Why did business groups try to gain control of local urban schools during the early 20th century?
a. They wanted to start charter schools and hire their own teachers.
b. They thought that the Bible should be taught in the schools.
c. They thought that the political machines that controlled them were corrupt, inefficient, and ineffective.
d. They did not want their children to be in the same school system as the children of immigrants.
Question -2-An organized effort to influence public policy on behalf of a particular interest is called
a. acting as an ombudsmen.
b. influence peddling.
c. logrolling.
d. lobbying.
Question -3-Which of the following is NOT one of the formal powers chief executives possess?
a. Calling special sessions of the legislature to deal with specific topics.
b. Developing a budget to send to the legislature.
c. Appearing before the media to explain government actions.
d. Determining policy in all executive agencies and departments.
Question -4-The Morrill Act
a. gave federal money to states to provide five acres to every new settler.
b. provided for the creation of land grant universities.
c. was the first source of federal funding for public secondary schools.
d. allowed states to set aside land in each township to provide for a public elementary school.
Question -5-A pocket veto is a unique way for an executive to veto a piece of legislation. In a pocket veto:
a. The legislature has the ability to override the veto with a 2/3 vote.
b. The executive has to keep the bill in his or her pocket for 14 business days unsigned, then it dies.
c. The executive puts a bill in the veto pocket of the folder the bill was delivered in, as opposed to the signed pocket of the folder.
d. A bill is killed if the executive does not sign it within a certain amount of time.
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