6. Intergovernmental Coordinator-Interstate

Question 1

Governmental fragmentation occurs among multiple units of government because of…

Answer 1

Overlapping jurisdictions,
Different and/or conflicting goals,
Different needs and levels of resources

Question 2

The number of school districts has…

Answer 2

decreased

Question 3

The number of special districts has

Answer 3

increased

Question 4

True or false: There are more units of government today than there were in 1952.

Answer 4

False–there are 90k today as opposed to 116k in 1952

Question 5

The reduction in the number of school districts since 1952 is a result of

Answer 5

Consolidation resulting from 1952 Brown v. Board decision that outlaws segregated schools.

Question 6

The number of special districts grew from 12,340 in 1952 to this many today

Answer 6

38,000

Question 7

The number of municipalities has increased this number every five years

Answer 7

1,500 to 2,000

Question 8

In Tarrant and Dallas counties, there are about 150 units of local government with this many elected officials

Answer 8

1,000

Question 9

There are 250 units of local government in the counties surrounding Dallas and Tarrant counties. There are this many elected officials

Answer 9

1,500

Question 10

Examples of “inelastic” cities

Answer 10

Cleveland, St Louis, Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago, Pittsburg

These cities cannot grow beyond their boundaries because they’re surrounded by other jurisdictions

Question 11

Examples of “elastic cities”

Answer 11

Phoenix, Oklahoma City, San Antonio, Houston can still grow

Question 12

Rusk argues that elastic cities tend to be

Answer 12

less racially segregated, have less poverty, and experience more job creation than inelastic areas.

Question 13

The Cleveland MSA includes ____ counties and ____cities

Answer 13

8 counties
256 cities

Question 14

The book, Cities without Suburbs, was written by

Answer 14

David Rusk

Question 15

Public Choice Theory

Answer 15

There are multiple units of government, choices of lifestyle

Competition among multiple units of government should drive down the cost

Question 16

True or false: The framers of the Constitution were very much aware of the issues that might arise for the states as they became part of a union.

Answer 16

True

Question 17

Article IV, Section 1

Answer 17

“Full faith and credit shall be given in each state to the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state.”

Lawsuits, contracts, marriages, birth certificates, divorces, concluded in one state will be valid in all others.

Question 18

Williams v North Carolina, 1942

Answer 18

Couple sued because North Carolina refused to recognize the couple’s divorces from other spouses and subsequent marriage to each other. Supreme Court sided with the couple.

Question 19

Full Faith and Credit situations today

Answer 19

Child custody determinations, spousal abuse situations

Question 20

Obergefell v. Hodges

Answer 20

Supreme Court ruled that the fundamental right to marry is guaranteed to same-sex couples by the due process clause and the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment.

Question 21

Article IV, Section 2

Answer 21

States cannot deny citizens services or state rights solely on the basis of non-residency

Question 22

Exceptions to Article IV, Section 2

Answer 22

The right to engage in certain professions, such as law, medicine, teacher certification, real estate

States are permitted to develop their own licensing requirements, including examinations

Question 23

Article IV, Section 2 allows people to

Answer 23

move freely throughout the several states, to make sure that new comers would not be taxed at rates higher than existing residents, and to prevent states to discriminate against citizens of other states

Question 24

True or false: Non-residents may pay higher fees for state services

Answer 24

True. The Court has ruled the differences must be reasonable.

Question 25

The Court, in Toomer v. Witsell (1948), ruled

Answer 25

it was not reasonable to charge a non-resident $2500 to fish when the resident fee was $25

Question 26

Article IV, Section 2, Clause 2

Answer 26

To return fugitives from one state at the request of the state’s governor

Question 27

Article I, Section 10, Clause 3

Answer 27

Interstate Compacts:
“No State shall, without the Consent of Congress…enter into any Agreement or Compact with another State, or with a foreign Power…”

Question 28

This contract is the most legally binding agreement that states can enter with each other

Answer 28

Interstate Compact

Question 29

Examples of Interstate Compacts

Answer 29

New York Port Authority, 1921

Colorado River Compact, 1921

The interstate Compact for Supervision of Parolees and Probationers, 1930–first in national scope

Question 30

Modern Interstate Compacts deal with:

Answer 30

welfare, conservation, environment, corrections, crime control, education, health, nuclear energy, translocation

Question 31

Texas is a member of ____ interstate compacts

Answer 31

26. These include Rio Grande Compact, Sabine River Compact, and Red River Compact

Question 32

National Popular Vote Interstate Compact

Answer 32

Would make the electoral college moot if approved by enough states.

Question 33

Uniform State Laws

Answer 33

To develop and promote uniformity in state laws on subjects where such uniformity was deemed desirable.

To date over 200 such laws have been proposed, more than 100 of which have been adopted.

Question 34

Uniform Premarital Agreement Act

Answer 34

Proposed in 1983 and adopted by DC and 28 states, including Texas

Provides a common definition of a premarital agreement and conditions under which it is not enforceable.