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2001; national education No Child Left Behind
standards for schools in all
states passed by Bush
fraction of state revenue 1/3
from federal grants
conservative
hostility to government
activity, especially in the
economic sphere, and a
complementary faith in the
judgment of businesspeople
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,In which of the following C
areas would Texas have the
least influence?
a. Determining how it
willtax its citizens.
b. Enforcing laws
andadministering justice.
c. Controlling its
borderwith Mexico.
d. Setting
educationalstandards.
e. Regulating
industrywithin the state.
Which of the following C
groups has not changed
appreciably, as a percent of
the Texas population, since
1980?
a. Anglo (non-Hispanic)
b. Native American Indian
c. African American
d. Asian
e. Hispanic
give legitimacy, organize constitution purposes
government, grant specific
powers, limit government
powers
date of ratification of the 6th 1876
texas constitution (6th)
statehood constitution; bsed constitution of 1845
on Jacksonianism
, farmer's organization; white Grange
supremacy; influenced
current constitution of 1876
presides over Texas Senate; lieutenant governor
elected by people
collects state's taxes and comptroller of public accounts
determines whether enough
revenue exists to fund state
budget; keeps state money;
elected by people
state lawyer; elected by attorney general
people
protects state environment commissioner of General land Office
and administers public
lands; elected by people
regulate intrastate Texas Railroad Commission
transportation and oil/gas
industry; elected by
people
counties, municipalities, local governments
special districts
counties
most restricted;
administrative and judicial;
commission form of
government that combined
executive and
legislative authority and is
headed by a judge;
fragmented