GOVT 2306 Final Exam (ch 11,12,13,14)

Which of the following in the policy-making cycle occurs last?

Policy Evaluation

Who pays the greatest portion of their income in property taxes?

Poor home-owners and renters.

If sentenced by a judge to probation, you would most likely have to do which of the following?

Report to a probation officer on a regular basis, hold a steady job, pay fines and restitutions, abstain from alcohol and drug use

In the state of Texas, what is the policy for felons' right to vote?

Rights are restored after discharge

A ________ is a tax on the market value of oil produced in the state.

Severance Tax

In order to use testimony from a jailhouse informant, prosecutors will now have to

Share with the defense attorney the criminal history of the jail house informant and anything offered to the informant in return for his/her testimony.

Which government entity administered and determined the benefit levels for Aid for Dependent Children, Old Age Assistance, and Aid for the Blind?

Social Security

The Select Committee on Public Education (SCOPE) presented 140 recommendations to the legislature in 1984, including one known as "no pass, no play" which stated that

Students who did not pass with a 70 could participate in extracurricular activities until the next 6-weeks

Why must the Texas legislature maintain a balanced budget?

Texas Constitution

When thinking about the total number of people in state prisons across the United States, which of the following is true?

Texas has the most state prison incarcerations

The origins of modern welfare policy lie in

The New Deal

In an attempt to stem the rising tide of illegitimacy rates and single-parent families among the poor, which act mandated two-parent coverage for all state AFDC programs?

Family Support Act of 1988

Texas determines which children are eligible for reduced-price or free lunch at school based on

Federal poverty guidelines

The three main issues that have shaped education policy in Texas over the last 50 years have been

Funding, Desegregation, and Educational Excellence

In 2016, the Texas Supreme Court held that the existing system for funding public schools met the minimum constitutional provisions for

General diffusion of Knowledge

n 1949, which law increased state funding and established the Texas Education Agency (TEA), which carries out the state's educational program?

Gilmer- Aikin Act

What is the process for granting clemency in Texas?

Governor must follow recommendations of the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles.

The high-speed bullet train project currently under development would connect which two cities in Texas?

Houston and Dallas

Federal money for Medicaid programs

Is accompanied by Federal rules and regulations which states must comply with to maintain federal funding for the program

The Robin Hood plan was found unconstitutional because it required

Local Voter approval of property tax levies and it prohibited a state property tax.

Texas ranks _________ in terms of state spending per capita, and it ranks _________ in terms of how much money it gets from the federal government per capita.

Low, High

Which of the following made it unlikely that Texas will enact a personal income tax in the near future?

The Texas Constitution was amended in the 1990's to require the voters approval of the creation of state income tax, and that any money generated from it be used to support public education.

When it was originally established, which institutions in Texas could receive funding from the Higher Education Fund (HEF)?

The Texas State Technical College, universities, and health related institutions which are not eligible for PUF funding could get funding from HEF

A person convicted of a third felony can be sentenced to life imprisonment based on

The Three Strike Clause

Having a widespread public transportation system is challenging for Houston because

The city has over 1,200 square miles of territory and it would be expensive to have a bus or rail service for this large of an area.

One significant component of the budget process that is relatively unique to Texas is

The constitutional mandate that the Texas Legislator write a budget every 2 years.

What happens if money needs to be transferred from one agency to another and the legislature is not in session to authorize this transfer?

The governor can propose the transfer and the LBB can approve the proposal

Which of the following helps explain why the push to use testing and accountability as tools to reform the educational system in Texas was successful?

The influence of business groups in the political culture of Texas

Overall, the tax system in Texas is generally considered to be regressive, which means that

The tax burden consumes a greater percentage of income received by lower income individuals.

Monies from the Available University Fund (AUF) can be used for which of the following purposes?

To guarantee a bond issued by the University of Texas system to build a new dorm on the campus of one of it's school systems

Why did Texas build reservoirs through the state?

To help control flooding and better distribute water during droughts

Which agency is responsible for monitoring land crossings between Texas and Mexico?

US Border Control

Around three-quarters of individuals on Medicaid in Texas are

Under the age of 20

For which type of offenses are Texas prison inmates most likely to be imprisoned?

Violent Crimes

The first publicly supported junior college in Texas was established in

Wichita Falls in 1922

The Water Rights Adjudication Act created

a Unified permit system related to surface water and well-defined underground streams

The Texas Water Development Board is responsible for

administering the Texas Water Bank

Normal schools were established in order to

train teachers

In 2013, voters in Texas approved a constitutional amendment that dealt with water policy. What was included in this amendment?

2 Billion Dollar Water Fund

Jurors determine a guilty verdict in criminal cases

A Unanimous Vote

Drug and alcohol treatment programs throughout the criminal justice system in Texas began during the administration of which governor?

Ann Richards

While the Texas Constitution does require that the state maintains a balanced budget, the state is allowed to carry debt as long as the debt service payments

Are not more than 5% of the state's revenue.

A(n) ________ is a lawyer who is appointed by a judge to represent an individual who can't afford legal representation.

Assigned Counsel

Which U.S. Supreme Court case overturned Plessy v. Ferguson, ruling that state-imposed segregation in schools isolated the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment

Brown v. The Board of Education

Taken together, the sprawling cities and ________________ make it difficult to develop public transportation in most areas in Texas.

Car-Centric Culture

Which program provides coverage for children in families with incomes too high to qualify for Medicaid?

Children's Health Insurance Program

The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles makes recommendations about

Clemency and Parole

_________________ occurs when public policies are reviewed to determine if they are effectively meeting their goals.

Evaluation

In order to become a naturalized citizen, you must

enter the US legally, have been a resident for 5 years, demonstrate good moral character, knowledge of the American government, and basic command of English.

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

the first to pump it out of the ground gets it