Question 1

The formal certification of the state budget is the responsibility of the

Accepted Answer

A)  secretary of state. 
B)  comptroller of public accounts. 
C)  secretary of the treasury. 
D)  Department of Public Safety. 
E)  Texas State Internal Revenue Service. 
A)  secretary of state. 
B)  comptroller of public accounts. 
C)  secretary of the treasury. 
D)  Department of Public Safety. 
E)  Texas State Internal Revenue Service.

Question 2

Which of the following is the best description of the Supreme Court's decision in Rodriguez v. San Antonio ISD?

Accepted Answer

A)  The state may not deny federal education dollars to underperforming school districts. 
B)  The equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment compels states to fund all school districts equally. 
C)  Segregation based on a student's ethnicity is unconstitutional. 
D)  It is not unconstitutional for Texas to fund school districts with unequal levels of property taxes. 
E)  The state may not fund schools differently based on the ethnic makeup of the schools. 
A)  The state may not deny federal education dollars to underperforming school districts. 
B)  The equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment compels states to fund all school districts equally. 
C)  Segregation based on a student's ethnicity is unconstitutional. 
D)  It is not unconstitutional for Texas to fund school districts with unequal levels of property taxes. 
E)  The state may not fund schools differently based on the ethnic makeup of the schools.

Question 3

The Gilmer-Aikins Laws of 1949 made racial segregation in Texas public schools illegal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

In Texas, about one in every three African Americans is poor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Why do Texas budgets not run into debt?

Accepted Answer

A)  The oil booms of the last century have always provided plenty of income. 
B)  The Texas constitution places several limitations on the ability of the legislature to get into debt. 
C)  The political ideology of Texas has always made borrowing money politically unpopular. 
D)  The tax levels have always been among the highest in the nation, so there is plenty of money available. 
E)  The money brought in by the recent high-tech boom has offset any debt the state might have incurred. 
A)  The oil booms of the last century have always provided plenty of income. 
B)  The Texas constitution places several limitations on the ability of the legislature to get into debt. 
C)  The political ideology of Texas has always made borrowing money politically unpopular. 
D)  The tax levels have always been among the highest in the nation, so there is plenty of money available. 
E)  The money brought in by the recent high-tech boom has offset any debt the state might have incurred.

Question 6

Which of the following ethnic groups make up the majority of Texans living in poverty?

Accepted Answer

A)  whites 
B)  African Americans 
C)  Hispanics 
D)  no single ethnic group 
E)  Native Americans 
A)  whites 
B)  African Americans 
C)  Hispanics 
D)  no single ethnic group 
E)  Native Americans

Question 7

School reform in the 1990s led to the centralization of education policy in Austin.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In what case did the Texas supreme court declare that the Texas constitution required that each school district be funded at approximately the same level?

Accepted Answer

A)  Edgewood IDS v. Kirby 
B)  Brown v. Board of Education 
C)  Rodriguez v. San Antonio ISD 
D)  Ruiz v. Estelle 
E)  Smith v. Allwright 
A)  Edgewood IDS v. Kirby 
B)  Brown v. Board of Education 
C)  Rodriguez v. San Antonio ISD 
D)  Ruiz v. Estelle 
E)  Smith v. Allwright

Question 9

Which form of taxation is not used in Texas?

Accepted Answer

A)  income tax 
B)  property tax 
C)  oil production tax 
D)  sales tax 
E)  cigarette tax 
A)  income tax 
B)  property tax 
C)  oil production tax 
D)  sales tax 
E)  cigarette tax

Question 10

Which of the following was not a proposed solution to the 2011 budget crisis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Eliminate various regulatory agencies involved with overseeing business and environmental regulation. 
B)  Cut funding to elementary and secondary education. 
C)  Cut the governor's salary. 
D)  Curtail or even eliminate funds going to the poor through the Medicaid Program or the TANF Program. 
E)  Raise tuition at community colleges and state universities. 
A)  Eliminate various regulatory agencies involved with overseeing business and environmental regulation. 
B)  Cut funding to elementary and secondary education. 
C)  Cut the governor's salary. 
D)  Curtail or even eliminate funds going to the poor through the Medicaid Program or the TANF Program. 
E)  Raise tuition at community colleges and state universities.

Question 11

Which of the following was not part of the Gilmer-Aikin Laws passed in 1949?

Accepted Answer

A)  A minimum length for the school year was established. 
B)  State schoolteachers' salaries were raised. 
C)  The state made its first attempt at school desegregation. 
D)  State funding was used to supplement local revenues. 
E)  School districts were consolidated into 2,900 administrative units. 
A)  A minimum length for the school year was established. 
B)  State schoolteachers' salaries were raised. 
C)  The state made its first attempt at school desegregation. 
D)  State funding was used to supplement local revenues. 
E)  School districts were consolidated into 2,900 administrative units.

Question 12

What has been the trend in terms of incarceration of criminals in Texas? What is the philosophy behind Texas's corrections policy? What are some of the necessary reforms Texas has made to its prison system?

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The trend in terms of incarceration of c

The formal certification of the state budget is the responsibility of the

Which of the following is the best description of the Supreme Court's decision in Rodriguez v. San Antonio ISD?

The Gilmer-Aikins Laws of 1949 made racial segregation in Texas public schools illegal.

In Texas, about one in every three African Americans is poor.

Why do Texas budgets not run into debt?

Which of the following ethnic groups make up the majority of Texans living in poverty?

School reform in the 1990s led to the centralization of education policy in Austin.

In what case did the Texas supreme court declare that the Texas constitution required that each school district be funded at approximately the same level?

Which form of taxation is not used in Texas?

Which of the following was not a proposed solution to the 2011 budget crisis?

Which of the following was not part of the Gilmer-Aikin Laws passed in 1949?

What has been the trend in terms of incarceration of criminals in Texas? What is the philosophy behind Texas's corrections policy? What are some of the necessary reforms Texas has made to its prison system?

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Exam 27: Public Policy in Texas

The formal certification of the state budget is the responsibility of the

Which of the following is the best description of the Supreme Court's decision in Rodriguez v. San Antonio ISD?

The Gilmer-Aikins Laws of 1949 made racial segregation in Texas public schools illegal.

In Texas, about one in every three African Americans is poor.

Why do Texas budgets not run into debt?

Which of the following ethnic groups make up the majority of Texans living in poverty?

School reform in the 1990s led to the centralization of education policy in Austin.

In what case did the Texas supreme court declare that the Texas constitution required that each school district be funded at approximately the same level?

Which form of taxation is not used in Texas?

Which of the following was not a proposed solution to the 2011 budget crisis?

Which of the following was not part of the Gilmer-Aikin Laws passed in 1949?

What has been the trend in terms of incarceration of criminals in Texas? What is the philosophy behind Texas's corrections policy? What are some of the necessary reforms Texas has made to its prison system?

American Political Culture

The Founding and the Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Public Opinion

The Media

Political Participation and Voting

Political Parties

Campaigns and Elections

Groups and Interests

Congress

The Presidency

Bureaucracy in a Democracy

The Federal Courts

Government and the Economy

Social Policy

Foreign Policy and Democracy

The Political Culture, People, and Economy of Texas

The Texas Constitution

Parties and Elections in Texas

Interest Groups and Lobbying

The Texas Legislature

The Texas Executive Branch

The Texas Judiciary

Local Government in Texas

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