TAMU Pols 207 Smith Exam 1 Questions
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Which level of government is responsible for which different policies? - Correct
answer-- Executive- enforces law
- Legislature- makes law
- Judiciary- interrupts law
-States
- Conduct public elections
- Establish local governments
- Provide public health, safety and morals
- Determine voter qualifications
- Intrastate commerce
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,- National
- Regulate business between states and other countries
-Declare war
-Make treaties
- Coin Money
- Establish post offices
- Tax imports and Exports
- Admit new states
What is policy conservatism? - Correct answer-- Less gov
- Less welfare
- No business regulations
- Less taxes
What is policy liberalism? - Correct answer-- More gov
- More welfare
- Regulate business
- Progressive income taxes (the more you make, the more taxes you have)
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, -Government used for social change
From where do state and local governments derive their revenue? - Correct answer-
Taxes
Federal Grants-in-Aid
- Moneys given from one government to another
- Most of it goes to Health and Human Services (45%)
Categorical Grants
- Government gives the states money but tell the state the only things it can spend
it on
- Used to get the states to comply with the Federal Government
Block Grants
- Have no strings attached
- Gives states money to spend it however it needs it
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and Answers Graded A+
Which level of government is responsible for which different policies? - Correct
answer-- Executive- enforces law
- Legislature- makes law
- Judiciary- interrupts law
-States
- Conduct public elections
- Establish local governments
- Provide public health, safety and morals
- Determine voter qualifications
- Intrastate commerce
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,- National
- Regulate business between states and other countries
-Declare war
-Make treaties
- Coin Money
- Establish post offices
- Tax imports and Exports
- Admit new states
What is policy conservatism? - Correct answer-- Less gov
- Less welfare
- No business regulations
- Less taxes
What is policy liberalism? - Correct answer-- More gov
- More welfare
- Regulate business
- Progressive income taxes (the more you make, the more taxes you have)
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, -Government used for social change
From where do state and local governments derive their revenue? - Correct answer-
Taxes
Federal Grants-in-Aid
- Moneys given from one government to another
- Most of it goes to Health and Human Services (45%)
Categorical Grants
- Government gives the states money but tell the state the only things it can spend
it on
- Used to get the states to comply with the Federal Government
Block Grants
- Have no strings attached
- Gives states money to spend it however it needs it
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