Question 1

Of the fifty states ranked by per capita distribution of federal grants to state and local government, Texas ranks

Accepted Answer

A)  fifth. 
B)  twenty-fifth. 
C)  in the middle third. 
D)  thirtieth. 
E)  near the bottom. 
A)  fifth. 
B)  twenty-fifth. 
C)  in the middle third. 
D)  thirtieth. 
E)  near the bottom.

Question 2

Money supplied by the federal government as a categorical grant-in-aid is divided into two categories ________ grants.

Accepted Answer

A)  matching and block 
B)  project and formula 
C)  state and local 
D)  primary and secondary 
E)  federal and non-federal 
A)  matching and block 
B)  project and formula 
C)  state and local 
D)  primary and secondary 
E)  federal and non-federal

Question 3

The three fundamental systems for structuring government are

Accepted Answer

A)  national, international, and transnational. 
B)  confederation, federalism, and unitary. 
C)  local, state, and national. 
D)  local, regional, and global. 
E)  democracy, autocracy, and oligarchy. 
A)  national, international, and transnational. 
B)  confederation, federalism, and unitary. 
C)  local, state, and national. 
D)  local, regional, and global. 
E)  democracy, autocracy, and oligarchy.

Question 4

What resulted from the policies pursued by President Lyndon Johnson in his Great Society programs?

Accepted Answer

A)  The federal government gradually devolved greater authority to the states concerning spending of federal funding. 
B)  The number of federal grant programs and funding increased significantly as did the federal share of state and local budgets. 
C)  The federal government became responsible for funding 80 percent of major intrastate infrastructure projects. 
D)  Following increasing interference by the federal government in the affairs of states, the Supreme Court enacted measures to roll back the national government. 
E)  State and local governments increasingly became dominated by the national government in budgetary and taxation matters. 
A)  The federal government gradually devolved greater authority to the states concerning spending of federal funding. 
B)  The number of federal grant programs and funding increased significantly as did the federal share of state and local budgets. 
C)  The federal government became responsible for funding 80 percent of major intrastate infrastructure projects. 
D)  Following increasing interference by the federal government in the affairs of states, the Supreme Court enacted measures to roll back the national government. 
E)  State and local governments increasingly became dominated by the national government in budgetary and taxation matters.

Question 5

Categorical grants-in-aid have been used over the past fifty years

Accepted Answer

A)  as a way to encourage states to develop autonomy. 
B)  to limit the autonomy of state governments. 
C)  to fund 90 percent of social programs in states. 
D)  to shape and implement domestic programs. 
E)  as a way to control state economies by the national government. 
A)  as a way to encourage states to develop autonomy. 
B)  to limit the autonomy of state governments. 
C)  to fund 90 percent of social programs in states. 
D)  to shape and implement domestic programs. 
E)  as a way to control state economies by the national government.

Question 6

Money from the federal government accounts for approximately ________ of the total Texas budget.

Accepted Answer

A)  17 percent 
B)  25 percent 
C)  30 percent 
D)  39 percent 
E)  66 percent 
A)  17 percent 
B)  25 percent 
C)  30 percent 
D)  39 percent 
E)  66 percent

Question 7

The 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act provided amnesty to illegal immigrants who had moved to the U.S.prior to

Accepted Answer

A)  January 1, 1942. 
B)  January 1, 1952. 
C)  January 1, 1962. 
D)  January 1, 1972. 
E)  January 1, 1982. 
A)  January 1, 1942. 
B)  January 1, 1952. 
C)  January 1, 1962. 
D)  January 1, 1972. 
E)  January 1, 1982.

Question 8

The benefits to Texas from NAFTA are

Accepted Answer

A)  evenly distributed across the state. 
B)  unevenly distributed in South Texas. 
C)  unevenly distributed throughout the state. 
D)  unevenly distributed in East Texas. 
E)  evenly distributed along the border. 
A)  evenly distributed across the state. 
B)  unevenly distributed in South Texas. 
C)  unevenly distributed throughout the state. 
D)  unevenly distributed in East Texas. 
E)  evenly distributed along the border.

Question 9

In 1990, Congress passed ________, which requires governments to make extensive and costly changes in public facilities.

Accepted Answer

A)  Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFD
C)  
B)  Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) 
C)  the Americans with Disabilities Act (AD
A)  
D)  the Earned Income Tax Credit (ETI
C)  
E)  the Public Housing Assistance Act (PHA
A)  
A)  Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFD
C)  
B)  Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) 
C)  the Americans with Disabilities Act (AD
A)  
D)  the Earned Income Tax Credit (ETI
C)  
E)  the Public Housing Assistance Act (PHA
A)

Question 10

In Printz v.United States, the U.S.Supreme Court struck down provisions of the ________ that required background checks on handgun purchases.

