The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that local governments may use eminent domain to transfer private property to other private parties under which of the following conditions?
  • 16 percent
  • The government must envision a public benefit from doing so.
  • It introduced "deregulated" tuition for state universities.
  • D. local districts
How do Texans sign up for the Affordable Care Act?
  • C. is above the national average.
  • A. must pay the out-of-state tuition rate
  • an end to the practice of affirmative action in Texas schools
  • C. through the federally run exchange
In Texas an initial permit to carry a concealed firearm costs about ________.
  • D. $259
  • D. $250
  • D. $255
  • D. $260
Which of the following statements about immigration policy in Texas is correct?
  • religious service attendance
  • The process for becoming a legal permanent resident (LPR) differs depending on whether the individual is outside or inside the U.S. at the time of application
  • a high supply of housing
  • occupational and professional licensing
In which of the following categories is Texas relatively less friendly to business?
  • requiring waiting periods before performing abortions
  • C. is above the national average.
  • occupational and professional licensing
  • among the five most conservative states
Based on the 1981 U.S. Supreme Court decision in ________, all states are required to provide K-12 education for undocumented immigrants and their children.
  • D. policy evaluation
  • D. Plyler v. Doe
  • policy evaluation
  • C. Lawrence v. Texas.
Which of the following did the Hazlewood Act do for veterans in the state of Texas?
  • It provided for exemptions from tuition and fees for higher education in Texas.
  • a high supply of housing
  • The process for becoming a legal permanent resident (LPR) differs depending on whether the individual is outside or inside the U.S. at the time of application
  • among the five most conservative states
The Hopwood decision mandated which of the following?
  • end the funding disparity among school districts in Texas
  • among the five most conservative states
  • B. a near doubling of tuition rates between 2003 and 2011.
  • an end to the practice of affirmative action in Texas schools
Groundwater in Texas
  • The government must envision a public benefit from doing so.
  • A. Permanent University Fund
  • C. is owned by the person who owns the land above it.
  • D. local districts
Why are most degrees in Texas state universities limited to 120 hours?
  • A. New York
  • B. to save the state money
  • It introduced "deregulated" tuition for state universities.
  • A. using Army troops to patrol the border.
Which of the following major changes did the Texas legislature make to higher education policy in 2003?
  • B. to save the state money
  • A. State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness
  • It introduced "deregulated" tuition for state universities.
  • A. using Army troops to patrol the border.
Compared to other states, Texas's per capita welfare spending is
  • C. agenda setting
  • A. was the highest in the nation.
  • A. well below average.
  • A. 46th
The result of tuition "deregulation" in 2003 was
  • an end to the practice of affirmative action in Texas schools
  • A. cases of rapeB. cases of incestC. when the life of the mother is endangeredD. All of these answers are correct.
  • C. don't have to do anything, unless an injured employee files a civil law suit.
  • B. a near doubling of tuition rates between 2003 and 2011.
Under the Affordable Care Act
  • B. insurance companies cannot deny coverage to people with preexisting conditions.
  • They give the excess income to the state for redistribution to other school districts.
  • A. skipped altogether because the new policy is symbolic.
  • universities not helped by the Permanent University Fund
Who pays the largest part of the cost of K-12 education in Texas?
  • D. local districts
  • C. is owned by the person who owns the land above it.
  • B. the state government
  • Antisodomy laws were ruled unconstitutional.
If a student takes more than the allowed hours (as set by the legislature) to complete his or her degree, the student
  • C. is above the national average.
  • A. must pay the out-of-state tuition rate
  • occupational and professional licensing
  • A. was the highest in the nation.
Who pays the second-largest part of the cost of K-12 education in Texas?
  • B. the state government
  • It introduced "deregulated" tuition for state universities.
  • Antisodomy laws were ruled unconstitutional.
  • A. New York
Prior to the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, the percentage of Texans who did not have health insurance
  • religious service attendance
  • A. was the highest in the nation.
  • among the five most conservative states
  • A. must pay the out-of-state tuition rate
A policy liberalism index measures which of the following?
