Texas Goverment Post. 1. Which of the following would be considered a component
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Texas Goverment Post.
1.
Which of the following would be considered a component of a good business climate?
A) low state and local tax rates
B) regulation favorable to business growth
C) restrictions on labor union organizing
D) All of the above.
E) None of the above.
2.
Compared to other states, how heavy is the state and local tax burden in Texas?
A) The tax burden is among the highest in the nation.
B) The tax burden is about average.
C) The tax burden is below average.
D) Texas has the lowest tax burden in the nation.
3.
How are prospective trial jurors selected in Texas?
A) They are selected from telephone directory listings.
B) They are selected from voter registration and Texas driver’s licenses lists.
C) They are selected from automobile registration lists.
D) They are selected from concealed handgun licenses lists.
4.
Which of the following is an accurate description of state jails?
A) They house people accused of felony and misdemeanor criminal offenses who have not made bail and convicted felons who are awaiting transfer to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
B) They house certain nonviolent offenders, which diverts them from the state prison system.
C) They house certain violent offenders.
D) They are operated by the county sheriff.
5.
Suppose identical bills are introduced in the House and the Senate. The House eventually passes the bill, but it is defeated in the Senate. What becomes of the piece of legislation?
A) It goes to the governor.
B) It goes to conference committee to be rewritten.
C) It becomes law.
D) It goes to an interim committee.
E) It doesn’t become law.
6.
Which of the following statements is TRUE about school performance in Texas?
A) Texas students are less well-prepared for college and the workforce than students in other states.
B) Texas suffers from a high dropout rate.
C) Latino and African American youngsters are considerably more likely to drop out of high school.
D) All of the above.
E) None of the above.
7.
You have been hired by a title company to search records to trace the ownership of property. Which county office will you contact to examine property deeds?
A) county clerk
B) tax assessor-collector
C) district clerk
D) county attorney
8.
In the council-manager form of city government, policy implementation is the primary responsibility of which of the following officials?
A) mayor
B) city council
C) city manager
D) city commissioners
E) county commissioners
9.
Which of the following county officials is NOT elected countywide?
A) county sheriff
B) county commissioner
C) county judge
D) county clerk
E) district attorney
10.
Which of the following statements most accurately describes the process of judicial selection in Texas?
A) The governor appoints state judges.
B) State judges are chosen through partisan election.
C) State judges are chosen through non-partisan election.
D) State judges are chosen through a merit system.
11.
A plaintiff is known as which of the following?
A) the party charged with a criminal offense
B) the attorney who tries a criminal case
C) the party initiating the lawsuit
D) the responding party
E) None of the above.
12.
Which of the following MOST accurately describes the Texas party system during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century?
A) Texas was one-party Republican.
B) Texas was one-party Democratic.
C) Texas was one-party Republican with identifiable liberal and conservative factions within the Republican Party.
D) Texas was a two-party state, Democrat and Republican.
13.
Which of the following arguments is most frequently used to support the adoption of single-member district council election systems as opposed to at-large election systems?
A) In a district election system, candidates need less money to mount a serious campaign and are thus less dependent on interest-group financing.
B) District council members can take a broader perspective on issues than members elected at large.
C) District election campaigns produce better quality candidates than citywide election contests.
D) District council members are more concerned with the city as a whole than are members elected at large.
14.
Public policy in Texas has traditionally reflected which of the following values?
A) Public policies in Texas have traditionally reflected liberal values.
B) Public policies in Texas have traditionally reflected conservative values.
C) Public policies in Texas have traditionally reflected populist values.
D) None of the above.
15.
Which of the following means of control do national party organizations have over state party organizations?
A) The national party organization selects state party leaders.
B) The national party organization finances all state party operations.
C) The national party organization selects party candidates for state offices.
D) None of the above.
16.
Which of the following Texas courts would hear a case involving the violation of a city ordinance?
A) justice of the peace court
B) municipal court
C) county court
D) district court
17.
When in conflict, city ordinances take precedence over which of the following?
