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What do members of a planning committee consider when formulating a master plan?
a) Priorities
b) Resources
c) Future needs
d) All of the above

How can businesses help conserve forests?
a) By adjusting thermostats in stores.
b) By selling energy-efficient furnaces.
c) By eliminating unnecessary packaging.
d) By accepting cans and bottles for recycling.

What do opponents of charter schools claim?
a) Charter schools have high dropout rates.
b) Charter schools only enroll problem students.
c) Charter schools produce poor academic performance.
d) Charter schools take funds from public schools.

The money, people, and materials available to accomplish a community's plan are its ____.
a) resources
b) priorities
c) infrastructure
d) policies

Which of the following is NOT a way that ideas for public policy are initiated?
a) private citizens
b) the media
c) political parties
d) alien space communication

How can cities reduce air pollution?
a) By mandating the use of lead in gasoline.
b) By eliminating runoff from pesticides.
c) By improving public transportation.
d) By dumping toxic waste in the ocean.

A(n) ___ plan states a set of goals and explains how the government will carry them out to meet changing needs over time.
a) shor-term
b) long-term
c) commission
d) master

Which of the following is NOT a way to limit pollution caused by individuals?
a) Eliminate waste in landfills by piling it up in your house.
b) Reduce garbage by recycling, reusing, or conservation.
c) Buy energy-efficient cars and appliances.
d) Conserve water and fuel.

Critics of ___ claim they undermine self-respect among the poor.
a) tuition vouchers
b) charter schools
c) community policing programs
d) welfare programs

___ is concerned with the decisions and actions of government as it deals with issues and problems that affect the entire community.
a) Policy
b) Infrastructure
c) Public Policy
d) Planning Commission

Which of the following in NOT a type of person who might serve on a community planning commission.
a) Government leader
b) Traffic Engineer
c) Architect
d) Jail Inmate

___ is environmentally friendly because it requires reusing solid waste.
a) Conservation
b) Recycling
c) Incineration
d) Landfills

___ is the preservation and protection of our natural resources.
a) Pollution
b) Conservation
c) Recycling
d) Environmentalism

Which program set a five-year lifetime limit on receiving welfare?
a) Drums not Drugs
b) No Child Left Behind
c) Aid to Families with Dependent Children
d) Temporary Assistance to Needy Families

Granting a builder a permit to construct apartments is an examples of a _____..
a) short-term plan
b) long-term plan
c) public policy
d) master plan

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