POLS 207-LIM TAMU EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
/. Public Policy changes in the 1960's led to what? - Answer-✅Laws which led to an
increase in diversity of United States
/.Who creates local government? - Answer-✅state government
/.White Population has been ___ while Hispanic population has been ____ and African
American Population has _____ - Answer-✅decreasing; increasing; remained the same
/.What is happening to Asian Populations? - Answer-✅increasing
/.Life expectancy for African Americans is _____ compared to other ethnicities -
Answer-✅lower
/.Why is life expectancy for AA compared to other ethnicities lower? - Answer-✅low
education, income, and health care
/.Hispanics have a high population in the United Stats because of _______ - Answer-
✅Family Reunification
/.Asian population was limited by what? - Answer-✅the Chinese Exclusion Act
/.Who created the Federal Government - Answer-✅the states
/.Why does Texas have a unique political culture? - Answer-✅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? - Answer-✅positive
/.Which of the following statements is false? - Answer-✅
/.When are data visualizations using maps superior to scatterplot data visualizations? -
Answer-✅When there are strong regional patterns
/.What is the correlation rate between state incarceration rates and violent crime rates?
- Answer-✅positive
, /._____ is when the national law beats state law - Answer-✅Supremacy clause
/.3 actors of our Federal System - Answer-✅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? - Answer-✅6.5 trillion
/.What percentage does the Federal Government spend? - Answer-✅58%
/.What percentage do the states spend? - Answer-✅42%
/.What percentage of state spending comes from the federal government in the form of
grants? - Answer-✅9%
/.Federal Government spending? - Answer-✅1. income security
2. healthcare
3. national defense
4. general public services
/.State Government spending? - Answer-✅1. education
2. health
3. general public service
4. public order and safety
/.What is #1 in state spending? - Answer-✅education
/.what is one important thing to remember when comparing states? - Answer-✅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? - Answer-✅below
/.Where does Texas stand on Per Capita Income? - Answer-✅Texas is average
/.Are there any weird state in regards to per capita income yes! - Answer-✅Utah-
children Alaska & Wyoming-oil
/.Which is the most highly metropolitan state? - Answer-✅Hawaii
/.Which states have the highest non citizen populations? - Answer-✅California
(gateway state), Texas, Florida, NY
ANSWERS
/. Public Policy changes in the 1960's led to what? - Answer-✅Laws which led to an
increase in diversity of United States
/.Who creates local government? - Answer-✅state government
/.White Population has been ___ while Hispanic population has been ____ and African
American Population has _____ - Answer-✅decreasing; increasing; remained the same
/.What is happening to Asian Populations? - Answer-✅increasing
/.Life expectancy for African Americans is _____ compared to other ethnicities -
Answer-✅lower
/.Why is life expectancy for AA compared to other ethnicities lower? - Answer-✅low
education, income, and health care
/.Hispanics have a high population in the United Stats because of _______ - Answer-
✅Family Reunification
/.Asian population was limited by what? - Answer-✅the Chinese Exclusion Act
/.Who created the Federal Government - Answer-✅the states
/.Why does Texas have a unique political culture? - Answer-✅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? - Answer-✅positive
/.Which of the following statements is false? - Answer-✅
/.When are data visualizations using maps superior to scatterplot data visualizations? -
Answer-✅When there are strong regional patterns
/.What is the correlation rate between state incarceration rates and violent crime rates?
- Answer-✅positive
, /._____ is when the national law beats state law - Answer-✅Supremacy clause
/.3 actors of our Federal System - Answer-✅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? - Answer-✅6.5 trillion
/.What percentage does the Federal Government spend? - Answer-✅58%
/.What percentage do the states spend? - Answer-✅42%
/.What percentage of state spending comes from the federal government in the form of
grants? - Answer-✅9%
/.Federal Government spending? - Answer-✅1. income security
2. healthcare
3. national defense
4. general public services
/.State Government spending? - Answer-✅1. education
2. health
3. general public service
4. public order and safety
/.What is #1 in state spending? - Answer-✅education
/.what is one important thing to remember when comparing states? - Answer-✅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? - Answer-✅below
/.Where does Texas stand on Per Capita Income? - Answer-✅Texas is average
/.Are there any weird state in regards to per capita income yes! - Answer-✅Utah-
children Alaska & Wyoming-oil
/.Which is the most highly metropolitan state? - Answer-✅Hawaii
/.Which states have the highest non citizen populations? - Answer-✅California
(gateway state), Texas, Florida, NY