A) Texas Constitution
B) Texas law
C) federal law
D) None of the above.
18.
Which of the following features was/were included in the Texas Constitution?
A) the division of the judicial branch of government into two segments
B) the division of the Texas legislature into two houses
C) the inclusion of long, detailed sections on such policy issues as education, finance, railroad regulation
D) All of the above.
E) None of the above.
19.
Tort reform deals with which of the following issues?
A) limiting the amount of money interest groups can give to candidates for public office
B) limiting the amount of monetary damages a plaintiff in a personal injury lawsuit can recover in court
C) limiting the number of terms elected officials can serve in office
D) limiting the number of interest groups involved in Texas politics
E) None of the above.
20.
A member of the House planning to run for speaker in the next legislative session in two years would prepare now for that election by taking which of the following actions?
A) raising campaign money
B) gathering signed pledges of support from other House members
C) lobbying the governor for appointment
D) making a speaking tour of the state to become better known to the general public
21.
Which of the following officials assists justices of the peace by serving subpoenas and warrants?
A) constable
B) county attorney
C) county clerk
D) district attorney
22.
In general, a city is most likely to use bond money to fund which of the following?
A) pay police salaries
B) purchase supplies for the city health department
C) increase the number of firefighters employed by the city
D) build new police substations
23.
Who or what is responsible for drawing new U.S. Congressional districts in Texas?
A) U.S. Congress
B) U.S. Supreme Court
C) Texas legislature
D) governor
E) Texas Supreme Court
24.
Dallas County became Democratic in 2006 for which of the following reasons?
A) The Democratic Party of Texas was better organized.
B) Barack Obama’s presidential popularity
C) Demographic changes and good timing
D) All of the above.
E) None of the above.
25.
Independent school districts raise local funds through which of the following means?
A) property taxes
B) sales taxes
C) excise taxes
D) All of the above.
26.
Why did the Texas Supreme Court find Texas’ system of financing public education unconstitutional?
A) because many of the state’s schools were racially segregated
B) because the quality of education in some school districts was inferior
C) because poor school districts could not raise as much local property tax revenue as wealthy districts even with the same tax rate
D) because some school districts had more students than other districts
27.
The county commissioners’ court is composed of which of the following officials?
A) the four county commissioners
B) all of the elected officials in county government
C) the county judge and the four county commissioners
D) the sheriff, the county judge, and the four county commissioners
28.
The Texas Republican Party is divided along which of the following lines?
A) between liberals and conservatives
B) between urban and rural elements
C) between business conservatives most concerned with economic issues and social conservatives who focus on moral issues
D) between black and white elements
29.
Which of the following statements is/are TRUE about lobbying?
A) Interest group lobbying is most effective when the interest group combines its lobbying efforts with campaign contributions given during election seasons.
B) Many professional lobbyists are former legislators or former legislative aides.
C) Lobbyists use information to make a case for their group’s position with public officials.
D) All of the above.
E) None of the above.
30.
On what basis does the government determine the official poverty line?
A) It is based on the amount of money an individual or family needs to purchase basic necessities, such as food, clothing, health care, shelter, and transportation.
B) Individuals and families with below-average incomes are considered to be living below the official poverty line.
C) Any family earning less than $10,000 a year is said to be living below the poverty line.
D) None of the above.
31.
The authority of a city to require conformity with city ordinances and regulations affecting streets, parks, alleys, utility easements, sanitary sewers within one-half to five miles beyond the city-limits line can be classified by which of the following terms?
A) home-rule city
B) general-law city
C) Dillon’s rule
D) enterprise zone
E) extraterritorial jurisdiction
Explanation / Answer
1. Correct option is "d". All of the first three options are required as a component of good business climate.
2. In Texas, tax burden is low but sales and property tax are high. Answer is option "c"
3. Procedure for selecting prosective trial jurors is that they are selected from voter registration and Texas driver's licenses lists.
4. State jails are different from the country jail. It houses non violent offenders such as low level drug or property offenders. Correct option is "b"
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