Deck 14: Social Policy: Education, Health, and Immigration

Question 1

Whereas Medicare benefits are received by ______, Medicaid benefits are received by ______.

A) those who have paid into the program; low-income elderly and disabled people regardless of ability to pay
B) low-income elderly and disabled people regardless of ability to pay; those who have paid into the program
C) middle-class people regardless of ability to pay; those who have paid into the program
D) those under the age of eighteen; the elderly
E) the elderly; the middle class

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The "Robin Hood" school finance plan came about as the result of which court ruling?

A) Edgewood ISD v. Kirby
B) Brown v. Board of Education
C) Marbury v. Madison
D) Plessy v. Ferguson
E) Sweatt v. Painter

Answer 2

A

Question 3

The Permanent University Fund (PUF) was established to help fund ______.

A) all Texas universities
B) the University of Texas System
C) the Texas A&M System
D) the University of Texas and Texas A&M systems
E) the Texas Tech University System

Answer 3

D

Question 4

The father of Texas Education was ______.

A) Sam Houston
B) George Bush
C) Mirabeau Lamar
D) Claud Gilmer

Question 5

The Education Reform Act was passed in ______.

A) 1999
B) 1984
C) 1893
D) 1980

Question 6

In which case did the U.S. Supreme Court demand that public schools were not to be segregated based on race?

A) Edgewood ISD v. Kirby
B) Brown v. Board of Education
C) Marbury v. Madison
D) Plessy v. Ferguson
E) Sweatt v. Painter

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT a reason the authors give for why education is important to the state of Texas?

A) Schools provide businesses with the qualified workforce needed to be competitive today.
B) Research conducted at the state's universities leads to innovations needed for the future.
C) The state's schools help create a society that lays the foundation for citizens ready to engage in civic life and prepared to indulge in the rich life of arts, music, and literature.
D) Schools allow government to counteract the antisocial values of certain communities.

Question 8

Each of the following has established methods of holding educators accountable EXCEPT ______.

A) the Texas Engineering Extension Service (TEEX)
B) the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB)
C) the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS)
D) the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS)
E) the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR)

Question 9

On average, Texas school districts get the greatest amount of revenue from which source?

A) local governments
B) the state of Texas
C) federal funds
D) private contributions
E) trust fund revenue

Question 10

Dolph Briscoe recounted how the Gilmer-Aikin Act was attacked as ______.

A) anarchistic
B) fair and equitable
C) communistic
D) financially wise

Question 11

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) is made up of ______ members who are ______.

A) six; elected in districts
B) six; appointed by the governor
C) nine; elected in statewide contests
D) nine; elected in districts
E) nine; appointed by the governor

Question 12

Hopwood v. Texas addressed ______.

A) the legality of higher education tuition regulation.
B) university admissions taking into consideration race-based criteria.
C) the establishment of the Higher Education Coordinating Board in Texas.
D) the legality of the top-10-percent rule.
E) curriculum standards for Texas's private colleges.

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT true about the Texas State Board of Education?

A) Members are elected from fifteen districts.
B) The board determines property tax rates for school district residents.
C) Members set curriculum guidelines for teachers.
D) The board sets standards for passing state-mandated exams.

Question 14

The Gilmer-Aikin Act of ______ created the modern public school system in Texas.

A) 1923
B) 1936
C) 1949
D) 1955
E) 1965

Question 15

Soon after the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), what was the state of health insurance in Texas?

A) Texans were largely unaffected as all were covered under the Lone Star Security (LSS) program.
B) Texas led the nation in the number of uninsured residents.
C) Texas had among the fewest uninsured residents of any state.
D) Texas was promised a waiver that released its insurance companies from following the act's mandates.
E) Texas had legally committed to voluntarily expanding Medicaid much in the same way the act had proposed.

Question 16

The Texas Constitution of 1876 embraced the concept of ______ in education.

A) equality
B) liberty
C) segregation
D) parental authority

Question 17

The Lone Star Card is associated with which of the following social programs?

A) Medicare
B) Medicaid
C) the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
D) the Affordable Care Act
E) the Texas Affordable Housing Program

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT a condition for receiving funds through Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)?

A) staying free from drug or alcohol abuse
B) seeking and maintaining employment
C) ensuring that children are attending school
D) completing the next higher level of education
E) taking part in requested parenting programs

Question 19

Which of the following is an accurate description of the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)?

A) It is administered by the federal government without any state involvement.
B) States must administer the program without federal aid.
C) It is a supplemental program for Medicare recipients who have dependent minors.
D) It is a supplemental program for those who qualify for Medicaid.
E) It targets families who make too much to be on Medicaid but lack private health insurance.

Question 20

Which of the following has NOT been a legislative act or judicial ruling impacting education policy in Texas?

A) the Gilmer-Aiken Act of 1949
B) the Education Reform Act of 1984
C) Marbury v. Madison
D) Edgewood ISD v. Kirby

Question 21

Texas currently ranks ______ in the nation regarding teacher pay.

A) first
B) fifteenth
C) twenty-eighth
D) forty-third

Question 22

Edgewood Independent School District v. Kirby was a Texas Supreme Court case focused on ______.

A) statewide curriculum
B) school finance
C) teacher salary
D) student discipline

Question 23

The benefits Texas experiences due to immigration include all of the following EXCEPT ______.

