GOVT 2306 Chapter 12 Quiz

The debate over public education in Texas goes back to the Question 1 options: Constitution of 1876. first decade of the twenty-first century. post-World War II era and the returning military service members. break with Mexico. beginning of the American civil rights movement.

Two of the strategies that have been developed by the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) to meet the long-term needs of Texas include Question 2 options: raising the tax on water to encourage conservation efforts and statewide water restrictions. importing more water from surrounding states where water is more plentiful and encouraging more citizens to dig their own wells. the focus on conservation and expanding and developing available surface water. requesting federal funding to develop massive desalinization plants along the Gulf Coast and laws restricting the construction of in-ground pools. mandatory rationing and raising the tax on water.

The "law of capture" as it pertains to water policy in Texas essentially means that Question 3 options: the state owns the water rights because it is sovereign over Texas residents. the federal government has the right to capture water in Texas because of the supremacy clause in the federal Constitution. that the first person to "capture" the water by pumping it out of the ground owns it. that the state can capture and tax any business that uses state water without reporting usage statistics to the state water board. only water "captured" in surface retaining ponds can be owned

Since its creation, Medicaid has Question 4 options: grown large and complex, serving a variety of special interest groups. remained unchanged and true to its original intent. been substantially downsized due to the general financial challenges facing the United States. been absorbed by the Social Security Administration in a cost-cutting move. The program was eliminated in 1996.

Which statement is true regarding poverty in Texas? Question 5 options: Texas has a lower rate of poverty than the rest of the United States. In Texas, the poverty rate among children is much lower than in the rest of the United States. In Texas, the rate of poverty is equal among all ethnic groups. In Texas, the poverty rate among children is much higher than in the rest of the United States. Poverty in Texas closely mirrors the rest of the nation