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Which of the following forms of city government is said to have originated in Galveston near the turn of the century?
 
  a. Strong mayor-council
  b. Weak mayor-council
  c. Commission
  d. Council-manager
  e. Urban machine governance

 Q. 2

Which of the following is the primary program to provide health care to needy families?
 
  a. Temporary Assistance to Needy Families
  b. Workers' Compensation
  c. Medicare
  d. Medicaid
  e. CHIP

 Q. 3

The Texas Fair Defense Act attempts to remedy the problem of unequal justice by establishing
 
  a. a public defenders system in felony cases.
  b. a strict code of conduct for attorneys.
  c. limits on appeals in death penalty cases.
  d. uniform sentencing guidelines.
  e. an automatic appeals process for those convicted of crimes.

 Q. 4

The Texas Water Plan of the 1960s would have
 
  a. made the Trinity River running from Dallas to Houston into a ship canal.
  b. used the water of the Edwards Aquifer to build a massive lake near Odessa.
  c. created a cloud seeding agency to increase annual rain in Texas.
  d. taken water from the Mississippi River to provide resources in Texas.
  e. doubled the number of water reservoirs in Texas.

 Q. 5

The best example of Texas's reliance on regressive taxes is
 
  a. the general retail sales tax.
  b. the inheritance tax.
  c. the income tax.
  d. the corporate income tax.
  e. the property tax.

 Q. 6

Which of the following is the only large city in Texas that uses the mayor-council form of municipal government?
 
  a. Austin
  b. San Antonio
  c. Houston
  d. Dallas
  e. Lubbock

 Q. 7

In Texas, programs to help needy citizens are funded
 
  a. primarily with federal dollars supplemented by state funds.
  b. primarily with state dollars supplemented by federal funds.
  c. with state money only.
  d. with federal money only.
  e. very generously.

Ans. to #1

C

Ans. to #2

D

Ans. to #3

A

Ans. to #4

D

Ans. to #5

A

Ans. to #6

C

Ans. to #7

A

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