PSCI 2306 Chapter 14: Building the future:
Public Policies for a Changing Texas Questions
with Verified Correct Answers
The majority of immigrants who arrive in Texas settle in which of the following areas?
The most-urban areas of the State
The factor most likely to make the Texas 60x30TX plan fail to reach its goals, just as the
previous plan did, is _____
a lack of funding
Research indicates that how people rate whether government is working well is based
largely on what factor?
party identification and the party in power in government
The power of _____ allows the government, or corporations doing government work, to
take _____ for public use as long as its owners are _____
eminent domain, private property, and compensated
Higher education in Texas is funded through a variety of means. Universities rely
heavily on _____ from students, as well as on _____ from the legislature.
Tuition and fees, appropriations
Which statement below correctly characterizes the trend in how Texans who identify as
part of one political party have recently come to feel about people with other political
beliefs?
Texans who identify with another political party are different from their own party members
and a threat to a way of life
, The number of Texas residents born outside of the United States has increased steadily
over the last decade to close to _____ percent, with many of these immigrants being
eligible to become citizens if they complete the _____ process.
20, and naturalization
The biggest problem related to the relationship of Texas Commission on Environmental
Quality (TECQ) to the pollution problems in the state are tied to which of the
following?
A failure to enforce existing public policy
What is the correct way to view politicians and partisans from different political parties
and perspectives?
competitors
Individuals brought to the United States illegally as minors who qualify for protected
status under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program are often
referred to as which of the following?
Dreamers
While _____ control the three branches of state government, changes in urban cities
and counties have made _____ increasingly competitive in recent elections.
Republicans, Democrats
What statement best defines the role that Texas National Guard troops, local law
enforcement, and sheriffs' deputies play along the international border with Mexico?
Making border patrol agents aware of illegal crossings
Public Policies for a Changing Texas Questions
with Verified Correct Answers
The majority of immigrants who arrive in Texas settle in which of the following areas?
The most-urban areas of the State
The factor most likely to make the Texas 60x30TX plan fail to reach its goals, just as the
previous plan did, is _____
a lack of funding
Research indicates that how people rate whether government is working well is based
largely on what factor?
party identification and the party in power in government
The power of _____ allows the government, or corporations doing government work, to
take _____ for public use as long as its owners are _____
eminent domain, private property, and compensated
Higher education in Texas is funded through a variety of means. Universities rely
heavily on _____ from students, as well as on _____ from the legislature.
Tuition and fees, appropriations
Which statement below correctly characterizes the trend in how Texans who identify as
part of one political party have recently come to feel about people with other political
beliefs?
Texans who identify with another political party are different from their own party members
and a threat to a way of life
, The number of Texas residents born outside of the United States has increased steadily
over the last decade to close to _____ percent, with many of these immigrants being
eligible to become citizens if they complete the _____ process.
20, and naturalization
The biggest problem related to the relationship of Texas Commission on Environmental
Quality (TECQ) to the pollution problems in the state are tied to which of the
following?
A failure to enforce existing public policy
What is the correct way to view politicians and partisans from different political parties
and perspectives?
competitors
Individuals brought to the United States illegally as minors who qualify for protected
status under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program are often
referred to as which of the following?
Dreamers
While _____ control the three branches of state government, changes in urban cities
and counties have made _____ increasingly competitive in recent elections.
Republicans, Democrats
What statement best defines the role that Texas National Guard troops, local law
enforcement, and sheriffs' deputies play along the international border with Mexico?
Making border patrol agents aware of illegal crossings
