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
