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GOVT 2306 - Texas GovernmentWhat are the articles of the Texas Constitution of 1876? - correct answer Bill of rights separation of power state legislature plural executive judicial department suffrage in texas public education in texas taxation and state revenues How many times has the Constitution of 1876 been amended? - correct answer 467 What is federalism? - correct answer a system of government in which power is divided between a central government and regional governments ...

GOVT 2305 Exam 1 Questions With Answers GOVT 2305 Exam 1 common goods - ANS goods that all people may use but that are of limited supply democracy - ANS a form of government where political power rests in the hands of the people direct democracy - ANS a form of government where people participate directly in making government decisions instead of choosing representatives to do this for them elite theory - ANS claims political power rests in th...

What is policy conservatism? - Answer A state's tendency to limit the welfare benefits, deregulate business, keep taxes low, and generally place less reliance on government and more reliance on individuals and the marketplace to achieve social goals. What is policy liberalism? - Answer A state's tendency to expand welfare benefits, regulate business, adopt progressive state income taxes, and generally use government to achieve social change. From where do state and local governments deri...

Political Science Latest Update Rated A Politics who gets what, when and how by Lassell;A non-violent way of determining who holds power and resources in society;A process which attempts to arrange society collectively into a social order social order arrange our collective lives in some kind of social order legitimate powers accepted as "right" government a system of organization for exercising authority over a body of people authority power that citizens view as legitimate or "right", ...

Primavera Economy Unit 4 Workbooks and Checkpoints 100% Pass What impact can taxes have on the economy? Higher taxes reduce demand because consumers have less money to spend. What is an argument against the benefit taxation principle? People who earn less money simply cannot afford to pay for some benefits. How are payroll taxes used? They are used for entitlement programs like Social Security. Read the sentence. Some states collect a sin tax on products like alcohol and tobacco. What outcome...

GOVT 2305 EXAM 1 Chapters 1, 2, 3 GOVT 2305 EXAM 1 Chapters 1, 2, 3 What goods are available to all without direct payment. - ANS Public goods In which form of government does a small group of elite people hold political power? - ANS oligarchy _____________does many things for people. It maintains stability within the nation. It provides important services for all without direct payment. Finally, it provides a structure through which laws can be created and people ca...

First continental congress -ANSWER Sept 1774. Tired to peacefully seperate from Britian Second Continental Congress -ANSWER May 1775. Established postal, Navy and marines, Voted to leave Britian Declaration of Independence -ANSWER July 4th 1776. Based on John Locke's two Treatises of Government. People have unalienable rights When gov. infringes on those rights, it is the duty of the people to overthrow that government Articles of Confederation -ANSWER March 1st 1781 Government is...

AP US Gov Ch.3 (AMSCO 2021)Block Grants - correct answers Federal grants given more or less automatically to states or communities to support broad programs in areas such as community development and social services Categorical Grants - correct answers Federal grants for specific purposes, such as building an airport Concurrent Powers - correct answers powers shared by the state and federal governments Cooperative Federalism - correct answers A system of government in which powers and p...

Under a technique known as a wage-related formula, the impact of postretirement inflation on pension income is: - Answer- Measured on the basis of current wage measures to adjust benefits Under the Pension Protection Act of 2006, a benefit statement must be provided to a plan participant of a defined contribution plan entitled to direct plan investments: - Answer- Once a quarter Federal law defines normal retirement age to be the age specified in the plan, but it cannot occur beyond the la...

Majority Rule a fundamental democratic principle requiring that the majority's view be respected. the constitution originally contained a number of provisions designed to limit majority rule, including the electoral college, life tenure for supreme court justices, and the selection of senators by state legislators Checks and Balances a system in which each branch of government can limit the power of the other two branches. example: the senate has the power to reject or approve presid...