POLS 207-LIM TAMU EXAM 1 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Public Policy changes in the 1960's led to what? - Answers- Laws which led to an
increase in diversity of United States
Who creates local government? - Answers- state government
White Population has been ___ while Hispanic population has been ____ and African
American Population has _____ - Answers- decreasing; increasing; remained the same
What is happening to Asian Populations? - Answers- increasing
Life expectancy for African Americans is _____ compared to other ethnicities -
Answers- lower
Why is life expectancy for AA compared to other ethnicities lower? - Answers- low
education, income, and health care
Hispanics have a high population in the United Stats because of _______ - Answers-
Family Reunification
Asian population was limited by what? - Answers- the Chinese Exclusion Act
Who created the Federal Government - Answers- the states
_____ is when the national law beats state law - Answers- Supremacy clause
3 actors of our Federal System - Answers- President and congress pass laws; State
legislature and executive create policies (laws we are most affected by); US Supreme
Court decides whether a law is constitutional of unconstitutional
What is the total government spending? - Answers- 6.5 trillion
What percentage does the Federal Government spend? - Answers- 58%
What percentage do the states spend? - Answers- 42%
What percentage of state spending comes from the federal government in the form of
grants? - Answers- 9%
Federal Government spending? - Answers- 1. income security
2. healthcare
3. national defense
4. general public services
, State Government spending? - Answers- 1. education
2. health
3. general public service
4. public order and safety
What is #1 in state spending? - Answers- education
what is one important thing to remember when comparing states? - Answers- account
for rates-be sure you are comparing apples to apples
Is TX above or below the US average for high school completion and bachelors
degrees? - Answers- below
Where does Texas stand on Per Capita Income? - Answers- Texas is average
Are there any weird state in regards to per capita income yes! - Answers- Utah-children
Alaska & Wyoming-oil
Which is the most highly metropolitan state? - Answers- Hawaii
Which states have the highest non citizen populations? - Answers- California (gateway
state), Texas, Florida, NY
Why does Texas have a unique political culture? - Answers- We were an independent
country before we became part of the US
What is the correlation between total per capita state revenues and total per capita state
expenditures? - Answers- positive
Which of the following statements is false? - Answers-
When are data visualizations using maps superior to scatterplot data visualizations? -
Answers- When there are strong regional patterns
What is the correlation rate between state incarceration rates and violent crime rates? -
Answers- positive
Where does Texas stand on Unemployment rate? - Answers- lower unemployment
because lots of minimum wage jobs
What is Life expectancy related to - Answers- infant mortaility, income, education
Which states are highest in poverty? - Answers- Louisianna and Mississippi
Who determines who qualifies for TANF? - Answers- states
Public Policy changes in the 1960's led to what? - Answers- Laws which led to an
increase in diversity of United States
Who creates local government? - Answers- state government
White Population has been ___ while Hispanic population has been ____ and African
American Population has _____ - Answers- decreasing; increasing; remained the same
What is happening to Asian Populations? - Answers- increasing
Life expectancy for African Americans is _____ compared to other ethnicities -
Answers- lower
Why is life expectancy for AA compared to other ethnicities lower? - Answers- low
education, income, and health care
Hispanics have a high population in the United Stats because of _______ - Answers-
Family Reunification
Asian population was limited by what? - Answers- the Chinese Exclusion Act
Who created the Federal Government - Answers- the states
_____ is when the national law beats state law - Answers- Supremacy clause
3 actors of our Federal System - Answers- President and congress pass laws; State
legislature and executive create policies (laws we are most affected by); US Supreme
Court decides whether a law is constitutional of unconstitutional
What is the total government spending? - Answers- 6.5 trillion
What percentage does the Federal Government spend? - Answers- 58%
What percentage do the states spend? - Answers- 42%
What percentage of state spending comes from the federal government in the form of
grants? - Answers- 9%
Federal Government spending? - Answers- 1. income security
2. healthcare
3. national defense
4. general public services
, State Government spending? - Answers- 1. education
2. health
3. general public service
4. public order and safety
What is #1 in state spending? - Answers- education
what is one important thing to remember when comparing states? - Answers- account
for rates-be sure you are comparing apples to apples
Is TX above or below the US average for high school completion and bachelors
degrees? - Answers- below
Where does Texas stand on Per Capita Income? - Answers- Texas is average
Are there any weird state in regards to per capita income yes! - Answers- Utah-children
Alaska & Wyoming-oil
Which is the most highly metropolitan state? - Answers- Hawaii
Which states have the highest non citizen populations? - Answers- California (gateway
state), Texas, Florida, NY
Why does Texas have a unique political culture? - Answers- We were an independent
country before we became part of the US
What is the correlation between total per capita state revenues and total per capita state
expenditures? - Answers- positive
Which of the following statements is false? - Answers-
When are data visualizations using maps superior to scatterplot data visualizations? -
Answers- When there are strong regional patterns
What is the correlation rate between state incarceration rates and violent crime rates? -
Answers- positive
Where does Texas stand on Unemployment rate? - Answers- lower unemployment
because lots of minimum wage jobs
What is Life expectancy related to - Answers- infant mortaility, income, education
Which states are highest in poverty? - Answers- Louisianna and Mississippi
Who determines who qualifies for TANF? - Answers- states
