the following areas is health care spending in the United States greatest?

a. hospital care b. physician and clinical services c. prescription drugs d. nursing home care

Today the states pay approximately what percentage of the costs of public elementary and secondary education in the United States?

a. Nothing b. 20 percent c. 50 percent d. 80 percent