POLS 207 (LIM) TEXAS EXAM WITH VERIFIED
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Exam 1: Federalism, Demographics, and Public Policy
1. What did public policy changes in the 1960s lead to? – Laws that led
to an increase in the diversity of the United States.
2. Who creates local government? – State government.
3. How has the White population changed? – Decreasing.
4. How has the Hispanic population changed? – Increasing.
5. How has the African American population changed? – Remained the
same.
6. What is happening to Asian populations? – Increasing.
7. Life expectancy for African Americans is _____ compared to other
ethnicities. – Lower.
8. Why is life expectancy for African Americans lower? – Low
education, income, and health care.
9. Why do Hispanics have a high population in the United States? –
Family reunification.
10.What limited the Asian population? – The Chinese Exclusion Act.
11.Who created the Federal Government? – The states.
12.Why does Texas have a unique political culture? – It was an
independent country before becoming part of the U.S..
13.What is the correlation between total per capita state revenues and
total per capita state expenditures? – Positive.
,14.When are data visualizations using maps superior to scatterplot data
visualizations? – When there are strong regional patterns.
15.What percentage of state spending comes from the federal
government in the form of grants? – 7%.
16.What percentage do the states spend? – 40%.
17.What percentage does the Federal Government spend? – 60%.
18.What is the total government spending? – $7.3 trillion.
19.Who are the three actors of our Federal System? – President and
Congress; State legislature and executive; U.S. Supreme Court.
20._____ is when national law beats state law. – Supremacy clause.
21.What is the correlation rate between state incarceration rates and
violent crime rates? – Positive.
22.When did Texas become a state? – 1845.
23.When was the Texas constitution ratified? – 1876.
24.What is policy conservatism? – A state's tendency to limit welfare
benefits, deregulate business, keep taxes low, and rely less on
government.
25.What is policy liberalism? – A state's tendency to expand welfare
benefits, regulate business, and rely more on government.
26.What are implied powers? – Broad, undefined powers given to the
federal government by the Constitution (e.g., necessary and proper
clause).
27.What does the 10th Amendment state? – Powers not delegated to the
U.S. are reserved to the states or the people.
28.What was the result of Marbury v. Madison (1803)? – Established the
principle of judicial review.
29.What are police powers? – The "policy power" to promote the general
welfare of the community.
30.Why are there different policies across states? – Demographics and
religion.
31.What is the notable demographic change in the U.S.? – An increase in
the minority population.
, 32.What is religiosity? – The strength of religious faith.
33.What is federalism? – A state-centric system defining the evolving
relationship between the federal government and states.
34.What is the Supremacy Clause? – The principle that national/federal
law overrides state law when conflict arises.
35.What is the federal spending breakdown? – Accounts for 58% of total
government spending ($6.5 trillion), with top expenditures on income
security, healthcare, national defense, and general public services.
36.What is the state spending breakdown? – Accounts for 42% of total
government spending, with education as the top priority, followed by
health, general public services, and public order/safety.
37.What are federal grants to states? – Funds provided by the federal
government that make up approximately 9% ($550 billion) of total state
expenditures.
38.What is the Texas maximum TANF benefit? – A maximum monthly
benefit of $249 for a family of three with no income.
39.What is the Texas demographic projection for 2030? – Hispanic
residents will form the majority of Texas' population.
40.What are the four major legal issues on gun control? – Allowed
firearm types, permissible locations, owner eligibility exclusions, and
rules for ownership transfers.
41.What does "states as laboratories of democracy" mean? – Individual
states implement distinct policy approaches, serving as experimental test
cases.
42.What are Texas execution statistics? – Texas leads the nation with 474
executions since 1976; Oklahoma has the highest execution rate per
100,000 residents.
43.What is Texas' tax burden (2009)? – A score of 7.9, placing Texas
among low-tax states.
44.What is the current fertility rate in Texas? – (See Studocu quiz).
45.What is the main reason for the increase in Texas' population? – (See
Studocu quiz).
