Question 1

Explain how controversies over issues such as abortion and privatization hurt health care services for Texas residents.

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Controversies over issues such as aborti

Question 2

In Brown v. Board of Education, segregated school districts were ordered to

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A)  double the funding for African American integrated schools. 
B)  desegregate their schools within the next 10 years. 
C)  desegregate their schools "with all deliberate speed." 
D)  appoint a commission to study the Texas school system and make recommendations to the governor. 
E)  redraw school district lines to improve funding for all schools on a more equitable basis. 
A)  double the funding for African American integrated schools. 
B)  desegregate their schools within the next 10 years. 
C)  desegregate their schools "with all deliberate speed." 
D)  appoint a commission to study the Texas school system and make recommendations to the governor. 
E)  redraw school district lines to improve funding for all schools on a more equitable basis.

Question 3

Ross Perot was appointed by Governor Mark White to chair a committee on education. As committee chair, he was particularly scornful of

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A)  high teacher salaries. 
B)  the cost of education per pupil. 
C)  the high incidence of violence in public school classrooms. 
D)  athletic programs. 
E)  low college graduation rates. 
A)  high teacher salaries. 
B)  the cost of education per pupil. 
C)  the high incidence of violence in public school classrooms. 
D)  athletic programs. 
E)  low college graduation rates.

Question 4

Which of the following statements regarding public policy in Texas is true?

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A)  Public policy in Texas is not affected at all by national policy. 
B)  Public policy in Texas is crippled by national policy, giving Texas very little control. 
C)  The policies of the national government influence Texas, but, for the most part, large segments of public policy, such as education, infrastructure, and legal matters, are state and local matters. 
D)  Public policy making is divided equally between the state and federal governments under the concept and theory of federalism. 
E)  Federalism makes the national government virtually irrelevant to states such as Texas. 
A)  Public policy in Texas is not affected at all by national policy. 
B)  Public policy in Texas is crippled by national policy, giving Texas very little control. 
C)  The policies of the national government influence Texas, but, for the most part, large segments of public policy, such as education, infrastructure, and legal matters, are state and local matters. 
D)  Public policy making is divided equally between the state and federal governments under the concept and theory of federalism. 
E)  Federalism makes the national government virtually irrelevant to states such as Texas.

Question 5

What happened during the 2013 legislative session that changed the high-minded expectations about the education reform movement?

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A)  The idea of testing to promote academic excellence was not being abandoned completely, but it no longer held center stage for reformers. 
B)  Students, under certain circumstances, were able to transfer from low-performing schools to high-performing schools in their districts. 
C)  The implementation of the "No pass, No play" rule was relaxed. 
D)  The implementation of an additional literacy test for teachers failed to pass. 
E)  School districts were allowed to drop the algebra II requirement for graduation. 
A)  The idea of testing to promote academic excellence was not being abandoned completely, but it no longer held center stage for reformers. 
B)  Students, under certain circumstances, were able to transfer from low-performing schools to high-performing schools in their districts. 
C)  The implementation of the "No pass, No play" rule was relaxed. 
D)  The implementation of an additional literacy test for teachers failed to pass. 
E)  School districts were allowed to drop the algebra II requirement for graduation.

Question 6

The U.S. Supreme Court overturned Plessy v. Ferguson in

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A)  Gilmer v. Aikin. 
B)  San Antonio v. Rodriguez. 
C)  Edgewood ISD v. Kirby. 
D)  Roe v. Wade. 
E)  Brown v. Board of Education. 
A)  Gilmer v. Aikin. 
B)  San Antonio v. Rodriguez. 
C)  Edgewood ISD v. Kirby. 
D)  Roe v. Wade. 
E)  Brown v. Board of Education.

Question 7

Which school district in Texas became the first in the nation to comply with the Supreme Court's order in Brown v. the Board of Education?

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A)  Houston 
B)  El Paso 
C)  San Antonio 
D)  Dallas 
E)  Austin 
A)  Houston 
B)  El Paso 
C)  San Antonio 
D)  Dallas 
E)  Austin

Question 8

Under the Gilmer-Aikin Laws,

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A)  the State Board of Education was established and became the policy-making body for public education in Texas. 
B)  the State Board of Education was abolished for being redundant and in competition with the federal Department of Education. 
C)  the Religious Antidiscrimination Act was repealed. 
D)  the State Board of Education members were elected statewide on partisan ballots. 
E)  Texas instituted an income tax to fund public education. 
A)  the State Board of Education was established and became the policy-making body for public education in Texas. 
B)  the State Board of Education was abolished for being redundant and in competition with the federal Department of Education. 
C)  the Religious Antidiscrimination Act was repealed. 
D)  the State Board of Education members were elected statewide on partisan ballots. 
E)  Texas instituted an income tax to fund public education.

