Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. What percentage of 18- to 29-year-olds voted in the 2012 presidential election?
a. 25
b. 45
c. 65
d. 85
Ans: B
Answer Location: Introduction to State and Local Government
Learning Objective: 1-5: Summarize
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Difficulty Level: Easy
2. Money for public universities comes from ______.
a. public funds and grants
b. tuition and grants
c. tuition and public funds
d. public funds only
Ans: C
Answer Location: Introduction to State and Local Government
Learning Objective: 1-1: Identify
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Difficulty Level: Easy
3. As funding for public universities has decreased, enrollment of foreign students has ______.
a. increased
b. decreased
c. stayed the same
d. been eliminated
Ans: A
Answer Location: Introduction to State and Local Government
Learning Objective: 1-3: Describe
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Difficulty Level: Easy
4. What percentage of K–12 students attend public school?
a. 95 percent
b. 90 percent
c. 70 percent
d. 65 percent
Ans: B
Answer Location: The Impact of State and Local Government on Daily Life
Learning Objective: 1-3: Describe
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Difficulty Level: Easy
5. ______ governments operate most K–12 public schools.
a. Local
b. County
c. State
d. Federal
Ans: A
Answer Location: The Impact of State and Local Government on Daily Life
Learning Objective: 1-3: Describe
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Difficulty Level: Easy
6. The primary purpose of state and local government is to provide services to ______.
a. the federal government
b. other states
c. their population
d. students
Ans: C
Answer Location: The Impact of State and Local Government on Daily Life
Learning Objective: 1-1: Identify
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Difficulty Level: Easy
7. Fire departments are primarily run by ______ governments.
a. local
b. county
c. state
d. federal
Ans: A
Answer Location: The Impact of State and Local Government on Daily Life
Learning Objective: 1-1: Identify
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Difficulty Level: Easy
8. The comparative method of analysis uses ______ and ______ as the basis for systematic explanation.
a. comparisons, differences
b. similarities, differences
c. similarities, comparisons
d. differences, data
Ans: B
Answer Location: The Comparative Method in Practice
Learning Objective: 1-2: Discuss
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Difficulty Level: Medium
9. Variance is another word for ______.
a. similarities
b. comparison
c. analysis
d. difference
Ans: D
Answer Location: The Comparative Method in Practice
Learning Objective: 1-2: Discuss
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Difficulty Level: Easy
10. Governments at each level have basic ______ that make comparisons possible.
a. similarities
b. differences
c. attributes
d. variance
Ans: A
Answer Location: The Comparative Method in Practice
Learning Objective: 1-2: Discuss
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Difficulty Level: Easy
11. The price of soda in different states may vary due to ______.
a. variations in the tax rate
b. the value of the dollar
c. the fact that some people really like soda
d. the Great Recession
Ans: A
Answer Location: The Comparative Method in Practice
Learning Objective: 1-2: Discuss
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Difficulty Level: Easy
12. ______ is the most populous state in the United States.
a. Texas
b. New York
c. California
d. Florida
Ans: C
Answer Location: Sociodemographics
Learning Objective: 1-4: Identify
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Difficulty Level: Easy