Final Exam 5 Flashcards
The origins of Modern Welfare Policy Lie is in
the New Deal of the 1930’s
Supporters of vouchers argue that __________; while opponents argue that __________.
parental choice among schools would promote competition, and enhance achievement ; vouchers take needed funnels from inferior schools and may create a stratification of schools.
Around three - quarters of individuals on Medicaid in Texas are
non disabled children
The debate over public education in Texas goes back to the
break with Mexico
On effective way to improve public education in Texas that a majority of Democrats, Republicans, and Tea Party supporters would accept is
higher pay for teachers
Pleasy v. Ferguson (1896)
a Supreme Court case in which upheld Jim Crow Laws with doctrine “Separate, but Equal” later overturned through Brown v. Board of Education
In 2016, Texas Supreme Court held that the existing system for funding public schools met the minimum constitutional provinces for
general diffusion of knowledge
In 2018, how many students enrolled in school are in Texas?
5 million
______ refers to the idea that policy makers formulated and implemented policy that addresses problems in an optional manner or efficient manner.
rationality
Which U.S Supreme Court case overturned Plessy v. Ferguson, ruling that state-imposed segregation in schools, isolated the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment?
Brown v. Board of Education
In the 1973 San Antonio v. Rodriguez case, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that states such as Texas
are not required to sub size poorer school districts under the Equal Protection Clause
Welfare reforms are measured along which two dimensions?
The number of people on welfare and the success of getting people into the workforce
One of the controversies aiming out of the Medicaid Women’s Health Program in Texas involved
The program and the costs of birth control, health screenings, and family exams.
What is the State of Texas Access Reform (STAR) program?
targeted at non-disabled children, low income families, and pregnant women
Which government entity administered and determined the benefit levels for Aid for Dependent Children, Old Age Assistance, and Aid for the Blind?
state
Which agency is responsible for administering and coordinating the major welfare and antipoverty programs in Texas?
the Texas Health and Human Services Commission
In March 2010, Congress passed ______, substantially altering the nation’s health care system.
the Affordable Care Act
Refers to the idea that policy will be developed that will maximize the output of government with a minimum commitment of resources.
Optimality or efficiency
Since policy makers do not have enough time or resources to make a fully rational or optimal decision, they may therefore try to ______.
satisfice
Which of the following in the policy making cycle occurs last?
policy evaluation
Since the late 1960s, de facto segregation
Was still a problem in urban public schools with a large minority population
In 2016, approximately what percentage of Texans lived below the poverty line?
15
The three main issues that have shaped education policy in Texas over the last 50 years have been
Funding, desegregation, and educational excellence.
Which of the following helps explain why the push to use testing and accountability as tools to reform the educational system in Texas was successful?
at-risk students and their better-off peers.
- low levels of per-student spending
- relatively high levels of economically disadvantaged and at-risk students
- high dropout rates
The generally accepted standard by which poverty is measured in the United States is the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services poverty index.
In 1965, Congress created the Medicaid program, a state federal program to
Provide healthcare for the poor
Texas determines which children are eligible for reduced-price or free lunch at school based on
- offer enrichment for at-risk children/teenagers after regular school day
- program must be offered in area where AT LEAST 50% of children are eligible for free/reduced-price meals based on school data
Unless legally exempt, in order to receive benefits through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, recipients must
able-bodied poor w/ children to support and poor pregnant women with work requirements
Coordinated through categorical eligibility with SSI and Medicaid
Income eligibility set by states, more than half of the states set an initial income limit at 50% or below the Federal Poverty Level
Families w/ kids
Must satisfy working requirements to maintain eligibility
This did not mean getting a job…it meant complying with the personal responsibility plan that included work activities
lots of things other than working counted to satisfy the “work related activities” requirement
Under the separate but equal doctrine in the 1920s and the 1930s, the amount of money Texas spent on black students was ______ the amount spent on white students in public schools.
Lower than
Which of the following makes decision to grant parole?
the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles
A major criticism of the grand jury is that it
is that it usually hears only what the prosecutor chooses to let it hear and that it serves as a “rubber stamp” for the prosecutor’s decision.
If a person cannot provide bail on his or own or cannot pay a bondsman, the accused can possibly be released
on personal recognizance.