  • how liberal or conservative a state is on some state policies
  • B. a near doubling of tuition rates between 2003 and 2011.
  • end the funding disparity among school districts in Texas
  • C. don't have to do anything, unless an injured employee files a civil law suit.
When the incarceration rate is adjusted for the violent crime rate, Texas's "residuals" rank
  • A. must pay the out-of-state tuition rate
  • A. was the highest in the nation.
  • among the five most conservative states
  • C. is above the national average.
Which state was rated the most liberal in the SPI policy liberalism ranking in 2006?
  • A. New York
  • It introduced "deregulated" tuition for state universities.
  • D. Maine
  • B. to save the state money
Which of the following steps in the policy-making cycle occurs first?
  • among the five most conservative states
  • religious service attendance
  • requiring waiting periods before performing abortions
  • C. agenda setting
When does Texas allow the public funding of abortions?
  • an end to the practice of affirmative action in Texas schools
  • The process for becoming a legal permanent resident (LPR) differs depending on whether the individual is outside or inside the U.S. at the time of application
  • A. cases of rapeB. cases of incestC. when the life of the mother is endangeredD. All of these answers are correct.
  • C. through the federally run exchange
Texas's approach to regulation of which of the following policies is considered less friendly to business?
  • occupational and professional licensing
  • B. professional licensing regulations
  • C. is above the national average.
  • A. must pay the out-of-state tuition rate
In 2003 the U.S. Supreme Court found that antisodomy laws were unconstitutional in the case of
  • D. Plyler v. Doe
  • D. policy evaluation
  • policy implementation
  • C. Lawrence v. Texas.
State governments regulate all of the following, EXCEPT
  • D. Maine
  • It introduced "deregulated" tuition for state universities.
  • A. State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness
  • A. using Army troops to patrol the border.
An acre is 43,560 square feet. For purposes of allocating water rights, water is measured in "acre feet." How many cubic feet of water are there in two acre feet?
  • C. 87,120
  • C. 435,120
  • C. 97,120
  • C. 87,240
In lieu of purchasing workers' compensation insurance, employers in Texas
  • A. cases of rapeB. cases of incestC. when the life of the mother is endangeredD. All of these answers are correct.
  • C. don't have to do anything, unless an injured employee files a civil law suit.
  • C. is above the national average.
  • occupational and professional licensing
Which of the following factors is NOT among political scientist Virginia Gray's policy liberalism index?
  • religious service attendance
  • requiring waiting periods before performing abortions
  • among the five most conservative states
  • a high supply of housing
Bilingual education in Texas dates back to the early twentieth century, when ________ in Texas wanted to teach their native language(s) in the schools.
  • A. must pay the out-of-state tuition rate
  • A. 46th
  • C. Germans
  • C. agenda setting
A state law mandates that the top __ percent of the graduating class of a high school be admitted to state colleges and universities.
  • A. New York
  • A. using Army troops to patrol the border.
  • C. 10
  • D. Maine
Compared to the other states, where did Texas fall in the SPI policy liberalism ranking in 2006?
  • A. 54th
  • A. 41th
  • A. 230th
  • A. 46th
Which of the following summarizes the decision in the 2003 Supreme Court case of Lawrence v. Texas?
  • The government must envision a public benefit from doing so.
  • D. local districts
  • A. Permanent University Fund
  • Antisodomy laws were ruled unconstitutional.
The ________ was established by the Texas Constitution of 1876 to support the University of Texas and Texas A&M University systems.
  • Antisodomy laws were ruled unconstitutional.
  • A. New York
  • A. veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
  • A. Permanent University Fund
The failed legislative "Robin Hood Plan" was designed to do which of the following?
  • end the funding disparity among school districts in Texas
  • B. professional licensing regulations
  • C. don't have to do anything, unless an injured employee files a civil law suit.
  • requiring waiting periods before performing abortions
Which of the following is the last step in James Anderson's policy cycle?
  • policy evaluation
  • D. policy evaluation
  • C. Lawrence v. Texas.
  • policy implementation
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