POLS 207 - Exam 1 Review - TAMU (Smith) Exam Questions and Answers 100% Solved
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POLS 207
POLS 207 - Exam 1 Review - TAMU
(Smith) Exam Questions and Answers
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What are the five Linkage Institutions? - Public Opinion, Parties,
Elections, Media, Interest Groups
What is the Key Linkage Institution? - Elections
What are the Policymaking Institutions? - State Legislature, Jud...
State/local governments focus on what six areas? - ✔✔Conflict, education,
taxes/spending, crime, poverty, infrastructure.
About how many governments are in the country, and how many of those
have the power to tax? - ✔✔90,000, all governments can tax.
What are the "Big 4" state/local governments spend on? - ✔✔Social
services and education (60-70%)
Public Safety (10%)
Transportation
Why are states called "Laboratories of Democracy"? - ✔✔States are policy
innovators. We can analyze socioeconomic/political environments to arrive
at explanations. We can compare Socioeconomic factors, ideologies, and
political culture.
What does a state need for economic growth? - ✔✔-Population growth
-Rising per capita income
-Increased educational levels
Texas is the _______ least taxed state, and has no income tax. - ✔✔third
Texas is the ________ fastest growing state. - ✔✔fourth
Afr. Americans comprise __________ percent of the U.S.
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