POLS 207 TEST 2 LIM PREPARATION SCRIPT
2026 COMPREHENSIVE Q&A ALREADY PASSED
◉ Order of Federal Gov. Spending. Answer: 1. Income Security
3. Health
3. National Defense
4. General Public Service
5. Economic Affairs
6. Education
7/8. Housing/Community and Order/Safety
9. Rec/Culture
◉ Order of Total State Spending. Answer: 1. Education
2. Health
3. G.P.S.
4. Order/Safety
5. Income Sec.
6. Econ Affairs
7. Rec/Culture
8. Housing/Comm services
9. National Defense
◉ Top 5 state/local gov spending FROM OWN revenue. Answer: 1.
Education
, 2. Health
3. G.P.S.
4. Order/Safety
5. Income Sec
◉ Top 3 state/local gov spending FROM FED revenue. Answer: 1.
Health
2. Income Sec
3. Education
◉ Population of U.S Comparison. Answer: Biggest- Cali then TX
Smallest- Wyoming
◉ Percentage Metropolitan Comparison. Answer: Biggest- NJ, RI:
100%
Smallest- Wyoming: 31%
Tx: 92%
◉ Per Capita Income Comparison. Answer: Highest- Connecticut
($62,467), Massachusetts ($59,192), NJ (56,807), NY ($56,231)
Lowest: Mississippi ($34,333)
TX: in the 2nd highest category ($45,426)
South and SW- has a band of poorer states
2026 COMPREHENSIVE Q&A ALREADY PASSED
◉ Order of Federal Gov. Spending. Answer: 1. Income Security
3. Health
3. National Defense
4. General Public Service
5. Economic Affairs
6. Education
7/8. Housing/Community and Order/Safety
9. Rec/Culture
◉ Order of Total State Spending. Answer: 1. Education
2. Health
3. G.P.S.
4. Order/Safety
5. Income Sec.
6. Econ Affairs
7. Rec/Culture
8. Housing/Comm services
9. National Defense
◉ Top 5 state/local gov spending FROM OWN revenue. Answer: 1.
Education
, 2. Health
3. G.P.S.
4. Order/Safety
5. Income Sec
◉ Top 3 state/local gov spending FROM FED revenue. Answer: 1.
Health
2. Income Sec
3. Education
◉ Population of U.S Comparison. Answer: Biggest- Cali then TX
Smallest- Wyoming
◉ Percentage Metropolitan Comparison. Answer: Biggest- NJ, RI:
100%
Smallest- Wyoming: 31%
Tx: 92%
◉ Per Capita Income Comparison. Answer: Highest- Connecticut
($62,467), Massachusetts ($59,192), NJ (56,807), NY ($56,231)
Lowest: Mississippi ($34,333)
TX: in the 2nd highest category ($45,426)
South and SW- has a band of poorer states