Deck 8: Budgets and Public Policy

Question 1

To overspend the Comptroller's "revenue estimate" the House and Senate must approve by a supermajority of

A) 60%
B) 70%
C) 80%
D) 90%

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which legislator did Lt. Gov. Dewhurst name to chair the Senate Finance Committee in the 2009 regular session?

A) Juan Hinojosa
B) Judith Zaffirini
C) Jerry Patterson
D) Steve Ogden

Answer 2

D

Question 3

What percent of Texas' 2010

A) 25%
B) 37%
C) 45%
D) 53%

Answer 3

B

Question 4

How many students attend public and private colleges and universities in Texas?

A) 1 million
B) 1.25 million
C) 1.5 million
D) 1.75 million

Question 5

Where does Texas rank in the percent of its total population without health insurance (where 1 is most without and 50 is least without)?

A) 1st
B) 5th
C) 15th
D) 25th