Accepted Answer

A)  Defense of Hunting Act 
B)  Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act 
C)  Saturday Night Specials Act 
D)  Ronald Reagan Gun-Free Zone Act 
E)  Handgun and Rifle Limitations Act 
A)  Defense of Hunting Act 
B)  Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act 
C)  Saturday Night Specials Act 
D)  Ronald Reagan Gun-Free Zone Act 
E)  Handgun and Rifle Limitations Act

Question 11

In addition to sharing a common border, the United States and Mexico share

Accepted Answer

A)  air and water pollution, languages, and water rights throughout the border region. 
B)  industrial development, education policy, and languages throughout the border region. 
C)  population growth, birth, rates and common health problems along the border. 
D)  air and water pollution, education policy, and languages throughout the border region. 
E)  air and water pollution, industrial development, and population growth along the border. 
A)  air and water pollution, languages, and water rights throughout the border region. 
B)  industrial development, education policy, and languages throughout the border region. 
C)  population growth, birth, rates and common health problems along the border. 
D)  air and water pollution, education policy, and languages throughout the border region. 
E)  air and water pollution, industrial development, and population growth along the border.

Question 12

Define "federalism" and include a discussion of federal-state relationships and relationships among the states.

Accepted Answer

Federalism is a system of government in

Question 13

The U.S.Supreme Court ruled in the case of United States v.Lopez that Congress had overreached its constitutional power concerning interstate commerce when it

Accepted Answer

A)  attempted to enact a federal tariff on the transport of natural gas between states. 
B)  attempted to prevent the carrying of guns in school zones under the commerce clause. 
C)  banned the sale of used assault weapons between citizens in different states. 
D)  sought to regulate shipping along waterways shared by two or more states. 
E)  attempted to ban the sale of alcohol in wet counties to citizens living in dry counties. 
A)  attempted to enact a federal tariff on the transport of natural gas between states. 
B)  attempted to prevent the carrying of guns in school zones under the commerce clause. 
C)  banned the sale of used assault weapons between citizens in different states. 
D)  sought to regulate shipping along waterways shared by two or more states. 
E)  attempted to ban the sale of alcohol in wet counties to citizens living in dry counties.

Question 14

In the past twenty years, Congress has

Accepted Answer

A)  increased the number of mandates and preemptions forced on the states. 
B)  decreased the number of mandates and preemptions forced on the states. 
C)  eliminated mandates and preemptions forced on the states. 
D)  superseded mandates and preemptions with the concept of federalism. 
E)  decreased the federal role in policymaking in favor of the states. 
A)  increased the number of mandates and preemptions forced on the states. 
B)  decreased the number of mandates and preemptions forced on the states. 
C)  eliminated mandates and preemptions forced on the states. 
D)  superseded mandates and preemptions with the concept of federalism. 
E)  decreased the federal role in policymaking in favor of the states.

Question 15

The problems and interests that Texas and Mexico share are called

Accepted Answer

A)  international regionalism. 
B)  transnational regionalism. 
C)  transectional globalism. 
D)  maquiladora globalism. 
E)  maquiladora regionalism. 
A)  international regionalism. 
B)  transnational regionalism. 
C)  transectional globalism. 
D)  maquiladora globalism. 
E)  maquiladora regionalism.

Question 16

Texas has experienced little economic benefit from the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Describe at least three examples of how federalism has changed over the history of the United States.Include a discussion of the impact September 11, 2001 on federalism.

Accepted Answer

1. Expansion of federal power: Throughou

Question 18

Briefly discuss the infrastructure of the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Accepted Answer

The infrastructure of the North American

Question 19

Congress enacted a major welfare reform bill in 1996 that eliminated entitlements under Aid to
Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) and replaced it with

Accepted Answer

A)  Earned Income Tax Credits (EIT
C) . 
B)  Permanent Assistance for Individual Dependents (PAI
D) . 
C)  Consolidated Aid for Families in Distress (CAF
D) . 
D)  Public Housing and Food Assistance (PHF
A)  
E)  Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). 
A)  Earned Income Tax Credits (EIT
C) . 
B)  Permanent Assistance for Individual Dependents (PAI
D) . 
C)  Consolidated Aid for Families in Distress (CAF
D) . 
D)  Public Housing and Food Assistance (PHF
A)  
E)  Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).

