Texas Government 2306- Chapter 14 Quiz – Flashcards
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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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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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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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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 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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The authors cite each of the following as a major issue in the discussion of accountability in higher education except
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the funding levels and sources of intercollegiate athletics.
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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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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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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 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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Hopwood v. Texas addressed
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university admissions taking into consideration race-based criteria.
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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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The Permanent University Fund (PUF) was established to help fund
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the University of Texas and Texas A&M systems.
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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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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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On average, Texas school districts get the greatest amount of revenue from which source?
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Local governments
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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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Which of the following is not true about the State Board of Education?
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The board determines property tax rates for school district residents.
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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.
