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Chapter 14: Dealing With Community Issues
      
  1.A general agreement among government leaders about how to deal with a particular issue is called __________.  
  a.   public policy  
  b.   a master plan  
  c.   MADD  
  d.   prioritization  
      
  2.A town's roads, bridges, water lines, and sewers are part of the town's __________.  
  a.   urban renewal  
  b.   infrastructure  
  c.   public policy  
  d.   property tax  
      
  3.In order to develop a master plan, a community must determine its __________.  
  a.   infrastructure  
  b.   urban planning  
  c.   city charter  
  d.   priorities and resources  
      
  4.Most of the money for public schools is provided by __________.  
  a.   the federal government  
  b.   state governments  
  c.   local governments  
  d.   parents  
      
  5.As part of the "No Child Left Behind Act", all students in grades three through eight will be required to __________.  
  a.   take state tests in reading and math  
  b.   pass the president's physical fitness test  
  c.   read on grade level before being promoted to the next grade  
  d.   understand the rights and responsibilities of citizenship  
      
  6.Most of the nation's law enforcement officers are in __________.  
  a.   city police departments  
  b.   county sheriff's departments  
  c.   state police departments  
  d.   the Federal Bureau of Investigation  
      
  7.A federal agency that fights pollution is __________.  
  a.   the Federal Clean Air Agency  
  b.   the Environmental Protection Agency  
  c.   the National Anti-Pollution Board  
  d.   the Federal Reserve System  
      
  8.Recycling is one way of handling __________.  
  a.   water pollution  
  b.   air pollution  
  c.   noise pollution  
  d.   solid waste  
      
  9.Water pollution comes primarily from __________.  
  a.   sewage from homes  
  b.   acid rain  
  c.   factories  
  d.   farm chemicals  
      
  10.One source of indoor air pollution is __________.  
  a.   antiquated ventilation systems  
  b.   cigarette smoke  
  c.   gas heat  
  d.   toxic waste  

 






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