POLS 207 Exam 1 Review TAMU 2024 Update

What are the five Linkage Institutions? - Answer -Public Opinion, Parties, Elections, Media, Interest Groups What is the Key Linkage Institution? - Answer -Elections What are the Policymaking Institutions? - Answer -State Legislature, Judiciary, and Executive & Bureacracy T/F: Texas has a one of the highest drop out rates - Answer -True What rank is Texas in population and size? - Answer -2nd Does Texas spend much on health/human services? - Answer -No, #screwmedicaid Is Texas more urban or rural? - Answer -Urban (80% in Metropolitan area) Politics manage ___________. - Answer -Conflict State/local governments focus on what six areas? - Answer -Conflict, education, taxes/spending, crime, poverty, infrastructure. About how many governments are in the country, and how many of those have the power to tax? - Answer -90,000, all governments can tax. What are the "Big 4" state/local governments spend on? - Answer -Social services and education (60- 70%) Public Safety (10%) Transportation Why are states called "Laboratories of Democracy"? - Answer -States are policy innovators. We can analyze socioeconomic/political environments to arrive at explanations. We can compare Socioeconomic factors, ideologies, and political culture. What does a state need for economic growth? - Answer --Population growth -Rising per capita income -Increased educational levels