Question 1

Which insurance rates are regulated by the Texas commissioner of insurance?

Accepted Answer

A)  Individual life insurance 
B)  Hospitalization insurance 
C)  Medicare supplement insurance 
D)  Homeowners' insurance 
A)  Individual life insurance 
B)  Hospitalization insurance 
C)  Medicare supplement insurance 
D)  Homeowners' insurance

Question 2

Describe the principle environmental issues in Texas. Identify the state agency responsible for addressing these issues and explain the reasons for the state's poor environmental "report card."

Accepted Answer

The principle environmental issues in Te

Question 3

Texas's commitment to education began with which state constitution?

Accepted Answer

A)  1861 
B)  1845 
C)  1877 
D)  1836 
A)  1861 
B)  1845 
C)  1877 
D)  1836

Question 4

Functions of the Texas Railroad Commission would include all the following, except

Accepted Answer

A)  ensuring pipeline safety. 
B)  setting natural gas rates in rural areas. 
C)  breaking up railroad monopolies. 
D)  overseeing the capping of abandoned oil wells. 
A)  ensuring pipeline safety. 
B)  setting natural gas rates in rural areas. 
C)  breaking up railroad monopolies. 
D)  overseeing the capping of abandoned oil wells.

Question 5

Explain the services provided by Temporary Assistance for Needy Families and Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program. Describe the qualifications necessary to qualify for aid under these programs.

Accepted Answer

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

Question 6

In response to a shortage of highway funding, Texas has attempted to

Accepted Answer

A)  reduce new road construction. 
B)  focus more on maintaining current roads. 
C)  have the federal government increase funding. 
D)  shift to additional privately constructed toll roads. 
A)  reduce new road construction. 
B)  focus more on maintaining current roads. 
C)  have the federal government increase funding. 
D)  shift to additional privately constructed toll roads.

Question 7

Electric providers in Texas are regulated by the

Accepted Answer

A)  Public Utilities Commission. 
B)  Railroad Commission. 
C)  Ethics Commission. 
D)  Commission on Environmental Quality. 
A)  Public Utilities Commission. 
B)  Railroad Commission. 
C)  Ethics Commission. 
D)  Commission on Environmental Quality.

Question 8

Over the years criticism has been leveled at the Health and Human Services Commission and the Texas Attorney General for

Accepted Answer

A)  defunding health care for the poor. 
B)  accepting the Obama health care reforms. 
C)  a lack of drive in pursuing nursing home violations. 
D)  cutting back on free child care and food stamp programs. 
A)  defunding health care for the poor. 
B)  accepting the Obama health care reforms. 
C)  a lack of drive in pursuing nursing home violations. 
D)  cutting back on free child care and food stamp programs.

Question 9

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Accepted Answer

A)  enforces state and some federal air and water quality standards. 
B)  regulates timber cutting in East Texas forests. 
C)  imposes automotive emissions limits in urban areas. 
D)  lost its oversight authority of toxic waste dumping in 1997. 
A)  enforces state and some federal air and water quality standards. 
B)  regulates timber cutting in East Texas forests. 
C)  imposes automotive emissions limits in urban areas. 
D)  lost its oversight authority of toxic waste dumping in 1997.

Question 10

Which policy regarding state employees is set by the legislature?

Accepted Answer

A)  Salary and compensation 
B)  Promotion requirements 
C)  Educational requirements 
D)  Demographic composition of the state service 
A)  Salary and compensation 
B)  Promotion requirements 
C)  Educational requirements 
D)  Demographic composition of the state service

Question 11

The purpose of the payroll tax collected by the Texas Workforce Commission is to

Accepted Answer

A)  provide old-age pensions. 
B)  provide unemployment compensation. 
C)  operate job-training programs. 
D)  compensate workers whose employers violated the Texas Payday Law. 
A)  provide old-age pensions. 
B)  provide unemployment compensation. 
C)  operate job-training programs. 
D)  compensate workers whose employers violated the Texas Payday Law.

Question 12

The mission of the Texas Sunset Advisory Commission is to

Accepted Answer

A)  monitor the appropriated spending of each state agency. 
B)  recommend the merging, abolition, or continuation of state agencies. 
C)  enforce the Administrative Procedures and Texas Register Act. 
D)  enforce the Open Meetings and Records Act. 
A)  monitor the appropriated spending of each state agency. 
B)  recommend the merging, abolition, or continuation of state agencies. 
C)  enforce the Administrative Procedures and Texas Register Act. 
D)  enforce the Open Meetings and Records Act.

Question 13

Probably the most important duty of the Texas Railroad Commission from the standpoint of the rest of the United States is

Accepted Answer

A)  regulating the production of oil and natural gas. 
B)  setting the price of Texas-produced petroleum sold outside Texas. 
C)  regulating intra-state trucking commerce. 
D)  regulating the storage of toxic waste in underground salt domes. 
A)  regulating the production of oil and natural gas. 
B)  setting the price of Texas-produced petroleum sold outside Texas. 
C)  regulating intra-state trucking commerce. 
D)  regulating the storage of toxic waste in underground salt domes.

