ch 13 quiz

Texas relies on other sources of revenue than taxes. Which of the following is accurate regarding these other sources of revenue?

Grants from the federal government make up around one-third of the state's revenue.

Which of the following accurately describes the agenda setting step in the policymaking process?

Policymakers prioritize the various problems facing the state.

Which of the following accurately describes the policy adoption step in the policymaking process?

Policymakers take formal governmental administrative action

Which of the following accurately describes the policy implementation step in the policymaking process?

State agencies follow up on the actions of elected officials, and bureaucratic agencies develop rules and regulations.

Which of the following characteristic is accurate regarding regressive taxation?

Texas takes a regressive approach to taxation due to the reliance on the sales tax

The authors describe Texas as a "pay-as-you-go" state. What does the phrase "pay as you go" mean?

The Texas Constitution requires a balanced budget, thus limiting debt

Although unpopular among many groups, why does the lottery remain a revenue source for Texas?

The revenue lost from eliminating the lottery would mean spending cuts or raising other taxes.

Which of the following describes the severance tax?

a tax on the extraction of natural resources

A bill cannot be considered passed by the legislature unless the ___________ has authorized that the amount to be spent by the bill is available.

comptroller

The state's largest source of investment income is?

income from the Permanent School Fund

The taxation approach of the Texas Legislature regarding highways and toll roads is to

increase the number of toll roads but not increase the tax revenue for highways.

Whereas redistributive policy _________, distributive policy ____________

intentionally moves benefits from one group to another; does not intentionally target one specific group of society

What is the primary source of Texas's "Rainy Day Fund?"

oil and gas taxes

The authors list three types of policies at the beginning of Chapter 13. Which of the following is a type of policy mentioned?

redistributive policy

Subsidies are incentives designed to _______ the production or purchase of certain goods.

stimulate

Which of the following describes the sin tax?

taxes on activities such as smoking and gambling

Which of the following describe sin taxes?

taxes on products and activities that legislators would like to discourage

Which of the following is not a tax levied on Texans by their state?

the income tax

Which of the following do the authors cite as an example of a regressive form of taxation?

the sales tax

The state general sales tax is

the same as the motor vehicle sales, rental, or lease taxes