The grant-in-aid program whereby the federal government provides financial aid to subnational units but does not prescribe how those units are to allocate the funding is known as
a. unfunded mandates.
b. categorical grants.
c. block grants.
d. General Revenue Sharing (GRS).
Q. 2In a semiclosed primary, registered independents may vote
a. in either one of the parties' primaries.
b. once in each party's primary.
c. in neither party's primary.
d. for one party in the primary and the other party in the general election.
e. only in a runoff election, to help break a tie.
Q. 3Medicare
a. created a national health insurance program for the elderly.
b. eliminated the need for private insurance companies.
c. is a joint state-funded health care for poor people.
d. was part of a series of programs that decreased the relative power of the federal government.
Q. 4If no candidate receives a majority of the vote in the first primary in Texas, a(n) _________ is held to choose the party's candidate.
a. open primary
b. general election
c. closed primary
d. runoff primary
e. voters' primary
Q. 5Which of the following was NOT a part of the Civil Rights Act?
a. It enforced the right to vote.
b. It extended federal protection discrimination in public accommodations.
c. It guaranteed the right to vote to African Americans.
d. It outlawed job discrimination.
Q. 6To avoid paying a filing fee, a potential candidate for statewide office in Texas can alternatively file a petition with the signatures of _________ voters.
a. five
b. Five hundred
c. five thousand
d. fifty thousand
e. five hundred thousand
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