Question 1

Links between poverty and minority status have led many Texans to believe that the welfare assistance program gives undue political influence to minority groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Why did President Reagan seek to end revenue sharing with state and local governments?

Accepted Answer

A)  Revenue sharing was an unfunded mandate that increased inflation. 
B)  Reagan sought to replace revenue sharing solely with block grants. 
C)  Revenue sharing was inefficient, and he sought to transfer funding from them to categorical grants. 
D)  Reagan felt that the funding of Medicaid should take precedence over revenue sharing. 
E)  Reagan believed that revenue sharing was inefficient and contributed to the federal deficit.

Question 3

The Texas Office of State-Federal Relations lobbies the federal government for

Accepted Answer

A)  additional programs, more help with welfare, and federal funding for roads. 
B)  relief from mandates, more funding for No Child Left Behind, and more programs. 
C)  adjustments in funding to Texans' advantage and a larger share of income tax revenues from Texans. 
D)  additional programs, relief from mandates, and adjustments in funding to our advantage. 
E)  more funding for No Child Left Behind and welfare and social programs.

Question 4

Because the writers of the U.S.Constitution foresaw the necessity to organize formal agreements between states, they provided for ________ compacts.

Accepted Answer

A)  intrastate 
B)  regional 
C)  sectional 
D)  interstate 
E)  border

Question 5

The ability to ________ is a concurrent power shared by the national and state governments.

Accepted Answer

A)  coin money 
B)  declare war 
C)  tax 
D)  regulate interstate commerce 
E)  raise an army

Question 6

According to the text, a major factor in illegal immigration is

Accepted Answer

A)  the failure of the U.S. economy. 
B)  the attractive employment opportunities south of the border. 
C)  the political stability in Central America. 
D)  that it was legal to hire an illegal alien until 1986. 
E)  that Cubans can become legal as soon as they set foot on U.S. soil.

Question 7

Though Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W.Bush used executive orders and administrative initiatives to augment the discretionary powers of the states, their efforts were somewhat offset by

Accepted Answer

A)  state legislatures opposing the extending reach of national government control. 
B)  many state courts invalidating the executive orders. 
C)  Congress enacting mandates and the federal courts ruling negatively on federal relations. 
D)  the actions of several senators who withheld federal funding from both presidents' programs. 
E)  governors working with their congressional delegations to discredit both presidents' programs.

Question 8

A systematic transfer of authority from the federal government to the states would be considered ________ in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A)  super nationalism 
B)  evolution 
C)  absolution 
D)  devolution 
E)  degeneration

Question 9

The maquiladora program allows businesses to develop twin plants, one in the United States and one in Mexico.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

President Carter, a former governor of Georgia, attempted

Accepted Answer

A)  to expand the federal government's role to assist local governments. 
B)  to reduce federal assistance role to local governments. 
C)  to redirect funds to counties with new policy initiatives. 
D)  little planning and consultation with local officials. 
E)  to limit project funding to local governments.

Question 11

There is no such thing as

Accepted Answer

A)  the sovereignty of state government in Texas. 
B)  local governments as administrative subdivisions of the state. 
C)  the sovereignty of local government in Texas. 
D)  the sovereignty of the federal government in Texas. 
E)  horizontal federalism between states.

Question 12

What are the major provisions of the U.S.Constitution that define the U.S.federal system and the relationships between the national government and the states?

Accepted Answer

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Question 13

One of the most significant changes in Mexican law resulting from the maquiladora program was

Accepted Answer

A)  the increased money spent in drug enforcement programs and drug interdiction. 
B)  requiring Texans crossing the Mexican border to have a Mexican visa. 
C)  allowing 100 percent foreign ownership of assembly plants in Mexico. 
D)  decreasing the number of Mexican border patrol agents. 
E)  allowing Mexican businessmen to own manufacturing plants in the United States.

Question 14

The conditions in hundreds of colonias on the Texas side of the border have contributed to ________ due to poor sewage systems and lack of quality water.

Accepted Answer

A)  them having highest death rates in Texas 
B)  severe health problems including hepatitis 
C)  them having the highest death rates in the country 
D)  them receiving the most funding in the state for infrastructure development 
E)  several plagues and epidemics that have broken out in South Texas

Question 15

In virtually every area of public policy, governments must

Accepted Answer

A)  be autonomous, innovate, and coordinate. 
B)  collaborate, cooperate, and innovate. 
C)  coordinate, innovate, and be autonomous. 
D)  collaborate, collude, and cooperate. 
E)  coordinate, collaborate, and cooperate.

Question 16

The maquiladora program has not resulted in the construction of a significant number of manufacturing plants on the Texas side of the border

Accepted Answer

A)  primarily as a result of opposition by American organized labor groups. 
B)  as a result of narcotics-based violence and the unwillingness of companies to relocate there. 
C)  and has been widely regarded as a failure by Texas politicians. 
D)  and those that have been constructed are staffed by Mexicans. 
E)  but has created thousands of support jobs in transportation, warehousing, and services.

Question 17

In 1991, the United States, Mexico, and Canada negotiated the

Accepted Answer

A)  North American Free Trade Agreement. 
B)  Central American Free Trade Agreement. 
C)  Meso-America Free Trade Agreement. 
D)  United States-Mexico-Canada Free Exporting Agreement. 
E)  Organization of North American States Agreement.

Question 18

The U.S.Constitution limits the powers of the states and the national government through ________ powers.

Accepted Answer

A)  off-limit 
B)  excluded 
C)  denied 
D)  preempted 
E)  banned

Question 19

The organization and operation of our federal system of government is a system

Accepted Answer

A)  dictated by the national government. 
B)  of shared responsibilities but not shared functions. 
C)  of divergent functions and responsibilities. 
D)  of shared functions but not shared responsibilities. 
E)  of many shared functions and responsibilities.

Question 20

Increased economic integration between Mexico and the United States is having an impact on concerns such as

Accepted Answer

A)  infrastructure requirements, river management, and water rights. 
B)  air pollution, river management, and education policy. 
C)  health care, vaccination rates, and birth rates. 
D)  infrastructure requirements, air pollution, and health care. 
E)  river management, water rights, and air pollution.

Exam 3: Intergovernmental relationships