POLS 207 LIM TAMU UPDATED EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

POLS 207 LIM TAMU UPDATED EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

●● What does the local government take care of?
Answer: Water, lights, roads, etc.


●● Which states have the lowest high school graduation rates?
Answer: Mississippi and Texas (49th and 50th)


●● What is the infant mortality rate in Texas?
Answer: 5.7


●● What is the average infant mortality rate?
Answer: 5.9


●● Other good countries have an infant mortality of what?
Answer: 1-1.2


●● What effects the want for higher wages, GDP, clean water, better
infrastructure, clean air, etc.?
Answer: Public policies

, ●● What is the effect on public policy between neighboring states?
Answer: They tend to influence each other


●● What direction had life expectancy been headed in the past 2 years?
Answer: Down


●● When can we consider data showing a "pattern"?
Answer: 3 years


●● Before using data, what should you do with it?
Answer: Source check, look for evidence


●● How do different groups vote?
Answer: Differently


●● Why has Texas been growing by twice the rate other states are?
Answer: Oil and technology


●● How many illegal immigrants are there in the United States?
Answer: Just under 11 million (50% Hispanic, some simply overstayed a
visa)