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS || ALREADY
GRADED A+
Exam 1: Federalism, Demographics, and Public Policy
1. What did public policy changes in the 1960s lead to? – Laws that led
to an increase in the diversity of the United States.
2. Who creates local government? – State government.
3. How has the White population changed? – Decreasing.
4. How has the Hispanic population changed? – Increasing.
5. How has the African American population changed? – Remained the
same.
6. What is happening to Asian populations? – Increasing.
7. Life expectancy for African Americans is _____ compared to other
ethnicities. – Lower.
8. Why is life expectancy for African Americans lower? – Low
education, income, and health care.
9. Why do Hispanics have a high population in the United States? –
Family reunification.
10.What limited the Asian population? – The Chinese Exclusion Act.
11.Who created the Federal Government? – The states.
12.Why does Texas have a unique political culture? – It was an
independent country before becoming part of the U.S..
13.What is the correlation between total per capita state revenues and
total per capita state expenditures? – Positive.
,14.When are data visualizations using maps superior to scatterplot data
visualizations? – When there are strong regional patterns.
15.What percentage of state spending comes from the federal
government in the form of grants? – 7%.
16.What percentage do the states spend? – 40%.
17.What percentage does the Federal Government spend? – 60%.
18.What is the total government spending? – $7.3 trillion.
19.Who are the three actors of our Federal System? – President and
Congress; State legislature and executive; U.S. Supreme Court.
20._____ is when national law beats state law. – Supremacy clause.
21.What is the correlation rate between state incarceration rates and
violent crime rates? – Positive.
22.When did Texas become a state? – 1845.
23.When was the Texas constitution ratified? – 1876.
24.What is policy conservatism? – A state's tendency to limit welfare
benefits, deregulate business, keep taxes low, and rely less on
government.
25.What is policy liberalism? – A state's tendency to expand welfare
benefits, regulate business, and rely more on government.
26.What are implied powers? – Broad, undefined powers given to the
federal government by the Constitution (e.g., necessary and proper
clause).
27.What does the 10th Amendment state? – Powers not delegated to the
U.S. are reserved to the states or the people.
28.What was the result of Marbury v. Madison (1803)? – Established the
principle of judicial review.
29.What are police powers? – The "policy power" to promote the general
welfare of the community.
30.Why are there different policies across states? – Demographics and
religion.
31.What is the notable demographic change in the U.S.? – An increase in
the minority population.
, 32.What is religiosity? – The strength of religious faith.
33.What is federalism? – A state-centric system defining the evolving
relationship between the federal government and states.
34.What is the Supremacy Clause? – The principle that national/federal
law overrides state law when conflict arises.
35.What is the federal spending breakdown? – Accounts for 58% of total
government spending ($6.5 trillion), with top expenditures on income
security, healthcare, national defense, and general public services.
36.What is the state spending breakdown? – Accounts for 42% of total
government spending, with education as the top priority, followed by
health, general public services, and public order/safety.
37.What are federal grants to states? – Funds provided by the federal
government that make up approximately 9% ($550 billion) of total state
expenditures.
38.What is the Texas maximum TANF benefit? – A maximum monthly
benefit of $249 for a family of three with no income.
39.What is the Texas demographic projection for 2030? – Hispanic
residents will form the majority of Texas' population.
40.What are the four major legal issues on gun control? – Allowed
firearm types, permissible locations, owner eligibility exclusions, and
rules for ownership transfers.
41.What does "states as laboratories of democracy" mean? – Individual
states implement distinct policy approaches, serving as experimental test
cases.
42.What are Texas execution statistics? – Texas leads the nation with 474
executions since 1976; Oklahoma has the highest execution rate per
100,000 residents.
43.What is Texas' tax burden (2009)? – A score of 7.9, placing Texas
among low-tax states.
44.What is the current fertility rate in Texas? – (See Studocu quiz).
45.What is the main reason for the increase in Texas' population? – (See
Studocu quiz).