Question 9

Responding to the Supreme Court decision on national health care legislation of 2010, Governor Perry announced that

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A)  Texas agreed with the Supreme Court's decision. 
B)  Texas would increase funding for Medicaid by borrowing substantial sums of money on Wall Street. 
C)  the Texas legislature would happily increase taxes to fund the expanded Medicaid program. 
D)  Texas might not participate in the expanded Medicaid program. 
E)  President Obama should be impeached. 
A)  Texas agreed with the Supreme Court's decision. 
B)  Texas would increase funding for Medicaid by borrowing substantial sums of money on Wall Street. 
C)  the Texas legislature would happily increase taxes to fund the expanded Medicaid program. 
D)  Texas might not participate in the expanded Medicaid program. 
E)  President Obama should be impeached.

Question 10

Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)

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A)  invalidated state-imposed racial segregation in Texas. 
B)  validated the election of State Board of Education members. 
C)  overturned the Brown v. Board of Education U.S. Supreme Court case of 1954. 
D)  was reinforced by Edgewood ISD v. Kirby. 
E)  validated state-imposed racial segregation in Texas public schools. 
A)  invalidated state-imposed racial segregation in Texas. 
B)  validated the election of State Board of Education members. 
C)  overturned the Brown v. Board of Education U.S. Supreme Court case of 1954. 
D)  was reinforced by Edgewood ISD v. Kirby. 
E)  validated state-imposed racial segregation in Texas public schools.

Question 11

The law of capture, as it pertains to water policy in Texas, essentially means that

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A)  the state owns the water rights because it is sovereign over Texas residents. 
B)  the federal government has the right to capture water in Texas because of the supremacy clause in the federal Constitution. 
C)  the first person to capture the water by pumping it out of the ground owns it. 
D)  the state can capture and tax any business that uses state water without reporting usage statistics to the state water board. 
E)  only water captured in surface retaining ponds can be owned. 
A)  the state owns the water rights because it is sovereign over Texas residents. 
B)  the federal government has the right to capture water in Texas because of the supremacy clause in the federal Constitution. 
C)  the first person to capture the water by pumping it out of the ground owns it. 
D)  the state can capture and tax any business that uses state water without reporting usage statistics to the state water board. 
E)  only water captured in surface retaining ponds can be owned.

Question 12

The most persistent social problem facing Texas is

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A)  severe droughts. 
B)  poverty. 
C)  crime. 
D)  environmental degradation. 
E)  political corruption. 
A)  severe droughts. 
B)  poverty. 
C)  crime. 
D)  environmental degradation. 
E)  political corruption.

Question 13

The stages of public policy making are

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A)  formulation, identification, implementation, and evaluation. 
B)  problem identification, formulation, implementation, and evaluation. 
C)  evaluation, identification, formulation, and implementation. 
D)  problem identification, evaluation, formulation, and implementation. 
E)  agenda setting, problem identification, formulation, and implementation. 
A)  formulation, identification, implementation, and evaluation. 
B)  problem identification, formulation, implementation, and evaluation. 
C)  evaluation, identification, formulation, and implementation. 
D)  problem identification, evaluation, formulation, and implementation. 
E)  agenda setting, problem identification, formulation, and implementation.

Question 14

Discuss the controversy surrounding the issue of welfare dependency.

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The controversy surrounding the issue of

Question 15

How did the 1996 welfare reform legislation passed during the Clinton administration affect welfare policy in Texas?

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The answer of How did the 1996 welfare reform legislation...

Question 16

The primary purpose of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families was to

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A)  reduce the number of children in poverty. 
B)  reduce illegitimacy rates among all affected groups. 
C)  provide large benefits across the board to lift welfare recipients out of poverty. 
D)  make families self-sufficient by ending the cycle of dependency on government benefits. 
E)  coerce the states to be held more accountable for the distribution of the block-grant funding from the federal government. 
A)  reduce the number of children in poverty. 
B)  reduce illegitimacy rates among all affected groups. 
C)  provide large benefits across the board to lift welfare recipients out of poverty. 
D)  make families self-sufficient by ending the cycle of dependency on government benefits. 
E)  coerce the states to be held more accountable for the distribution of the block-grant funding from the federal government.

