Chapter 13

The government response to solving problems or resolving issues in the community by a government.

• Public Policy
• Short-Term Plan
• Environmentalism
• Conservation
• Resources

the money, people, and materials available to accomplish a community's goals.

• Resources
• Tuition vouchers
• Short-Term Plan
• Community Policing
• solid waste

a plan that states a set of goals and explains how the government will carry them out to meet the changing needs over time.

• Master Plan
• Tuition vouchers
• Short-Term Plan
• Environmentalism
• Community Policing

a type of school that receives state funding but is excused from meeting any public school regulations.

• Charter Schools
• Conservation
• Resources
• solid waste
• NIMBY

movement concerned with protecting the environment.

• Environmentalism
• Recycling
• Short-Term Plan
• Planning Commission
• Public Policy

the careful preservation and protection of natural resources.

• Conservation
• Tuition vouchers
• Recycling
• solid waste
• Planning Commission

In order for a public policy to be acted upon, it must be made a law.

• True
• False

Ideas for public policy can come from many sources: political parties, interest groups--even the media.

• True
• False

Long-term plans for a community are based on educated guesses about future needs.

• True
• False

When creating a master plan, a planning commission musty set priorities then rank them in order of importance

• True
• False