What are the five linkage institutions? - ANSWER: Public opinion, parties,
elections, media, and interest groups.
What is the Main Linkage Institution? - ANSWER Election
What are the policy-making institutions? - ANSWER State Legislature, Judiciary,
Executive and Bureaucracy
T/F: Texas has one of the highest dropout rates. - True.
How does Texas rank in terms of population and size? - Second Answer
Does Texas spend a lot of money on health and human services? - ANSWER No,
#ScrewMedicaid
Is Texas predominantly urban or rural? - ANSWER: Urban (80% in metropolitan
area).
Politics manages _________. - ANSWER Conflict.
Which six areas do state and local governments focus on? - ANSWER Conflict,
education, taxes/spending, crime, poverty, and infrastructure.
How many governments exist in the country, and how many of them have the
power to tax? - ANSWER 90,000: All governments can levy taxes.
, What do the "Big 4" state and local governments spend money on? - ANSWER
Social services and education (60–70%)
Public safety (10%).
Transportation
Why are states known as "laboratories of democracy"? - ANSWER States are
policy innovators. We can find explanations by analyzing socioeconomic and
political situations. We can make comparisons between socioeconomic conditions,
ideologies, and political cultures.
What does a state require for economic development? - ANSWER: Population
growth
-Increasing per capita income.
-Raised educational levels.
Texas is the least taxed state, with no income tax. - Answer third.
Texas is the state with the fastest growth rate. - ANSWER fourth
Afr. Americans make up __________ % of the U.S.
Hispanics are the largest minority (one in six).
Asians/Pacific islanders constitute _________ %.
Native Americans account for __________ percent.
________% of Congress is female. - ANSWER 13 percent
5%
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