Question 17

Underlying water policy in Texas is

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A)  federal law mandating all aspects of water use in Texas. 
B)  a complicated system of private property rights. 
C)  the fact that Texas has no major rivers, lakes, or aquifers. 
D)  fear that Texas is in a permanent state of drought. 
E)  fierce competition with Mexico over water rights. 
A)  federal law mandating all aspects of water use in Texas. 
B)  a complicated system of private property rights. 
C)  the fact that Texas has no major rivers, lakes, or aquifers. 
D)  fear that Texas is in a permanent state of drought. 
E)  fierce competition with Mexico over water rights.

Question 18

The legal doctrine at issue in the Plessy v. Ferguson case is the

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A)  separate but equal doctrine. 
B)  privileges and immunities clause. 
C)  hold and save harmless doctrine. 
D)  supremacy clause. 
E)  doctrine of eminent domain. 
A)  separate but equal doctrine. 
B)  privileges and immunities clause. 
C)  hold and save harmless doctrine. 
D)  supremacy clause. 
E)  doctrine of eminent domain.

Question 19

Plessy v. Ferguson overturned the doctrine of separate but equal.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The origins of modern welfare policy lie in

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A)  the post-Civil War Reconstruction era. 
B)  President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal. 
C)  President Truman's post-World War II reforms. 
D)  President Lyndon Johnson's Great Society programs. 
E)  President Gerald Ford's War on Poverty. 
A)  the post-Civil War Reconstruction era. 
B)  President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal. 
C)  President Truman's post-World War II reforms. 
D)  President Lyndon Johnson's Great Society programs. 
E)  President Gerald Ford's War on Poverty.

Explain how controversies over issues such as abortion and privatization hurt health care services for Texas residents.

In Brown v. Board of Education, segregated school districts were ordered to

Ross Perot was appointed by Governor Mark White to chair a committee on education. As committee chair, he was particularly scornful of

Which of the following statements regarding public policy in Texas is true?

What happened during the 2013 legislative session that changed the high-minded expectations about the education reform movement?

The U.S. Supreme Court overturned Plessy v. Ferguson in

Which school district in Texas became the first in the nation to comply with the Supreme Court's order in Brown v. the Board of Education?

Under the Gilmer-Aikin Laws,

Responding to the Supreme Court decision on national health care legislation of 2010, Governor Perry announced that

Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)

The law of capture, as it pertains to water policy in Texas, essentially means that

The most persistent social problem facing Texas is

The stages of public policy making are

Discuss the controversy surrounding the issue of welfare dependency.

How did the 1996 welfare reform legislation passed during the Clinton administration affect welfare policy in Texas?

The primary purpose of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families was to

Underlying water policy in Texas is

The legal doctrine at issue in the Plessy v. Ferguson case is the

Plessy v. Ferguson overturned the doctrine of separate but equal.

The origins of modern welfare policy lie in

The Political Culture, People, and Economy of Texas

The Texas Constitution

Texas in the Federal System

Political Parties in Texas

Elections in Texas

Interest Groups and Lobbying

The Texas Legislature

The Texas Executive Branch

The Texas Judiciary

Local Government in Texas

Public Finance in Texas

Crime and Corrections Policy in Texas

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Exam 12: Public Policy in Texas

Explain how controversies over issues such as abortion and privatization hurt health care services for Texas residents.

In Brown v. Board of Education, segregated school districts were ordered to

Ross Perot was appointed by Governor Mark White to chair a committee on education. As committee chair, he was particularly scornful of

Which of the following statements regarding public policy in Texas is true?

What happened during the 2013 legislative session that changed the high-minded expectations about the education reform movement?

The U.S. Supreme Court overturned Plessy v. Ferguson in

Which school district in Texas became the first in the nation to comply with the Supreme Court's order in Brown v. the Board of Education?

Under the Gilmer-Aikin Laws,

Responding to the Supreme Court decision on national health care legislation of 2010, Governor Perry announced that

Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)

The law of capture, as it pertains to water policy in Texas, essentially means that

The most persistent social problem facing Texas is

The stages of public policy making are

Discuss the controversy surrounding the issue of welfare dependency.

How did the 1996 welfare reform legislation passed during the Clinton administration affect welfare policy in Texas?

The primary purpose of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families was to

Underlying water policy in Texas is

The legal doctrine at issue in the Plessy v. Ferguson case is the

Plessy v. Ferguson overturned the doctrine of separate but equal.

The origins of modern welfare policy lie in

The Political Culture, People, and Economy of Texas

The Texas Constitution

Texas in the Federal System

Political Parties in Texas

Elections in Texas

Interest Groups and Lobbying

The Texas Legislature

The Texas Executive Branch

The Texas Judiciary

Local Government in Texas

Public Finance in Texas

Crime and Corrections Policy in Texas

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