Question 14

Texas's 2010 poverty rate was the __________ highest in the nation at 17.9 percent.

Accepted Answer

A)  fourth 
B)  ninth 
C)  seventh 
D)  third 
A)  fourth 
B)  ninth 
C)  seventh 
D)  third

Question 15

Acquiring a government job based on political loyalty, without regard to ability, is called

Accepted Answer

A)  elite access. 
B)  political patronage. 
C)  a merit system. 
D)  affirmative action. 
A)  elite access. 
B)  political patronage. 
C)  a merit system. 
D)  affirmative action.

Question 16

Describe the methods of funding and administrative control of public elementary and secondary education in Texas. How would you resolve the issue of equitable funding for all elementary and secondary students?

Accepted Answer

In Texas, public elementary and secondar

Question 17

Texas leads the nation in which renewable energy source?

Accepted Answer

A)  Coal 
B)  Solar 
C)  Wind 
D)  Nuclear 
A)  Coal 
B)  Solar 
C)  Wind 
D)  Nuclear

Question 18

Which statement concerning charter schools is not correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  Limits were placed on their creation in 2001. 
B)  They receive total funding from the legislature. 
C)  They draw students from across school district boundaries. 
D)  They are an alternative where public schools have not performed well. 
A)  Limits were placed on their creation in 2001. 
B)  They receive total funding from the legislature. 
C)  They draw students from across school district boundaries. 
D)  They are an alternative where public schools have not performed well.

Question 19

How many community college districts are there in Texas?

Accepted Answer

A)  35 
B)  60 
C)  55 
D)  50 
A)  35 
B)  60 
C)  55 
D)  50

Question 20

How many state agencies in Texas are substantially independent from the governor?

Accepted Answer

A)  50 
B)  110 
C)  Around 200 
D)  More than 300 
A)  50 
B)  110 
C)  Around 200 
D)  More than 300

Which insurance rates are regulated by the Texas commissioner of insurance?

Describe the principle environmental issues in Texas. Identify the state agency responsible for addressing these issues and explain the reasons for the state's poor environmental "report card."

Texas's commitment to education began with which state constitution?

Functions of the Texas Railroad Commission would include all the following, except

Explain the services provided by Temporary Assistance for Needy Families and Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program. Describe the qualifications necessary to qualify for aid under these programs.

In response to a shortage of highway funding, Texas has attempted to

Electric providers in Texas are regulated by the

Over the years criticism has been leveled at the Health and Human Services Commission and the Texas Attorney General for

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Which policy regarding state employees is set by the legislature?

The purpose of the payroll tax collected by the Texas Workforce Commission is to

The mission of the Texas Sunset Advisory Commission is to

Probably the most important duty of the Texas Railroad Commission from the standpoint of the rest of the United States is

Texas's 2010 poverty rate was the __________ highest in the nation at 17.9 percent.

Acquiring a government job based on political loyalty, without regard to ability, is called

Describe the methods of funding and administrative control of public elementary and secondary education in Texas. How would you resolve the issue of equitable funding for all elementary and secondary students?

Texas leads the nation in which renewable energy source?

Which statement concerning charter schools is not correct?

How many community college districts are there in Texas?

How many state agencies in Texas are substantially independent from the governor?

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Which insurance rates are regulated by the Texas commissioner of insurance?

Describe the principle environmental issues in Texas. Identify the state agency responsible for addressing these issues and explain the reasons for the state's poor environmental "report card."

Texas's commitment to education began with which state constitution?

Functions of the Texas Railroad Commission would include all the following, except

Explain the services provided by Temporary Assistance for Needy Families and Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program. Describe the qualifications necessary to qualify for aid under these programs.

In response to a shortage of highway funding, Texas has attempted to

Electric providers in Texas are regulated by the

Over the years criticism has been leveled at the Health and Human Services Commission and the Texas Attorney General for

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Which policy regarding state employees is set by the legislature?

The purpose of the payroll tax collected by the Texas Workforce Commission is to

The mission of the Texas Sunset Advisory Commission is to

Probably the most important duty of the Texas Railroad Commission from the standpoint of the rest of the United States is

Texas's 2010 poverty rate was the __________ highest in the nation at 17.9 percent.

Acquiring a government job based on political loyalty, without regard to ability, is called

Describe the methods of funding and administrative control of public elementary and secondary education in Texas. How would you resolve the issue of equitable funding for all elementary and secondary students?

Texas leads the nation in which renewable energy source?

Which statement concerning charter schools is not correct?

How many community college districts are there in Texas?

How many state agencies in Texas are substantially independent from the governor?

The Environment of Texas Politics

Federalism and the Texas Constitution

Local Governments

Political Parties

Campaigns and Elections

The Politics of Interest Groups

The Legislature

The Executive

Laws, Courts, and Justice

Finance and Fiscal Policy

Filters