POLS 2312 - SIGNIFICANCE TX POLITICS (UNIT 1) UTA QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2025/2026
State Legislature and Governor in Austin determine: - Answers Speed limits
Mayor and City Council members in your city determine: - Answers How and where you can
build your home or open a business.
State and local officials - Answers Establish punishment for violations ranging from jaywalking
to murder.
Estimated that some Texans pay - Answers 10-13% of their income to the state and local govt.
State and Local Govt collect the most visible taxes you pay. Such as: - Answers 1. Property tax
2. Sales tax
3. Lottery (voluntary)
The Texas Legislature determines how much money the state will allocate each university.
Resulting in: - Answers Increased tuition
You are expected to participate in state and local elections an average of - Answers Once every
six months
State and local government - Answers have a more direct and dramatic influence on your daily
life.
State and local government - Answers enact most of the laws that affect your life.
While we pay much more to the federal government - Answers we still pay a significant amount
to the state and local government
We elect - Answers 1. Lt. Governor
2. Attorney General
3. Controller
4. State Senators
5. State Reps
6. Judges
7. Mayors
8. County Commissioners
, 9. Sheriffs
Governing system of Texas is divided into four parts (input/ output method) - Answers Input:
Contributes to the actual decision making institutions that make up Texas government.
First, the government of Texas can only be understood under the context of the history,
geography, political culture, economics, and demographic nature of the state.
Second, the political decisions of the state leaders are a reflection of the people who choose to
participate (voting, contacting, campaigning, or running) by means of interest groups or political
parties.
Output:
Third, the government is defined by the institutions that make, implement and evaluate public
policy (legislative, executive (government), judicial (courts)
Fourth, the end product= public policy. Laws passed and implemented by the government
address problems and improve the quality of life for all Texans.
Legislature - Answers makes laws
Executive (Government) - Answers implements laws with the help of the bureaucracy.
Judicial (Courts) - Answers determine if the laws are applied fairly and legally.
Our decisions are made based on - Answers our own unique set of values, experiences and
demands.
Context affects politics in four ways - Answers 1. Who plays? (who gets involved in the political
process)
2. Who pays? (which people tend to pay more to the government? The rich? the poor?). Since
Texas is a regressive state, the poor tend to pay more than the rich.
ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2025/2026
State Legislature and Governor in Austin determine: - Answers Speed limits
Mayor and City Council members in your city determine: - Answers How and where you can
build your home or open a business.
State and local officials - Answers Establish punishment for violations ranging from jaywalking
to murder.
Estimated that some Texans pay - Answers 10-13% of their income to the state and local govt.
State and Local Govt collect the most visible taxes you pay. Such as: - Answers 1. Property tax
2. Sales tax
3. Lottery (voluntary)
The Texas Legislature determines how much money the state will allocate each university.
Resulting in: - Answers Increased tuition
You are expected to participate in state and local elections an average of - Answers Once every
six months
State and local government - Answers have a more direct and dramatic influence on your daily
life.
State and local government - Answers enact most of the laws that affect your life.
While we pay much more to the federal government - Answers we still pay a significant amount
to the state and local government
We elect - Answers 1. Lt. Governor
2. Attorney General
3. Controller
4. State Senators
5. State Reps
6. Judges
7. Mayors
8. County Commissioners
, 9. Sheriffs
Governing system of Texas is divided into four parts (input/ output method) - Answers Input:
Contributes to the actual decision making institutions that make up Texas government.
First, the government of Texas can only be understood under the context of the history,
geography, political culture, economics, and demographic nature of the state.
Second, the political decisions of the state leaders are a reflection of the people who choose to
participate (voting, contacting, campaigning, or running) by means of interest groups or political
parties.
Output:
Third, the government is defined by the institutions that make, implement and evaluate public
policy (legislative, executive (government), judicial (courts)
Fourth, the end product= public policy. Laws passed and implemented by the government
address problems and improve the quality of life for all Texans.
Legislature - Answers makes laws
Executive (Government) - Answers implements laws with the help of the bureaucracy.
Judicial (Courts) - Answers determine if the laws are applied fairly and legally.
Our decisions are made based on - Answers our own unique set of values, experiences and
demands.
Context affects politics in four ways - Answers 1. Who plays? (who gets involved in the political
process)
2. Who pays? (which people tend to pay more to the government? The rich? the poor?). Since
Texas is a regressive state, the poor tend to pay more than the rich.
