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POLS 207 Exam 1 Review (TAMU Smith) Questions and Correct Answer

What is economic development? - Answer Population growth, rising per capita personal income (requires skilled labor force), increased educational levels, states growing unevenly. How has the ethnic composition of the US changed in the last 20 years? - Answer Become more diverse. Hispanic population growing. Federal government policies - Answer The only level that can make foreign treaties and declare war. Cannot manage local police forces. State government policies - Answer Education, h...

What is economic development? - Answer Population growth and the income and educational levels of a state's population How has the ethnic composition of the United States changed in the last twenty years? - Answer Hispanics became the largest minority in the US. The Asian population is growing faster than any other minority. African Americans comprise about 13% of the total population of the US. Native Americans are about 1% of the population today. State and local governments are respons...

Federal government policies - Answer -The only level that can make foreign treaties and declare war. Cannot manage local police forces. State government policies - Answer -Education, health and welfare, transportation, public safety, civil rights, physical environment, taxation different types of govt - Answer -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 ...

Federal government policies - Answer The only level that can make foreign treaties and declare war. Cannot manage local police forces. State government policies - Answer Education, health and welfare, transportation, public safety, civil rights, physical environment, taxation different types of govt - Answer 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 ...

Factors of economic development - Answer Population growth, rising per capita personal income, and increased educational levels Changes in ethnic development in the United States in the past twenty years - Answer African Americans comprise 13% of US population; Hispanics are the largest minority group; Asian/Pacific Islanders are fastest growing minority Policy responsibilities for various levels of government - Answer States: public elections, establish local governments, healthcare/safet...