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Ch 14 Which of the following is not among the reasons that the authors list as to why education is important to the state?
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Schools allow government to counteract the antisocial values in certain communities.
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The Gilmer-Akin Act of _______ created the modern public school system in Texas.
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1949
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Which of the following is not true about the State Board of Education?
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In which case did the U.S. Supreme Court demand that public schools were not to be segregated based on race?
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Brown v. Board of Education
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On average, Texas school districts get the greatest amount of revenue from which source?
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Local governments
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The "Robin Hood" school finance plan came as the result of which court ruling?
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Edgewood ISD v. Kirby
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Each of the following has established methods of holding educators accountable except
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The Texas Engineering Extension Service (TEEX).
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The No Child Left Behind Act
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is the federal education act requiring schools to institute mandatory testing.
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Which of the following has not been a legislative act or judicial ruling impacting education policy in Texas?
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Marbury v. Madison
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The Permanent University Fund (PUF) was established to help fund
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the University of Texas System
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The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) is made up of _______ members who are _________.
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nine; appointed by the governor
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Hopwood v Texas adressed
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university admissions taking into consideration race-based criteria.
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The authors cite each of the following as a major issue in the discussion of accountability in higher education except
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Which of the following accurately describes poverty levels in the state of Texas?
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Texas has three of the nation's top five counties of 250,000 or more people with the highest rates of poverty.
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Each of the following is a condition for receiving funds through Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) except
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completing the next higher level of education.
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The Lone Star Card is associated with which of the following social programs?
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The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
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At the time of the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), what was the state of health insurance in Texas?
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Texas led the nation in the number of uninsured residents.
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What is required of Texas by the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA)?
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To create a state health insurance marketplace or, if it does not do so, face the federal government creating one for it
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Where Medicare benefits _______, Medicaid benefits _______
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are received by those who have paid into the program; are received by low-income elderly and disabled people regardless of ability to pay
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Which describes the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) accurately?
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It targets families who make too much to be on Medicaid but lack private health insurance.
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Ch. 4 Standing committees contribute to the power of the chambers of the Texas Legislature by
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giving the legislature a place to kill undesirable legislation.
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The standing committees of the Texas Legislature engage in oversight of the executive branch
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to assure that procedures, standards, and regulations developed by the agencies follow legislative intent.
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The importance of having a blocking bill at the top of the calendar in the Texas Senate is that
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it allows the Senate to choose the order in which it will take up bills on the calendar.
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If you attended a session of the Texas Legislature while floor votes were being taken, you might be misled as to what is happening by
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the use of ghost votes and closed riders.
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f the party caucuses gain power in the Texas Legislature, the result might be
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an increase in the influence of the governor over the legislature.
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The story of the "killer bees" illustrates
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the problem created for the Texas Senate by the requirement of a two-thirds majority to pass most bills.
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All of the following are tactics that the minority may use to defeat a bill on the floor of the Texas Legislature except?
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putting a hold on the bill
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All of the following statements concerning the governor's veto power are true except
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if the governor does not sign a bill within twenty days when it is passed at the end of a session, the bill dies.
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To end a filibuster in the Texas Senate, a _________ vote is necessary.
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majority
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Where in the legislative process do most bills "die?"
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Immediately after introduction
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A committee created to reconcile the differences in the Texas Senate and Texas House versions of a bill is a(an) ______________ committee.
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conference
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What proportion of a legislative chamber must be present to fulfill the quorum requirement?
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Two-thirds
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Which of the following is a mechanism in the Texas House to allow representatives to "run out the clock" on a bill waiting to be debated?
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Chubbing
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Who chooses the chairs of the Texas Senate's committees?
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The lieutenant governor
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Which type of committee is charged with research or oversight to be completed in between sessions?
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Interim
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Which of the following contemporary legislative realities is the most consistent with the framers' desire for a citizen legislature?
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Members are paid a low base pay
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What is the purpose of an emergency clause of proposed legislation?
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It makes the bill take effect immediately upon passage.
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Which of the following will most likely be given the highest priority of consideration in the Texas House of Representatives?
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Major state bills
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Power in the Texas Legislature is
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most heavily concentrated in the offices of Speaker of the House and president of the Senate.
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All of the following statements concerning the president of the Texas Senate and the Speaker of the Texas House are true except
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both are elected by the membership of their legislative body.
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All of the following statements concerning organization in the Texas Legislature are true except
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the party caucuses are increasingly unimportant organizations for structuring behavior in the legislature.
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Ch 13 Which of the following accurately describes the agenda setting step in the policymaking process?
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Policymakers prioritize the various problems facing the state.
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Which of the following accurately describes the policy implementation step in the policymaking process?
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State agencies follow up on the actions of elected officials, and bureaucratic agencies develop rules and
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Which of the following accurately describes the policy adoption step in the policymaking process?
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Policymakers take formal governmental administrative action.
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The authors list three types of policies at the beginning of Chapter 13. Which of the following is a type of policy mentioned?
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Redistributive policy
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The state general sales tax is?
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8.25 percent
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The taxation approach of the Texas Legislature regarding highways and toll roads is to?
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increase the number of toll roads but not increase the tax revenue for highways.
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The authors note several different types of taxes. Which of the following describes the sin tax?
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Taxes on activities such as cigarettes and gambling
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The authors note several different types of taxes. Which of the following describes the severance tax?
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A tax on the extraction of natural resources
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Which of the following is not a tax levied on Texans by their state?
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The income tax
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Which of the following characteristic is accurate regarding regressive taxation?
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Texas takes a regressive approach to taxation due to the reliance on the sales tax.
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Which of the following do the authors cite as an example of a regressive form of taxation?
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The sales tax
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Texas relies on other sources of revenue than taxes. Which of the following is accurate regarding these other sources of revenue?
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Grants from the federal government make up around 40 percent of the state's revenue
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The authors describe Texas as a "pay-as-you-go" state. What does the phrase "pay as you go" mean?
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The Texas Constitution requires a balanced budget, thus limiting debt
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A bill cannot be considered passed by the legislature unless the ___________ has authorized that the amount to be spent by the bill is available.
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comptroller
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What is the primary source of Texas's "Rainy Day Fund?"
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Oil and gas taxes
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Although unpopular among many groups, why does the lottery remain a revenue source for Texas?
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The revenue lost from eliminating the lottery would mean spending cuts or raising other taxes
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Whereas redistributive policy _________, distributive policy ____________.
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intentionally moves benefits from one group to another; does not intentionally target one specific group of society
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Subsidies are incentives designed to _______ the production or purchase of certain goods
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stimulate
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Which of the following describe sin taxes?
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Taxes on products and activities that legislators would like to discourage
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The state's largest source of investment income is?
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income from the Permanent School Fund