A) Immigrants raise demand for government services and increase public employment.
B) Immigrants contribute substantial sales tax revenue.
C) Immigrants fill low-wage jobs.
D) Immigrants show a willingness to fill employment that native Texans shun.

Question 24

Students who failed one of the STAAR tests are not allowed to do which of the following?

A) enter a state four-year college
B) enter a state two-year college
C) get a job with the state
D) graduate from high school

Question 25

The Texas Legislature mandated a statewide curriculum in ______.

A) 1981
B) 1970
C) 1949
D) 2000

Question 26

The test that teachers must take to ensure basic competency is called ______.

A) TECAT
B) TAAS
C) TAKS
D) STAAR

Question 27

One way to overcome failing a STAAR test and gain entry into a Texas four-year college is to score highly on which test?

A) GRE
B) TAAKS
C) ACT
D) LMAT

Question 28

What policy was Governor Shivers defending when he told local school districts that he saw no need for them to change?

A) faith-based initiatives
B) prayer in school
C) displaying the Ten Commandments at the state capitol
D) racial segregation

Question 29

What city in 2014 created the nation's first all-charter system?

A) Houston
B) Dallas
C) New Orleans
D) Atlanta

Question 30

In 1989, the Supreme Court of Texas ruled that the Texas school funding system violated rules laid out by ______.

A) the United States Constitution
B) the Texas Constitution
C) the Texas registry
D) the state comptroller

Question 31

Which of the following is NOT true of the Dream Act?

A) It granted in-state tuition to certain immigrants who were in Texas illegally.
B) It required those covered by it to seek citizenship.
C) It required residence in Texas for three years.
D) It required graduation from a Texas high school.
E) It was the first state Dream Act passed in the United States.

Question 32

Which federal judge ordered desegregation in 1970?

A) Judge Myra Alice Clark
B) Judge John Peter Williams
C) Judge William Wayne Justice
D) Judge Philip Marion Bonds

Question 33

In Fisher v. University of Texas, the Supreme Court ______.

A) ruled that the top-10-percent admission policy was unconstitutional
B) affirmed that sexual orientation can be considered as a factor in admissions policy
C) affirmed that UT can continue to use race as a factor in university admissions policy
D) ruled that race cannot be considered as a factor in university admissions policy

Question 34

The Texas legislation that established an equalized wealth level for schools was called the ______.

A) Gallin-Elgin Act
B) Rose-Philips Act
C) Robin Hood plan
D) Texas Tomorrow initiative

Question 35

According to a brief filed by LULAC, the majority of ELL students have been in the United States for at least ______ years.

A) ten
B) five
C) eight
D) three

Question 36

Critics of the state legislature's attempts to resolve public education finance argue that the lack of student funds for education forces local districts to take which of the following actions?

A) raising property taxes to the maximum
B) firing experienced teachers to save money
C) reducing graduation requirements
D) closing schools and forcing students into other districts

Question 37

The 2013 education reforms passed by the Texas Legislature reduced ______.

A) funding for literacy projects
B) standardized testing
C) teacher salaries
D) teacher education requirements

Question 38

What did the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) allege the state of Texas failed to do in its 2014 lawsuit?

A) provide math education
B) hire enough Latino teachers
C) support programs to help students learn English
D) offer bilingual and Spanish-only testing

Question 39

How many people serve on the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board?

A) ten
B) five
C) nine
D) twenty-seven

Question 40

The Brown v. Board of Education decision produced which of the following responses in Texas?

A) rapid desegregation
B) a vote of succession
C) no desegregation plan
D) lawsuits against the Supreme Court

Question 41

The Education Reform Act requires teachers to take a test to ensure physical competency.

Question 42

Discuss the costs and benefits of immigration.

Question 43

Under the "no pass, no play" rule, a student with an average below 60 in any subject is forbidden from taking part in extracurricular activities.

Question 44

Given current law, Texas does not stand alone in providing for its low-income residents. On which social programs does the federal government work with Texas, and how do the two governments work together?

Question 45

What was the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Plyler v. Doe (1982)?

A) Public schools could not charge illegal immigrants for public education.
B) School districts unable to accommodate illegal immigrants must provide funds for private education.
C) Children of illegal immigrants were not entitled to public education.
D) Illegal immigrants are entitled to in-state tuition in state colleges after five years of residency.
E) Primary and secondary public schools are not compelled to educate noncitizens.

Question 46

How does the reliance on property taxes create funding differences among school districts?

Question 47

Low-income residents in Texas may qualify for supplemental income in the forms of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps.

Question 48

Sweatt v. Painter (1950) was a case focused on the issue of segregation.

Question 49

How does the selection process of the State Board of Education make it likely that debates over the K-12 curriculum will be intense and repeated often?

Question 50

Texas children were guaranteed 175 days of education a year by the Gilmer-Aikin Act.

Question 51

The state of Texas does not allow charter schools to operate.

Question 52

The Texas Education Agency is overseen by an elected commissioner and appointed board.

Question 53

One of the functions of the State Board of Education is to manage the investment income-earning account known as the Permanent School Fund.

Question 54

Why has tuition at Texas state universities increased substantially since 2003?

Question 55

Financial inequality between public schools was an important issue in the 1990s but has been mostly resolved in the past decade.