Texas Gov Unit 5 Exam Review Questions
and Answers 2025
What is public policy? - -action taken by government to address social
problems or needs
- If Governor Abbott gave a speech highlighting the large numbers of illegal
immigrants crossing into Texas and calling for greater security along the
border, which stage of the policy making process would this represent? - -
agenda setting
- If school administrators in Texas began redesigning curricula to meet new
educational standards adopted by the State Board of Education, which stage
of the policy making process would this represent? - -policy implementation
- In what way does the policy evaluation stage create a "feedback loop" in
the policy making process? - -Official evaluations of enacted and
implemented policies often identify new problems, which leads to another
round of agenda setting, policy selection, and so on.
- What are the two biggest sources of state revenue? - -sales taxes and
federal income
- What is the largest source of revenue for the state of Texas? - -sales taxes
- If the U.S. Department of Transportation provided a grant to Texas to
conduct needed highway maintenance and bridge repairs for safety
purposes, which category of state revenue sources would this represent? - -
federal income
- What is the difference between progressive and regressive taxation? - -
Progressive taxation has high-income people pay a higher percentage of
their income in taxes, while regressive taxation has low-income people pay a
higher percentage in taxes.
- Which of the following would be an example of a progressive taxation
scheme? - -an income tax that collects nothing from individuals making less
than $20,000 per year, 5 percent from individuals making $20,000-$30,000
per year, and 7 percent from individuals making $30,000-$40,000 per year.
- Why is it difficult for state government to raise new revenue? - -because
Texans are generally resistant to raising taxes and would rather cut funds to
balance the budget
, - In the video, Ben Barnes says that there is only one option besides
instituting an income tax to raise more revenue. What is it? - -expanding
sales taxes
- Considering state expenditures by function, what is the proportion of
spending on health and human services to spending on general government
operations? - -The budget for HHS is around 15 times that of the budget for
general government.
- Considering state expenditures by category, roughly what portion of the
state budget goes to education grants? - -about one-quarter
- In Texas, the combination of population growth and limited spending on
social services has contributed to which of the following? - -a poverty rate
higher than the national average
- In what way does Texas's political culture affect state spending on health
and human services? - -The state's traditional beliefs in self-reliance and
suspicion of the federal government lead it to limit spending on social
programs that aid the poor.
- Which of the following health care programs administered by the state of
Texas relies heavily on federal funding? - -Medicaid
- Texas's decision to not participate in two key provisions of the ACA will
have which of the following results? - -There will not be any increase in
federal funding of health care for Texans or any increase in health-related
services provided by the state.
- Which of the following BEST summarizes Texans' attitudes toward the
ACA? - -Republicans and independents generally oppose it, while Democrats
generally support it.
- Which of the following is a persistent policy issue related to education in
Texas? - -the use of local revenues to fund public schools
- Why does using local property taxes to fund schools create inequalities
across Texas's public education system? - -Wealthier districts generate more
tax revenues to fund their schools.
- The court challenges over gaps in public-school funding illustrate which
step of the policymaking process? - -policy evaluation
- Rapid population growth in Texas has created difficulties in which of the
following policy areas? - -transportation and water
and Answers 2025
What is public policy? - -action taken by government to address social
problems or needs
- If Governor Abbott gave a speech highlighting the large numbers of illegal
immigrants crossing into Texas and calling for greater security along the
border, which stage of the policy making process would this represent? - -
agenda setting
- If school administrators in Texas began redesigning curricula to meet new
educational standards adopted by the State Board of Education, which stage
of the policy making process would this represent? - -policy implementation
- In what way does the policy evaluation stage create a "feedback loop" in
the policy making process? - -Official evaluations of enacted and
implemented policies often identify new problems, which leads to another
round of agenda setting, policy selection, and so on.
- What are the two biggest sources of state revenue? - -sales taxes and
federal income
- What is the largest source of revenue for the state of Texas? - -sales taxes
- If the U.S. Department of Transportation provided a grant to Texas to
conduct needed highway maintenance and bridge repairs for safety
purposes, which category of state revenue sources would this represent? - -
federal income
- What is the difference between progressive and regressive taxation? - -
Progressive taxation has high-income people pay a higher percentage of
their income in taxes, while regressive taxation has low-income people pay a
higher percentage in taxes.
- Which of the following would be an example of a progressive taxation
scheme? - -an income tax that collects nothing from individuals making less
than $20,000 per year, 5 percent from individuals making $20,000-$30,000
per year, and 7 percent from individuals making $30,000-$40,000 per year.
- Why is it difficult for state government to raise new revenue? - -because
Texans are generally resistant to raising taxes and would rather cut funds to
balance the budget
, - In the video, Ben Barnes says that there is only one option besides
instituting an income tax to raise more revenue. What is it? - -expanding
sales taxes
- Considering state expenditures by function, what is the proportion of
spending on health and human services to spending on general government
operations? - -The budget for HHS is around 15 times that of the budget for
general government.
- Considering state expenditures by category, roughly what portion of the
state budget goes to education grants? - -about one-quarter
- In Texas, the combination of population growth and limited spending on
social services has contributed to which of the following? - -a poverty rate
higher than the national average
- In what way does Texas's political culture affect state spending on health
and human services? - -The state's traditional beliefs in self-reliance and
suspicion of the federal government lead it to limit spending on social
programs that aid the poor.
- Which of the following health care programs administered by the state of
Texas relies heavily on federal funding? - -Medicaid
- Texas's decision to not participate in two key provisions of the ACA will
have which of the following results? - -There will not be any increase in
federal funding of health care for Texans or any increase in health-related
services provided by the state.
- Which of the following BEST summarizes Texans' attitudes toward the
ACA? - -Republicans and independents generally oppose it, while Democrats
generally support it.
- Which of the following is a persistent policy issue related to education in
Texas? - -the use of local revenues to fund public schools
- Why does using local property taxes to fund schools create inequalities
across Texas's public education system? - -Wealthier districts generate more
tax revenues to fund their schools.
- The court challenges over gaps in public-school funding illustrate which
step of the policymaking process? - -policy evaluation
- Rapid population growth in Texas has created difficulties in which of the
following policy areas? - -transportation and water
