Week 14 Review Questions
1. Which of the following resulted from the 2018 report of the Texas Commission on Public School Finance? Answer: A bill requiring Texas local governments to seek voter approval to increase property taxes more than 3.5 percent a year
2. In lieu of purchasing workers' compensation insurance, employers in Texas Answer: Don't have to do anything unless an injured employee files a civil lawsuit.
3. In general, when the price of oil experiences a prolonged price increase. Answer: The Texas economy improves, and Texas state revenues increase.
4. Which category of Texans, by income, pays the highest amount in sales and excise taxes as a percentage of income? Answer: Lowest 20 percent
5. In recent years, most of the growth in state expenditures in Texas has been driven by... Answer: Population increases.
6. Exempting things such as groceries and clothing from sales tax is an attempt by states to make sale tax less Answer: Regressive
7. Intergovernmental transfers are provided by Answer: The federal government
to state governments.
8. receives about 65 percent of the federal funds that are transferred to state governments. Answer: Medicaid
9. Once a rule is approved, it generally becomes part of a state's Answer: Administrative code
10. The first job of bureaucracy is to be the state. Answer: Active
manifestation of the will of th