Under the council-administrator plan, counties

Under the council-administrator plan, counties
 
  a. hire a professional administrator to run the government.
  b. have the county sheriff's office run the government.
  c. hire a multimember board to run the government.
  d. select one of the county commissioners to be the chief operating officer.

 Q. 2

What is the problem when corrupt and mediocre politicians become the norm?
 
  a. It opens the door for great leaders to emerge.
  b. It creates a self-fulfilling prophecy where only corrupt and mediocre candidates run for office.
  c. It causes everyone to be corrupt.
  d. It cancels all types of motivation.
  e. All of the above

 Q. 3

Which of the following is NOT true of population growth in India?
 
  a. India has double the population growth rate of China.
  b. India has consistently had a lower percentage of females than males, indicating its societal prejudices against women.
  c. Poverty, the lack of literacy among women, and the lack of clear governmental policy have all contributed to the country's high population growth rate.
  d. In the long run, India's growing population will inhibit its economic development as the country has more people than it can use productively.
  e. India's democratic government, just as China's authoritarian system, has attempted to implement, albeit unsuccessfully, coercive population control policies.

 Q. 4

Counties have taken on a variety of new functions. Which among the following is not considered a new role, and instead is a more traditional function of counties?
 
  a. Law enforcement
  b. Mass transit
  c. Natural resource preservation
  d. Parks and recreation

 Q. 5

Which of the following was NOT an attribute of Rmulo Betancourt?
 
  a. Self-control
  b. Knowing how to tame the ambitions of military officers
  c. The ability to judge people's motives
  d. Knowing when to compromise and when not to
  e. Practical idealism

 Q. 6

Which of the following is NOT an example of a recent attempt to alleviate poverty in India?
 
  a. The National Healthcare Law, which provides basic healthcare at highly subsidized prices to the poor
 b. The Food Security Bill, which provides rice and grain at highly subsidized prices to the poor
 c. The Employment Guarantee Scheme, which provides off-season jobs
 d. A law requiring that private schools reserve 25 percent of their seats to the poor, to be reimbursed by the state
  e. Increasing public spending on primary education