POSC-2306-70 Practice Test
__________ are creatures of the state and have only as much power as the Texas
Constitution and Texas legislature grant them?
Answers:
A. Counties
B. Special districts
C. School districts
D. All of the above are true. - correct answer-All of the above are true.
A ___________ trial is a new trial conducted in a higher court (as opposed to an appeal). -
correct answer-de novo
A majority of U.S. cities have all of the following except - correct answer-partisan elections.
A practice where politicians award contracts to their political supporters in the business
community is called - correct answer-a contract spoils.
A tax imposed with the intent of exerting social or economic control by reducing taxes on
approved behaviors or imposing higher taxes on undesirable activities is - correct
answer-regulatory tax.
According to Daniel Elazar which of the following distinct political subcultures does not exist
in Texas? - correct answer-Modernistic
Bureaucrats use __________ to interpret the meaning of an administrative law. - correct
answer-administrative review
Business and agriculture interest groups are interested in all of the following except - correct
answer-encouraging government regulations.
By executive order, Governor Rick Perry directed the __________ to serve as his liaison for
Texas border and Mexican affairs. - correct answer-secretary of state
Civil law protects individuals from all of the following except - correct answer-assault.
Final passage of a bill requires a vote of - correct answer-a simple majority in both houses.
For the 2012-2013 biennium, Texas will receive approximately __________ in federal funds,
which represents 30 percent of state revenue. - correct answer-$71 billion
Government is a process of decision making conditioned by all of the following except -
correct answer-bureaucracy.
In Texas, third party candidates must receive what percentage of the vote to get on the
ballot? - correct answer-Five percent
__________ are creatures of the state and have only as much power as the Texas
Constitution and Texas legislature grant them?
Answers:
A. Counties
B. Special districts
C. School districts
D. All of the above are true. - correct answer-All of the above are true.
A ___________ trial is a new trial conducted in a higher court (as opposed to an appeal). -
correct answer-de novo
A majority of U.S. cities have all of the following except - correct answer-partisan elections.
A practice where politicians award contracts to their political supporters in the business
community is called - correct answer-a contract spoils.
A tax imposed with the intent of exerting social or economic control by reducing taxes on
approved behaviors or imposing higher taxes on undesirable activities is - correct
answer-regulatory tax.
According to Daniel Elazar which of the following distinct political subcultures does not exist
in Texas? - correct answer-Modernistic
Bureaucrats use __________ to interpret the meaning of an administrative law. - correct
answer-administrative review
Business and agriculture interest groups are interested in all of the following except - correct
answer-encouraging government regulations.
By executive order, Governor Rick Perry directed the __________ to serve as his liaison for
Texas border and Mexican affairs. - correct answer-secretary of state
Civil law protects individuals from all of the following except - correct answer-assault.
Final passage of a bill requires a vote of - correct answer-a simple majority in both houses.
For the 2012-2013 biennium, Texas will receive approximately __________ in federal funds,
which represents 30 percent of state revenue. - correct answer-$71 billion
Government is a process of decision making conditioned by all of the following except -
correct answer-bureaucracy.
In Texas, third party candidates must receive what percentage of the vote to get on the
ballot? - correct answer-Five percent