Question 20

________ are issues between the states that are often resolved by the U.S.Supreme Court.

Accepted Answer

A)  Licensing fees that affect interstate shipping, control of water resources, and boundary disputes 
B)  Control over the use of water resources, Internet commerce, and tax jurisdictions 
C)  Licensing fees that affect interstate banking, boundary disputes and tax jurisdiction 
D)  Boundary disputes, licensing fees that affect interstate banking, and Internet commerce 
E)  Licensing fees that affect interstate shipping, internet commerce, and boundary disputes 
A)  Licensing fees that affect interstate shipping, control of water resources, and boundary disputes 
B)  Control over the use of water resources, Internet commerce, and tax jurisdictions 
C)  Licensing fees that affect interstate banking, boundary disputes and tax jurisdiction 
D)  Boundary disputes, licensing fees that affect interstate banking, and Internet commerce 
E)  Licensing fees that affect interstate shipping, internet commerce, and boundary disputes

Of the fifty states ranked by per capita distribution of federal grants to state and local government, Texas ranks

Money supplied by the federal government as a categorical grant-in-aid is divided into two categories ________ grants.

The three fundamental systems for structuring government are

What resulted from the policies pursued by President Lyndon Johnson in his Great Society programs?

Categorical grants-in-aid have been used over the past fifty years

Money from the federal government accounts for approximately ________ of the total Texas budget.

The 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act provided amnesty to illegal immigrants who had moved to the U.S.prior to

The benefits to Texas from NAFTA are

In 1990, Congress passed ________, which requires governments to make extensive and costly changes in public facilities.

In Printz v.United States, the U.S.Supreme Court struck down provisions of the ________ that required background checks on handgun purchases.

In addition to sharing a common border, the United States and Mexico share

Define "federalism" and include a discussion of federal-state relationships and relationships among the states.

The U.S.Supreme Court ruled in the case of United States v.Lopez that Congress had overreached its constitutional power concerning interstate commerce when it

In the past twenty years, Congress has

The problems and interests that Texas and Mexico share are called

Texas has experienced little economic benefit from the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Describe at least three examples of how federalism has changed over the history of the United States.Include a discussion of the impact September 11, 2001 on federalism.

Briefly discuss the infrastructure of the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Congress enacted a major welfare reform bill in 1996 that eliminated entitlements under Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) and replaced it with

________ are issues between the states that are often resolved by the U.S.Supreme Court.

The social and economic milieu of texas politics

The texas constitution

Interest groups and political power in texas

The mass media in texas politics

The party system in

Elections, campaigns, and political behavior

The texas legislature

The texas executive

The bureaucracy and policy implementation

The judicial system in texas

Local government in texas: cities, towns, counties, and special districts

Contemporary public policy issues in texas

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Exam 3: Intergovernmental relationships

Of the fifty states ranked by per capita distribution of federal grants to state and local government, Texas ranks

Money supplied by the federal government as a categorical grant-in-aid is divided into two categories ________ grants.

The three fundamental systems for structuring government are

What resulted from the policies pursued by President Lyndon Johnson in his Great Society programs?

Categorical grants-in-aid have been used over the past fifty years

Money from the federal government accounts for approximately ________ of the total Texas budget.

The 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act provided amnesty to illegal immigrants who had moved to the U.S.prior to

The benefits to Texas from NAFTA are

In 1990, Congress passed ________, which requires governments to make extensive and costly changes in public facilities.

In Printz v.United States, the U.S.Supreme Court struck down provisions of the ________ that required background checks on handgun purchases.

In addition to sharing a common border, the United States and Mexico share

Define "federalism" and include a discussion of federal-state relationships and relationships among the states.

The U.S.Supreme Court ruled in the case of United States v.Lopez that Congress had overreached its constitutional power concerning interstate commerce when it

In the past twenty years, Congress has

The problems and interests that Texas and Mexico share are called

Texas has experienced little economic benefit from the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Describe at least three examples of how federalism has changed over the history of the United States.Include a discussion of the impact September 11, 2001 on federalism.

Briefly discuss the infrastructure of the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Congress enacted a major welfare reform bill in 1996 that eliminated entitlements under Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) and replaced it with

________ are issues between the states that are often resolved by the U.S.Supreme Court.

The social and economic milieu of texas politics

The texas constitution

Interest groups and political power in texas

The mass media in texas politics

The party system in

Elections, campaigns, and political behavior

The texas legislature

The texas executive

The bureaucracy and policy implementation

The judicial system in texas

Local government in texas: cities, towns, counties, and special districts

Contemporary public policy issues in texas

Filters