POLS 207-Lim TAMU Exam 1 Questions and Answers

POLS 207-Lim TAMU Exam 1 Questions and Answers Public Policy changes in the 1960's led to what? -Answer-Laws which led to an increase in diversity of United States Who creates local government? -Answer-state government White Population has been ___ while Hispanic population has been ____ and African American Population has _____ -Answer-decreasing; increasing; remained the same What is happening to Asian Populations? -Answer-increasing Life expectancy for African Americans is _____ compared to other ethnicities -Answer- lower Why is life expectancy for AA compared to other ethnicities lower? -Answer-low education, income, and health care Hispanics have a high population in the United Stats because of _______ -Answer- Family Reunification Asian population was limited by what? -Answer-the Chinese Exclusion Act Who created the Federal Government -Answer-the states Why does Texas have a unique political culture? -Answer-We 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? -Answer-positive Which of the following statements is false? -Answer- When are data visualizations using maps superior to scatterplot data visualizations? - Answer-When there are strong regional patterns What is the correlation rate between state incarceration rates and violent crime rates? - Answer-positive _____ is when the national law beats state law -Answer-Supremacy clause 3 actors of our Federal System -Answer-President 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? -Answer-6.5 trillion What percentage does the Federal Government spend? -Answer-58% What percentage do the states spend? -Answer-42% What percentage of state spending comes from the federal government in the form of grants? -Answer-9% Federal Government spending? -Answer-1. income security 2. healthcare 3. national defense 4. general public services State Government spending? -Answer-1. education 2. health 3. general public service 4. public order and safety What is #1 in state spending? -Answer-education what is one important thing to remember when comparing states? -Answer-account for rates-be sure you are comparing apples to apples Is TX above or below the US average for high school completion and bachelors degrees? -Answer-below Where does Texas stand on Per Capita Income? -Answer-Texas is average Are there any weird state in regards to per capita income yes! -Answer-Utah-children Alaska & Wyoming-oil Which is the most highly metropolitan state? -Answer-Hawaii Which states have the highest non citizen populations? -Answer-California (gateway state), Texas, Florida, NY Where does Texas stand on Unemployment rate? -Answer-lower unemployment because lots of minimum wage jobs What is Life expectancy related to -Answer-infant mortaility, income, education Which states are highest in poverty? -Answer-Louisianna and Mississippi Who determines who qualifies for TANF? -Answer-states Do southern state typically have high or low TANF benefits? -Answer-low Where does Texas stand on percent HS completion? -Answer-low (South usually has lower education levels) Does the south have more or less poverty crimes than the rest of the US? -Answer- more Where does Texas stand on executions? -Answer-highest What about executions per 100,000? -Answer-Oklahoma is the highest Does Texas have the highest number of death row inmates? -Answer-no does the south have higher or lower life expectancy? -Answer-lower does texas have high or low tax burden? -Answer-low