POLS 207-Lim TAMU Exam 1 With Complete Solutions 2024/2025

POLS 207-Lim TAMU Exam 1 With Complete Solutions 2024/2025 Public Policy changes in the 1960's led to what? - answerLaws which led to an increase in diversity of United States Who creates local government? - answerstate government White Population has been ___ while Hispanic population has been ____ and African American Population has _____ - answerdecreasing; increasing; remained the same What is happening to Asian Populations? - answerincreasing Life expectancy for African Americans is _____ compared to other ethnicities - answerlower Why is life expectancy for AA compared to other ethnicities lower? - answerlow education, income, and health care Hispanics have a high population in the United Stats because of _______ - answerFamily Reunification Asian population was limited by what? - answerthe Chinese Exclusion Act Who created the Federal Government - answerthe states Why does Texas have a unique political culture? - answerWe were an independent country before we became part of the US What is the correlation between total per capita state revenues and total per capita state expenditures? - answerpositive Which of the following statements is false? - answer When are data visualizations using maps superior to scatterplot data visualizations? - answerWhen there are strong regional patterns What is the correlation rate between state incarceration rates and violent crime rates? - answerpositive _____ is when the national law beats state law - answerSupremacy clause 3 actors of our Federal System - answerPresident and congress pass laws; State legislature and executive create policies (laws we are most affected by); US Supreme Court decides whether a law is constitutional of unconstitutional What is the total government spending? - answer6.5 trillion What percentage does the Federal Government spend? - answer58% What percentage do the states spend? - answer42% What percentage of state spending comes from the federal government in the form of grants? - answer9% Federal Government spending? - answer1. income security 2. healthcare 3. national defense 4. general public services State Government spending? - answer1. educatio