Texas Government 2306 FINAL – Flashcards

Texas counties have their origins:

In the case Avery v. Midland County, the U.S. Supreme Court held that:

The most important social service provided by counties is:

Dallas operates under which style of city government?

Which of the following is NOT a key difference between the mayor-council and the council-manager forms of local government?

The mayor-council form of government is most common in

Which of the following cities currently has a city government with a strong mayor-council form of government?

In Texas, ___ create(s) special districts.

What are the main sources of revenue for special districts in Texas?

What is the function of the 24 councils of government in Texas today?

In May 2014, the UT System Board of Regents decided on all of the following EXCEPT

Given the budget structure and constitutional limitations upon spending and taxing, legislators seeking to balance the budget are left with

Texas spending on a per capita basis isÂ

In 2012, Texas ranked ___ when compared to other states on the per capital federal dollars flowing into the state.

There is a high sales tax in Texas of ___ percent.

According to our text, what determines the amount of tax revenue generated from oil and natural gas produced in Texas?

Authorized by voters in 1991, the Texas state lottery generates a sizable sum for the state budget. Which of the following statements regarding the Texas lottery is true?

The main purpose of the Permanent School Fund is to

The Economic Stabilization Fund is also known as the

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

Which of the following is at the heart of the budget process in P Texas?

Which individual is NOT a key player in the budgetary process?

The Texas legislature increased __________ to help compensate for lower property tax revenues in the 2012-2013 budget cycle.

From an overall standpoint, which statement is true?

__________ refers to the idea that policy makers have formulated and implemented policy that address the problems in an optimal and efficient manner.

Throughout much of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, public education remained largely a ___ affair.

Plessy V. Ferguson (1896)

By the late 1960's, de facto segregation

In Edgewood ISD v. Kirby, the key constitutional issue was

A 1983 report by the National Commission on Excellence in Education was called

One effective way for improving public education in Texas that Democrats, Republics, and Tea Partyers support is

The most persistent social problem facing Texas is

In the 1960s, welfare policy in Texas reflected

Which statement is true concerning welfare in the 1980s?

Welfare reforms are measured along which two dimensions?

In 1965, Congress created the Medicaid program, a state-federal program, to

In legal challenge to the Affordable Care Act, the Supreme Court ruled that

Which statement regarding water policy in Texas is true?

A serious criminal offense that subjects a person to state prison punishments is a(n)

The lowest class of misdemeanor is which of the following?

In a situation in which the defendant may have committed his or her first offense, the judge is more likely to issue a punishment of _____.

For probation, certain requirements must be met EXCEPT

In cases in which the accused CANNOT provide bail or CANNOT pay a bondsman, what option may this individual have?

What is one of the biggest issues in regard to perpetuating criminal activities in Texas?

Inmates at state jails served on average __ percent of their sentences before being released.

The most prison-prone group in society is ____ between the ages of ___.

Over 90 percent of the Texas prisoners are male, and the average age of prisoners is only ___.

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

The average prison time served by those who have been exonerated was ____ years.

Wrongfully convicted individuals in the state of Texas can receive a lump sum of ___ for each year they wrongfully served prison time, plus some additional yearly payments of up to ___ per year.