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TH exam 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which case did the Government decide that the government can take your land to build a hotel, etc. | Kell v. New London, CT |
| Crimes that happen in Texas, happen in: | Cities, minorities, but not rich people |
| In Texas(concerning Texas as a community property state), during a divorce | Child support and alimony is required |
| A warrant can be issued to arrest you for all of the following except | " You look sketchy" |
| Texas gets involved in health. Care by | helping the really poor get healthcare and regulating private insurance companies |
| The Miranda rule applies on all cases except | Issues of public safety |
| What v are examples of issues taken care of by special district governments | airports and school districts |
| Who finds fixing interstate highways | TxDOT |
| Texas executes so many people because they | Follow through |
| Texas cities experience less " white flight", urban decay, etc. Because of | Texas annexation laws |
| Who deals with money & curriculum? | Board of education. |
| When you join a county government with a city government, you___ | Consolidate |
| Local governments use bonds, or ______ to find projects for New roads | public debt |
| This kind of insurance we wish we had, says the insurance company pays all the damages | No fault |
| Which other state collects more income taxes than Texas? | Alaska |
| In Texas we are a _____, which means no unions | Right-to-work |
| To people who make the least, bear the most burden, when it comes to paying ___ taxes | Regressive |
| When a court process a will is valid, they____ | probate |
| In Texas, if you don't live in a general-law city, then you love on a _____ city | Home-law |
| County governments use a _____ v system of hiring to get new employees | Spoils |
| The city is very decentralized in a ______ form of local | Weak mayor |
| The most broad based tax collected in Texas is the ____ tax | Sales |
| The _____ theory of economics says lower taxes, so businesses will spend more and boost the economy | Supply side |
| Hospitals, transits & schools are______ of government in Texas | Special districts |
| ___ is when you gather a bunch of signatures to get weed on the ballot in your town | Initiative |
| The biggest individual source of revenue for local governments comes from | federal |
| ___ is what the Texas Government spend most money on | Education |
| The ____ _____ is a county's top financial person | Tax assessor |
| The Texas legislator uses____ processes to approve paying for things | Appropriations |
| The ___ amendment says no unreasonable searches & seizures | Fourth |
| The _____ rule says you can't use evidence in court if it was illegally obtained | Exclusionary |
| ___-____ is the idea that people on a city council should only be allowed to serve so many times in a row | Term limits |
| Local governments collect ____ tax, which is a major source of revenue for all local governments | Property |
| ___ is when the person who loses the lawsuit pays all the damages & legal expenses for the winner | Loser pays |
| _____ kind of bonds are repaid for whatever service they financed when they were created & approved | Revenue |
| __ tax is collected on items like booze & has | Sin |
| Prostitution, doing drugs, & gambling are all examples of a ___ crime | Victimless |
| The___ law increased state funding & established the TEA in 1949 | Gilmeraikin |
| ___ is a criminal issue | Morals |
| TXDOT gets federal funds for | Fixing interstate highways |
| Texas has ___ property taxes | high |
| The assigned council system is not great, because of . . . | Cronyism regarding campaign donations |
| Special district governments have issues sometimes, due to | Too many, too small |
| What id's supposed to happen in jail? | Punishment, remorse, rehabilitation |
| What is an ad volorem tax? | Adding tax as things increase in value |
| Ft. Worth has a council manager form of government meaning the city manager; | Find things from day to day |
| Who is legally allowed home rule | Cities with more than 5000 |
| When people fight about taxes, they are usually fighting, because; | What should be taxed |
| What is the trans-Texas corridor? | A highway supplement program that b would lay 50 years |
| What method so we use to give money from property taxes to poorer school districts? | Redistribution of taxes at the state level |
| When you create a corporation, what is implied? | A new person, who can be sued |
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