The Texas government group most in touch with the public and therefore likely to have greatest access to important information about public wants, needs and desires is
a. legislators.
b. appointed officials.
c. bureaucrats.
d. the governor's office.
e. lobbyists.
Q. 2Getting a variety of people to work together to accomplish a common goal is known as the
a. legislative paradox.
b. political quorum.
c. collective action problem.
d. political conundrum problem.
Q. 3According to the authors, myth and the movies are at least partly responsible for broad public support for which of these agencies?
a. Texas Rangers
b. Texas Oil and Gas Commission
c. Texas Railroad Commission
d. Texas Agriculture Department
e. Texas State Fair Advisory Board
Q. 4Those who feel that a legislature should have plenty of resources to be a strong force in state government advocate legislative
a. professionalism.
b. activism.
c. institutionalism.
d. imperialism.
Q. 5The iron Texas star includes all but which one of the following?
a. Clientele interest groups
b. Administrative agencies
c. The general public
d. Legislators
e. The governor
Q. 6All of the following are true of pork barrel projects EXCEPT
a. typically they are public works and economic development ventures whose benefits accrue largely to aspecifically defined geographic area.
b. legislative leaders shower the districts of their electorally threatened co-partisans with them in hopes ofavoiding a party switch in those districts.
c. legislators believe they will help their chances of winning reelection.
d. conservative legislators who are ideologically opposed to government spending always shun such projects fortheir districts.
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