Question 1

The three main issues that have shaped education policy in Texas over the last 50 years have been

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A)   income taxes, federal regulation, and teachers' salaries.
B)   labor unions, civil rights, and school district lines.
C)   funding, desegregation, and educational excellence.
D)   desegregation, access to the Internet, and urbanization.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 2

The origins of modern welfare policy lie in

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A)   the post-Civil War Reconstruction era.
B)   President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal.
C)   President Truman's post-World War II reforms.
D)   President Lyndon Johnson's Great Society programs.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

Explain the controversy with the issue of welfare dependency.How would you evaluate the welfare policy?

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a.Idea of dependency: In the mid-1980s a...

Question 4

One effective way to improve public education in Texas that Democrats,Republicans,and Tea Partyers support is

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A)   literacy tests for teachers.
B)   issuing vouchers.
C)   reducing the number of required end-of-course tests from 15 to 5.
D)   increasing pay for teachers.E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 5

The U.S.Department of Labor developed the poverty index in 1964 and revised it in 1969 and 1980.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Under the concept of federalism,welfare policy is largely separate from federal programs and policy making.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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?

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A)   San Antonio v. Rodriguez
B)   Edge ISD v. Kirby
C)   Brown v. Board of Education
D)   Mendez v. WestminsterE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 8

Explain the impact that Brown v.Board of Education had on education policy in Texas.

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a.Plessy v.Ferguson: The U.S.Supreme cou...

Question 9

The law of capture,as it pertains to water policy in Texas,essentially means that

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A)   the state owns the water rights because it is sovereign over Texas residents.
B)   the federal government has the right to capture water in Texas because of the supremacy clause in the federal Constitution.
C)   the first person to capture the water by pumping it out of the ground owns it.
D)   the state can capture and tax any business that uses state water without reporting usage statistics to the state water board.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 10

Which statement regarding water policy in Texas is true?

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A)   Water rights are a complicated matter, balancing private property considerations and the public good.
B)   There is continuing conflict between Texas and Mexico on the rights to the water flowing in the Rio Grande.
C)   The business community is usually at odds with the private property rights of water developers and the water processing and transportation rights of stockholders.
D)   The regulatory environment in Texas does not pose a huge problem because landowners and water conservation groups promote the public interest.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 11

Explain how controversies over issues such as abortion and Affordable Health Care services for Texas residents arose.

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a.Political controversy over abortion: C...

Question 12

Federal money for Medicaid programs

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A)   comes to the states as a block grant without any significant restrictions.
B)   is tied to the number of adults on the welfare rolls in order to reduce the cost of program redundancy.
C)   is accompanied by federal rules and regulations, which states must comply with to maintain federal funding of the program.
D)   is administered automatically by the federal government to avoid punishing program recipients.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 13

________ refers to the idea that policy will be developed that will maximize the output of government with a minimum commitment of resources.

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A)   Systemic agenda
B)   Optimality
C)   Individual rationality
D)   LegitimationE) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 14

In policy making,"unsatisficing" means reaching a decision that is satisfactory rather than optimal to the individual.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The Robin Hood plan was found unconstitutional because it required

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A)   approval from school superintendents and teachers.
B)   approval from the school board and voters.
C)   approval from individual cities.
D)   local voter approval of property tax levies and it prohibited a state property tax.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

The 2011 legislative session achieved a balanced budget without raising taxes and without any cuts in primary and secondary education.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The law of capture works in support of conservation efforts.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In which case did the majority of the U.S.Supreme Court justices conclude that a tax penalizing people who did not get medical insurance was constitutional?

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A)   United States v. President Obama
B)   United States v. Sebelius
C)   National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius
D)   National Federation of Independent Business v. President ObamaE) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 19

Responding to the Supreme Court decision on national health care legislation of 2010,Governor Perry announced that

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A)   Texas agreed with the Supreme Court's decision.
B)   Texas would increase funding for Medicaid by borrowing substantial sums of money on Wall Street.
C)   the Texas legislature would happily increase taxes to fund the expanded Medicaid program.
D)   Texas would refuse to participate in the expanded Medicaid program.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 20

Which of the following is a challenge facing education policy in Texas?

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A)   high level of public spending per pupil
B)   low dropout rates
C)   high teenage pregnancy rates among Hispanic students
D)   demographics increasingly becoming minority and disadvantagedE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Exam 12: Public Policy

The law of capture,as it pertains to water policy in Texas,essentially means that

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In policy making,"unsatisficing" means reaching a decision that is satisfactory rather than optimal to the individual.

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The origins of modern welfare policy lie in

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Explain how controversies over issues such as abortion and Affordable Health Care services for Texas residents arose.

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Which statement regarding water policy in Texas is true?

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The Robin Hood plan was found unconstitutional because it required

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One effective way to improve public education in Texas that Democrats,Republicans,and Tea Partyers support is

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________ refers to the idea that policy will be developed that will maximize the output of government with a minimum commitment of resources.

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The U.S.Department of Labor developed the poverty index in 1964 and revised it in 1969 and 1980.

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Explain the controversy with the issue of welfare dependency.How would you evaluate the welfare policy?

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The law of capture works in support of conservation efforts.

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Responding to the Supreme Court decision on national health care legislation of 2010,Governor Perry announced that

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The three main issues that have shaped education policy in Texas over the last 50 years have been

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Explain the impact that Brown v.Board of Education had on education policy in Texas.

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In which case did the majority of the U.S.Supreme Court justices conclude that a tax penalizing people who did not get medical insurance was constitutional?

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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?

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The 2011 legislative session achieved a balanced budget without raising taxes and without any cuts in primary and secondary education.

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Which of the following is a challenge facing education policy in Texas?

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Federal money for Medicaid programs

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Under the concept of federalism,welfare policy is largely separate from federal programs and policy making.

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