Exam 11: Finance and Fiscal Policy

Summarize the system of higher education funding at Texas colleges and universities,and explain how funding for community colleges differs from that of four-year institutions.Identify some of the controversies surrounding higher education funding.

Which of the following will have the greatest impact on the state's water supply in the coming years?

Regarding fiscal policy,what does the Texas Constitution require?

In the 2018-2019 biennial budget,approximately what percentage of state expenditures went to Health and Human Services funding?

Explain the role of the comptroller of public accounts.

What is the name of a state tax levied on a natural resource taken from the earth?

What is another name for the state's Economic Stabilization Fund?

In the 2018-2019 biennial budget,approximately what percentage of state expenditures went to higher education funding in Texas?

What are the rules regarding government debt in Texas? Why does the government borrow when it does? Describe both positive and negative aspects of the way that Texas handles government borrowing.

Compared to the rest of the nation,where does Texas rank concerning the number of children without health insurance coverage in Texas?

Which of the following is true of Texas's dual budgeting system?

Which of these is responsible for overseeing the investment of state funds?

Which of the following classes of corporations has the least business tax burden?

Which kind of tax relies more heavily on revenues from higher incomes?

As a result of a lawsuit filed by the state of Texas over tobacco-related illnesses,how much must the American tobacco industry pay the state?

Which task does the comptroller's office oversee?

What is the name for accounts that can be used only for specifically named purposes?

Describe the system of public assistance in Texas,particularly as it applies to health care.Should the state of Texas make health and human services for children more of a priority? Why or why not?

What is a problem with denying CHIP benefits to children?

Identify and describe the nontax sources of revenue on which Texas relies.What are the positive and negative aspects of relying on these revenue sources? Which of these nontax revenues could Texas least afford to lose,and why?