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69 Cards in this Set
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State legislatures lost the power to appoint their US senators under |
The 17th amendment |
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Alleged that the United States took another step toward socialism with the passage of FDR's New Deal |
Rick Perry |
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During the Nullification Crisis in 1833, South Carolina tried to assert the right to veto or nullify |
Tariff of 1833 |
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Dual Federalism is also known as |
Layer-cake federalism |
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Under the New Deal, federalism is frequently described as |
Cooperative federalism |
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The social security act of 1935 instituted all of the following except |
Health Insurance Benefits |
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Medicaid was added to the existing Social Security program under |
The patient protection and affordable care act |
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As federal regulations became more intrusive, forcing states to change their policies in order to meet national goals, some began calling our system |
coercive federalism |
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When the federal government requires a state to meet federal guidelines without offering financial support to pay for these programs, it is known as |
unfunded mandate |
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Before the 16th amendment allowed federal U.S government to tax an individual's income, federal revenue came primarily from |
Tariffs assessed on imported goods |
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The Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of minimum wage laws in |
Washington |
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Since obtaining statehood, the one sphere in which Texans have most consistently supported the federal government is in matters of |
national defense
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In which case did the Supreme Court uphold Congress's use of the interstate commerce clause and overturn a California law allowing the cultivation of medical marijuana? |
Gonzales vs. Raich
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Congress's authority to withhold highway funds from states that failed to rase the legal drinking age was upheld under |
South Dakota v. Pole |
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True/False? Under the Articles of Confederation, states played a primary role in governing Americans, while the national government had very limited powers. |
True |
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True/False? One advantage that a federal system has over a centralized or unitary government system is that it allows states to experiment with ways to improve public policy |
True |
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One proposal to address illegal immigration in Texas is a 'guest worker' program in which temporary immigrant workers would be permitted to work as long as they do all of the following |
a) pass criminal background check
b) paid all fines from immigration violations c) secure health insurance d) waived all rights to financial support e) proficient in English f) worked for employers who deducted taxes g) obtained temporary worker identification |
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Prior to 2003, tuition for colleges and universities in Texas was set by |
the state legislature
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Federal funds appropriated in Texas generally are
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KKK
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Which phrase best characterizes Texas's reputation in terms of taxes and services? |
low service, low tax
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Overall, the tax system in Texas is generally considered to be regressive, which means
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tax burden falls more heavily on lower income individuals
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What is the argument commonly used by supporters of a state income tax?
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Not only is the income tax a more reliable source, it can also be made fairer
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Next to revenue generated by state taxes, the second largest source of state revenue comes from
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the federal government
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The funds generated by the Permanent School Fund distributed to school districts across the state
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fund primary and secondary schools in the state
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The Economic Stabilization Fund is commonly known as
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The Rainy Day Fund
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The Permanent university fund was established in 1876 with a land grant of 1 million acres and contributes to the support of
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Texas A&M and University of Texas
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The National Research University Fund was established through a constitutional amendment to provide a source of funding for
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research universities in the state to develop into major research universities |
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The Texas Constitution specifies that state payments for assistance to needy children and their caretakers shall not exceed what percent of the states' budget in any biennium |
1 percent
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In theory, Texas has a dual budget system, meaning the budget authority is shared by the governor and legislature, but in practice the primary player in the budget is |
the legislature |
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In texas, the governor's line item veto power is |
direct influence on budget decisions
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Helped compensate for lower property tax revenues in the 2012-2013 budget cycle |
State corporate franchise tax and cigarette tax
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To address the budget shortfall in the 2012-2013 budget, the most common tactic used by the legislature was |
spending cuts
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True/False? Texas maintains a balanced budget because the state constitution requires it |
True
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True/False? Texas's 6.25 percent sales tax is the tenth highest in the nation |
True
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True/False? The Texas Constitution prohibits all local governments from imposing additional sales taxes within their jurisdictions |
False
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True/False? It is common for the governor to call a special session of the legislature to deal with budget issues. |
True |
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The Texas Supreme Court's decision in Edgewood ISD v. Kirby was that |
inequity found in the money available to local schools in Texas
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The Religious Viewpoints Antidiscrimination Act of 2007 |
requires school districts to treat student religious expression equally with non-religious expression
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The three main issues that have shaped education policy in Texas during the last fifty years are |
funding, desegregation, and education excellence
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When billionaire Ross Perot was appointed by Governor Mark White to chair a committee on education, Perot was very scornful of
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athletic programs
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The high school graduation rates in Texas are
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the highest in the nation
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The percentage of Texas living in poverty is approximately
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15 percent
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the usual standard by which poverty is measured in the united states is
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the U.S. department of Health & Human Services poverty index
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In the 1960's welfare policy in Texas reflected
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a policy of minimizing the cost to Texas while maximizing the use of federal dollars
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In 1965, the U.S. Congress created by the Medicaid program, a state-federal program, to
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provide healthcare to the poor
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During the 1980's, a growing number of critics alleged that welfare programs
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were helping to create a dysfunctional underclass of people who depended on it for survival
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Welfare reforms are usually measured along which two dimensions? |
Number of people receiving welfare assistance from state, and the degree which the reforms help take people off welfare/move them into workforce
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Responding to the Supreme Court decision on national health care legislation of 2010, Governor Perry announced that |
Texas might refuse to participate in the expanded medicaid program-giving up money |
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According to a report released in July 2012 by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, relative to other states, Texas is ranked ______ in health care services and delivery |
dead last
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Most of the water used in Texas comes from |
irrigation
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One important consequence of Texas law of capture is |
it encourages landowners to take as much water as possible from ground water sources
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True/False? Compared to the AFDC program, the TANF program gave more states control over welfare policies for their citizens |
True
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Why are Texas counties important? |
To provide the main form of government in rural areas
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What is the main difference between a special district and a county? |
A special district provides only one specific service within a geographic region |
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In Texas, what is the name of the officer who presides over the county commissioners court? |
county judge
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the job of serving legal papers at the precinct level of a county goes to the
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constable
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All of the following are functions of county government except |
flood control
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which of the following services is not provided by a special district? |
cut police |
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A home-rule charter |
specifies the number of members saving on city's governing body
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What is an at-large election? |
An election in which voters elect officials from the entire geographical area rather than from a smaller district within the area |
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What was the effect of Dallas' shifting from an at-large to a single-member district system in 1991? |
The change was responsible for the election of a significant number of African American and Hispanic council members |
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The chief financial officer for a city is called the |
city controller
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School boards can do all of the following except |
draft standardized evaluation exams
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How are most special districts in Texas administered? |
They are run by a board ejected by residents within the district
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What type of government is called hidden governments because people often do not know it exists? |
special districts |
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Which problem has been found recently in the TX system of special districts? |
KKK
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All county officials in Texas are appointed by the governor and serve two-year terms
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False
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Community college systems in Texas are allotted by their own special districts |
True
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Politics can be understood most clearly as deciding who wins and deciding who loses in society |
False |
