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39 Cards in this Set
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1. Funding sources for the federal budget
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State government & taxes
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2. How Texas budgets its money?
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biannually
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3. Budget creation entities.
(who makes the budget for the state?) |
The Government & The Legislative Budget Board
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4. Budget methods.
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(Layer Cake) - incrumental budgeting
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5. Laffer Curve
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The more taxes raised, the more money raised up to a certain point.
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6. Spending Bills
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Appropriation Bill
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7. Government Taxing Specialties
(specialized in taxing) |
income
federal- state sales & property |
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8. Property taxation
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Real property (physical property)
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sales tax
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extra money paid on top of a purchase
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tax base
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the total number of properties that you can tax
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Block Grants
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Balance budgets
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13. Texans and the government in their lives.
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a small government is wanted
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14. The debate over spending.
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the arguement of who gets what & how much
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State spending categories (3)
(say in order) |
education
health care transportation |
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teacher accountability
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Standarized tests (TAKS)
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17. Lower education funding
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The Robinhood Funding System
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18. Separation of Church and State and school funding.
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Voucher System
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19. Texas and providing healthcare
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regular and direct provider of insurance
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20. Defining and users of welfare.
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OLD PEOPLE!
college students |
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21. Paying for and operating roads in Texas (5)
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private groups
city county state federal |
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concerns about roads
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privatization (toll roads) by private organizations
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23. Why most go to court.
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traffic (speeding tickets)
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Civil Cases
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who is more responsible
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Criminal Cases
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guility or not (state)
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26. Texas Constitution and the Judiciary
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Article 5 of the Texas Constitution
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27. Appellate and Original Jurisdiction
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Appellate- has one court case
Original- guilty or innocent |
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28. How would you describe the Texas Judiciary?
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it is confusing/COMPLEX
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36. TX Courts of Last Resort and the US Supreme Court
** how they announce verdicts *** do they all decide what cases they hear? |
number of judges in each of the three courts
** write written opinions *** yes |
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37. Training of non-lawyer justices.
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additional schooling
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Justice Selection
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voted in partistain election (dem. vs rep.)
* one exception: run in non-partistain elections. |
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39. Judge election campaign contributions
(who donates?) |
attorneys & businesses (you want a judge in your favor)
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Trial jury
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guilty/innocent and more or less responsible
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grand jury
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decides wether or not they can have a trial
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Texas Felonies
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young, black or hispanic, male
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43. Criminal Attributes (6)
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murder, burglary, theft, rape, cattle rustling, and drugs
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44. State law enforcement agencies (5)
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county, city, University, DPS: HW patrol, and texas rangers
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45. Law enforcement jurisdiction
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Authority where you are
Example: you would be handled by the campus police if you are on the university property. |
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46. Governor clemency (3)
(which on is unlimited?) ** |
Pardoning, repreval, and sentence commussion.
** the 30-day repreval |
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47. Jury Trial rights.
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EVERYTHING
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