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POLS 2306 Final Exam Flashcards

1
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State legislatures lost the power to appoint their U.S. senators under

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17th amendment

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Acting as a self-appointed spokesman for the Tea Party movement, Governor ______ accused the United States of taking another step toward socialism with the passage of FDR’s [FDR’s = President Franklin Roosevelt’s] New Deal.

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Rick Perry

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3
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During the Nullification Crisis in 1833, South Carolina tried to assert the right to veto or nullify

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National Legislation passed by Congress

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4
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Dual federalism is also known as

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Layer-Cake Federalism

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5
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Under the New Deal, federalism is frequently described as

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Cooperative federalism

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For eligible participants, the Social Security Act of 1935 instituted all of the following EXCEPT ___.

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Universal healthcare for all Americans

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Medicaid, a national program providing health care for the poor, was added to the existing Social Security program under

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Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society

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As some federal regulations became more intrusive, forcing states to change their policies in order to meet national goals, some began calling our system ______ federalism.

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Coercive

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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 ______.

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An underfunded mandate

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10
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Before the Sixteenth Amendment allowed the federal [U.S.] government to tax an individual’s income, federal revenue came primarily from

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Tariffs

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11
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The US Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of minimum wage laws in

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West Coast Hotel Company vs. Parrish (1937)

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In which case did the Supreme Court upheld Congress’s use of the interstate commerce clause and overturn a California law allowing the cultivation of medical marijuana?

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Gonzales vs. Raich

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Since obtaining statehood, the one sphere in which Texans have most consistently supported the federal government is in matters of ___________.

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National Defense

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14
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Congress’s authority to withhold highway funds from states that failed to raise the legal drinking age was upheld under

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General Welfare Clause

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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.

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TRUE

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16
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Under the Articles of Confederation, states played a primary role in governing Americans, while the national government had very limited powers.

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TRUE

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17
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States are not allowed to set the age at which drinking alcoholic drinks is legally permitted.

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FALSE

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18
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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.

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TRUE

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19
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Prior to 2003, tuition for public colleges and universities in Texas was set by

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State Legislature

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Overall, the tax system in Texas is generally considered to be regressive, which means that

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Tax burden consumes a greater percentage of income received by lowered-income individuals

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20
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Federal funds appropriated in Texas generally are

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Concentrated on a few state agencies

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21
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Which phrase best characterizes Texas’s reputation in terms of taxes and services?

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low tax, low service

22
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What is the argument commonly used by supporters of a state income tax?

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It is a fairer and more reliable source of revenue

23
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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

24
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The funds generated by the Permanent School Fund are distributed to school districts across the state in this way: ___________.

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Based on attendance rates

25
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The Economic Stabilization Fund (ESF) is commonly known as the

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Rainy Day Fund

26
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The Permanent University Fund (PUF) was established in 1876 with a land grant of 1 million acres and contributes to the support of _________.

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The University of Texas and Texas A&M University systems

27
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The National Research University Fund (NRUF) was established through a constitutional amendment to provide a source of funding for

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Universities seeking to achieve national prominence as research institutions

28
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The Texas Constitution specifies that state payments for assistance to needy children and their caretakers shall not exceed ______ percent of the states’ budget in any biennium.

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1%

29
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In theory, Texas has a dual-budget system, meaning the budget authority is shared by the governor and the legislature. But in practice the primary player(s) in the budget is/are?

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Legislator

30
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In Texas, the governor’s line item veto power is

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Very powerful because the governor can use it to limit expenditures

31
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The Texas legislature increased ______ to help compensate for lower property tax revenues in the 2012–2013 budget cycle.

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State corporate franchise taxes and cigarette taxes

32
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The Texas legislature increased ______ to help compensate for lower property tax revenues in the 2012–2013 budget cycle.

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State corporate franchise taxes and cigarette taxes

33
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To address the budget shortfall in the 2012–2013 budget, the most common tactic used by the legislature was

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Spending cuts

34
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Texas maintains a balanced budget because the state Constitution requires it.

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TRUE

35
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Texas’s sales tax rate is between the ninth and the fifteenth highest out of the fifty states.

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TRUE

36
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The Texas Constitution prohibits all local governments from imposing additional sales taxes within their jurisdictions.

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FALSE

37
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It is common for the governor to call a special session of the legislature to deal with budget issues.

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TRUE

38
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The Texas Supreme Court’s decision in Edgewood ISD v. Kirby was that

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Undue reliance upon property taxes to fund public education violated the Texas Constitution

39
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The Religious Viewpoints Antidiscrimination Act of 2007

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Require Texas schools to adopt a number of policies that would protect religious speech on campus

40
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The three main issues that have shaped education policy in Texas during the last fifty years are

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Funding, desegregation, and educational excellence

41
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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

42
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The high school graduation rates in Texas are

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Among the lowest of all fifty states

43
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The percentage of Texans officially living in poverty is approximately

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15%

44
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The usual standard by which poverty is measured in all of the United States is the

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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services poverty index

45
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The welfare policy of Texas reflects a strategy of ______.

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Policy of minimizing the cost to Texas while maximizing the use of federal dollars

46
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In 1965, the U.S. Congress created the Medicaid program, a state-federal program, to

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Provide healthcare for the poor

47
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During the 1980s, a growing number of critics alleged that welfare programs?

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Were helping to create a dysfunctional underclass of people who depended upon them for survival

48
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Welfare reforms are usually measured along which two dimensions?

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  • # of people on welfare
  • success of getting people in workforce
49
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Responding to the Supreme Court decision on national health care legislation of 2010 [i.e. ‘Obamacare’ mandate], Governor Perry announced that

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Texas might not participate in the expanded Medicaid program

50
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According to a report by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, relative to other states, Texas is ranked ______ in health care services and delivery.

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Last

51
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Most of the water used in Texas comes from

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Aquifers

52
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One important consequence of the TX “law of capture” is that it

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Encourages landowners to take as much water as possible from ground water sources

53
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Compared to AFDC program, the TANF program gave states more control over welfare policies for their citizens.

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TRUE

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