POLS 207 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
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Policy - ANSWER-The actions and activities of government.
Agenda Setting - ANSWER-The stage in which policymakers prioritize the problems
facing the state.
Policy Formation - ANSWER-The stage in which possible solutions are developed and
debated.
Policy Adoption - ANSWER-The stage in which formal government action take place.
Policy Implementation - ANSWER-The stage in which the policy is carried out in state
agencies.
Policy Evaluation - ANSWER-The stage in which the implementation of a policy is
examined to see if policy goals are being met.
Redistributive Policy - ANSWER-Moves benefits, usually in the form of money, from one
group to another in an attempt to equalize society.
Ad Valorem Tax - ANSWER-A tax based on property value, which is subject to periodic
approach.
Appraisal - ANSWER-The official estimate of a property's value.
Progressive Tax - ANSWER-A graduated tax, such as an income tax, which taxes
people with higher incomes at higher rates.
Regressive Tax - ANSWER-A tax that takes a higher proportion of income from people
with lower incomes than from people with higher incomes.
Permanent School Fund - ANSWER-A fund set aside to finance education in Texas; the
state's largest source of investment income.
Distributive Policy - ANSWER-Moves benefits to meet the needs of citizens but does so
without targeting any one group as the source of money.
Regulatory Policy - ANSWER-Attempts to limit or control the actions of individuals or
corporations.
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Policy - ANSWER-The actions and activities of government.
Agenda Setting - ANSWER-The stage in which policymakers prioritize the problems
facing the state.
Policy Formation - ANSWER-The stage in which possible solutions are developed and
debated.
Policy Adoption - ANSWER-The stage in which formal government action take place.
Policy Implementation - ANSWER-The stage in which the policy is carried out in state
agencies.
Policy Evaluation - ANSWER-The stage in which the implementation of a policy is
examined to see if policy goals are being met.
Redistributive Policy - ANSWER-Moves benefits, usually in the form of money, from one
group to another in an attempt to equalize society.
Ad Valorem Tax - ANSWER-A tax based on property value, which is subject to periodic
approach.
Appraisal - ANSWER-The official estimate of a property's value.
Progressive Tax - ANSWER-A graduated tax, such as an income tax, which taxes
people with higher incomes at higher rates.
Regressive Tax - ANSWER-A tax that takes a higher proportion of income from people
with lower incomes than from people with higher incomes.
Permanent School Fund - ANSWER-A fund set aside to finance education in Texas; the
state's largest source of investment income.
Distributive Policy - ANSWER-Moves benefits to meet the needs of citizens but does so
without targeting any one group as the source of money.
Regulatory Policy - ANSWER-Attempts to limit or control the actions of individuals or
corporations.
