Suppose a state decides to reduce tax credits for low-income workers in order to finance tax cuts for businesses and corporations; this would be an example of a(n)
A) distributive policy.
B) redistributional policy.
C) public assistance policy.
D) social welfare policy.
E) income policy.
If the government provided 45,000 to a Cowboy Poetry Festival in Nevada, this would be an example of a
A) distributive policy.
B) redistributional policy.
C) public assistance policy.
D) social welfare policy.
E) regulatory policy.
Decriminalization of currently illegal drugs would more likely be favored by _________ and opposed by
A) libertarians; conservatives.
B) communitarians; liberals.
C) liberals; libertarians.
D) conservatives; liberals.
E) libertarians; liberals.
A(n) __________ is a general plan of action adopted by government to solve a social problem, counter a threat, or pursue an objective.
A) program evaluation
B) agenda
C) issue network
D) public policy
E) plan of action
Because everyone pays the same rate of sales tax on purchases, and less wealthy people spend most of their income buying things, as opposed to saving and investing, the sales tax has a ___________ impact.
A) pluralist
B) regressive
C) discretionary
D) positive
E) progressive
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