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Elscores 8/18/2024 6:16:34 PMPOLS 207 Exam 1 Review (TAMU
Smith) Questions and Correct
Answer
Federal government policies
~: The only level that can make foreign treaties and declare war. Cannot manage local police
forces.
State government policies
~: Education, health and welfare, transportation, public safety, civil rights, physical environment,
taxation
different types of govt
~: federalism-way of organizing country with 2 or more levels of govt; SHARE POWER
unitary-power located centreal; FEDERAL(power)
Confederation-power rests with smaller units;STATES
Different types of Federalism
~: dual-layer cake;where st power begins, fed ends
cooperative-marble cake;fed govt reached into st
coercive-TODAYS; influenced by $
Redistributive policies
, Elscores 8/18/2024 6:16:34 PM
~: policy that provides to 1 group of society while taking benefits away from other ex:food stamp
Social Stratification
~: system which society ranks categories of people in hierarchy
From where do state and local governments derive their revenue?
~: Local property taxes- largest income for local governments
State sales tax- most important income for states
Selective sales tax or excise taxes
State income tax (not in Texas)
Corporate taxes
Lottery and Gambling revenue- admin cost take half of revenue
User charges- fastest growing
Why are states called "laboratories of democracy?"
~: They can more easily implement new policies than the national government. Policy
innovators.
What is nullification?
~: The legal theory that states can invalidate a federal law which is deemed unconstitutional. Has
never been upheld in a supreme court.
What are enumerated powers?
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