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| What did political scientists Jason Sorens, Fait Muedini, and William Ruger caution about using policy liberalism indexes when studying state policy? |
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| Most policy variation in the states is not due just ideological differences |
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Ninth graders were assessed in math and reading in TAKS until recently.
True or False |
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The Dream Act allows children who are born in Texas to illegal immigrant parents to pay the in-state college tuition rate, as long as the student promises to apply for legal resident status as soon as possible
True or False |
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| The Permanent University Fund was established to |
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| support the University of Texas and Texas A&M University systems. |
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| What are the three major issues that have stirred up major curriculum controversy in Texas? |
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| bilingual education, sex education, and creation science |
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| What was the effect of the Hopwood Decision? |
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| It ended affirmative action practices at all state schools. |
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| Among Texas's limitations on the practice of abortion is |
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*requiring parental consent for women under 18
*a requirement of a waiting period for abortion
*the requirement that a licensed physician perform the procedure |
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The Claims Processing Assistance Team is to increase the number of cases pending in the states disability and claims system.
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As of 2013, Texas mandates that every student will have to take and pass a 36 hour core curriculum of classes identified
a. by the state board of education
b. wholly by the university
c. by the Higher Education Coordinating Board
d. by the Federal Department of Education |
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Texas is ranked at #___ in the SPI index and #____ in the Gray index.
a. 46;48
b. 40;41
c. 35;40
d. 49;50 |
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| Texas places heavy restrictions on the use of _____ ______, the process whereby the government can take private land for a public purpose with compensation. |
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| During the 1980s and 1990s, state universities could set and charge fees for |
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| fees for student services only |
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| The Higher Education Assistance Fund was created to |
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| support those schools that do not receive funding by the PUF |
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A 2009 study showed that 94 percent of Texas school districts taught
a. a mix of abstinence and safe sex education
b.abstinence only sex education
c. extensive sex education and provided information on STD prevention
d. no form of sex education what so ever |
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In November 2005, Texas voters overwhelmingly approved an amendment to
a. make sodomy illegal
b. extend state marriage benefits to civil unions
c. ban gay marriage
d. allow same sex marriages |
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| Since 1976, Texas has executed |
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| four times as many prisoners as the state with the next highest number |
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| Which state of James Anderson idealized policy cycle often does not occur at all? |
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| Why is water use in Texas projected to grow at a much slower rate than population? |
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| livestock and irrigation uses will decline |
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| Texas regulatory policies are usually considered |
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| Thomas Dye defined public policy as |
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| whatever governments choose to do or not to do |
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