Question: Which of these is a requirement for TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) beneficiaries?
Answer Choices:
Must be over 65 and have no dependents.
Cannot accept any other government assistance.
Must repay the money after employment.
Must ensure children attend school, participate in employment programs, and avoid drugs/alcohol.
Answer: Beneficiaries must make sure their children go to school, participate in an employment services program, attend parenting classes, get their children vaccinated, and agree not to use drugs or alcohol.
Question: Who presides over the Legislative Budget Board?
Answer Choices:
the lieutenant governor, the comptroller, the speaker of the house, the governor
Answer: the lieutenant governor.
Question: What does the Texas Dream Act do?
Answer Choices:
Protect children from deportation.
Give top 2.5% tuition waivers.
Let undocumented immigrants pay in-state tuition.
Offer legal residency after high school.
Answer: Undocumented immigrants living in Texas that meet certain qualifications have the ability to pay in-state tuition at public universities in Texas.
Question: Who decides parole in Texas?
Answer Choices:
Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles, district attorney, Texas Board of Prison Release, a judge
Answer: the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles.
Question: What did the Supreme Court decide in National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius (2012)?
Answer Choices:
Small businesses can form associations.
Health care should be state-regulated.
Employers must offer contraception.
States cannot be forced to expand Medicaid.
Answer: states could not be forced to expand their Medicaid programs.
Question: The term “Dreamers” refers to people protected by which program?
Answer Choices:
DACA, Refugee Resettlement, Victims of Crime, Development Reform Program
Answer: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
Question: Which two cities will the Texas bullet train connect?
Answer Choices:
Dallas–Houston, Dallas–Austin, Houston–Austin, El Paso–Houston
Answer: Dallas and Houston
Question: The “No Pass, No Play” rule was recommended by SCOPE in 1984.
Answer Choices:
True, False
Answer: True
Question: What happens when the governor wants to transfer money between agencies?
Answer Choices:
The governor can propose the transfer and the Legislative Budget Board (LBB) can approve the proposal.
The LBB must first request permission from the legislature.
The comptroller must approve all transfers.
The governor can transfer funds freely.
Answer: The governor can propose the transfer and the Legislative Budget Board (LBB) can approve the proposal.
Question: What educational legislation passed in Texas in 2017?
Answer Choices:
The “No Pass, No Play” rule was eliminated.
Schools were graded on progress, achievement, and closing gaps.
STAAR testing was limited to nine courses.
Teacher pay increased automatically.
Answer: Legislation was passed that would grade schools on three dimensions: student progress, student achievement, and a ‘closing the gaps’ measure.
Question: How long does the Texas budget period cover?
Answer Choices:
one year, two years, three years, five years
Answer: It covers a two-year period.
Question: What was one of the goals of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)?
Answer Choices:
Create a single-payer system.
Eliminate private insurance.
Increase access to coverage for people with preexisting conditions.
Ration health care services.
Answer: to increase access to health insurance coverage for people with preexisting conditions