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45 Cards in this Set
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Gambling in Texas has been a solution to the state’s financial needs.`
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False
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In an attempt to give the best students from poor and minority public school districts an equal footing in university admissions, the legislature enacted a 1997 law that guaranteed automatic admission to state universities for a high school graduate who finished in the top _____ percent of his or her class.
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10
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Efforts to privatize applicant eligibility for public services
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were unsuccessful and the contract was cut two years early.
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According to the text, health and human services are the areas where state governments consider compassion versus the cold realities of the budget, and where Texas has historically been
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stingy.
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During the last decade, __________take up most of the Texas budget.
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federally driven programs and mandates
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Texas officials ignored deteriorating state prison conditions until a 1980 ruling by _____, which declared the Texas prison system unconstitutional.
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federal judge William Wayne Justice
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The franchise tax, formerly the state's main business tax, was replaced in 2006 with
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a broader-based business tax that applied not only to corporations but also to professional partnerships.
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The 1984 education reform law did not change the basic education finance system, an omission resulting in
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Edgewood vs Kirby
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_____ the authority to transfer funds to meet emergencies between legislative sessions.
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The governor and legislative leaders together have
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As the state's economy shifts more and more to services, sales tax revenue
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does not automatically grow.
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In 1997, lawmakers dedicated lottery revenue to
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public education.
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According to some experts, state bond interest can _____ the cost of a construction project.
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double
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In 2003, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a ruling in a Michigan case, upheld the Hopwood decision by holding that universities can’t use affirmative action in admissions policies.
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False
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The Texas legislature enacted a 1995 law that did NOT require recipients of public assistance to
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get four year degree.
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Because of the nature of the Texas budget cycle, agencies must anticipate spending needs up to _____ in advance.
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three year
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Program assessment and evaluation seldom become the basis for future policy and funding decisions.
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False
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The Texas _____ is the state agency primarily responsible for moving people from welfare to work.
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Workforce Commission
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The activities of the implementation phase of the policy process include
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interpretation, organization, and application
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Like most other states, Texas operates on a pay-as-you-go basis that prohibits
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deficit financing
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Welfare reform laws in the mid 1990s emphasized education and job training for welfare recipients but imposed no limits on how long they could collect benefits.
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False
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Thomas Dye defined public policy as
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whatever governments choose to do or not to do.
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The Highway Trust Fund is an example of a(an) _____ fund.
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dedicated
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The franchise tax applies only to corporations.
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True
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The last major change in the state's general tax policy occurred in 1961, when the legislature enacted the first
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sales tax.
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Texas does not have _____ taxes.
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personal income
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The first stage of the policy process is
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identification and formation of an issue.
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People have to identify a problem before they can expect the government’s help in resolving it.
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True
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The second largest share of the state budget is for
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health and human services
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The biggest source of Texas taxpayer dissatisfaction and anger in recent years has been the
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ad valorem property tax.
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Each time the Texas legislature meets in a regular session they must write a
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two year budget.
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Public policy includes
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providing benefits for the public good, regulating the private sector, and effects of the governmental process.
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In 1989, the Texas Supreme Court said the existing education finance system violated a state constitutional requirement for
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an efficient system of public education.
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Hugh Heclo's _____ networks are complex and inclusive models of the relationships inherent in the policy process.
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issue
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State officials recognize that in trying to fight criminal behavior, both alcohol and drug abuse treatment programs are important.
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True
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The taxes collected on products such as cigarettes and beer are often called _____ taxes.
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sin
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The 1980 Ruiz v. Estelle federal court case dealt with the issue of
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prison system.
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In 1984, House Bill 72 overhauled public education in Texas and
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limited class sizes.
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With each financial crisis, it becomes _____ for the legislature to raise the sales tax rate.
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more politically difficult
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Sales taxes are
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regressive.
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A majority of Texans support the death penalty.
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True
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The biggest share of state expenditures, including federal funds appropriated by the legislature, is for
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education
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Texas has both poor school districts struggling to maintain minimal educational programs and wealthy school districts with enough money to fund the best of educational and extracurricular programs.
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True
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In reviewing a 1988 appeals court decision, the Texas Supreme Court stated that the amount of money spent on a student's education has _____ impact on the educational opportunity offered that student.
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a real and meaningful
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Setting public policy usually involves questions of
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who will benefit and who will pay the bill.
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In the decades following the Ruiz decision, Texas dealt with the problem of its overcrowded prisons by
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doubling the size of the prison system.
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