POL 319 Week 3 Quiz | Assignment Help | Ashford University
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POL 319 Week 3 Quiz | Assignment Help | Ashford University
Question 1
Most private
corporations budgets are based on a fiscal year, but public budgets are usually
based on a calendar year.
True
False
Question 2
The main actors in the
budgetary process are the chief executive, the legislative body, agencies, and
interest groups.
o
True
o
False
Question 3
Two basic principles
describe state and local financial systems as they have evolved. They are:
o
Interdependence and diversity
o
Dependence and diversity
o
Countercyclical and diversity
o
Cyclical and independence.
Question 4
The first state to
impose a general sales tax was ___________.
o
Wyoming
o
Massachusetts
o
Mississippi
o
New York
Question 5
The budget has seven
overlapping stages that occur in the following order: preparation, formulation,
adoption, execution, audit, recalibration, and synchronization.
o
True
o
False
Question 6
Some states have
two-year (biennial) budget cycles.
o
True
o
False
Question 7
The concept of the
merit system is usually associated with the passage of the Pendleton Act in
1883.
o
True
o
False
Question 8
The area that consumes
the greatest amount of state and local government budgets is __________.
o
education
o
social services
o
administration
o
public safety
Question 9
Currently, there are
approximately ____________million public employees at the state and local
level.
o
19
o
10
o
16
o
50
Question 10
The famous quote,
“Politics is who gets what, when, and how,” is attributed to which famous
political scientist?
o
James Q. Wilson
o
Anthony Downs
o
Thomas Jefferson
o
Harold Lasswell
USA 
India