Which statement is true of the business and economic development area of governmental expenditure?
a. It is the largest area of government spending.
b. The maximum share of these funds is sent to The Texas Department of Transportation.
c. The Lottery Commission is not sponsored through these funds.
d. The state spends more on Business and Economic Development than any other single function of the government.
Q. 2Simone is in need of medical attention. Her parents work in the local supermarket and their income is less than 200 percent of the federal poverty line. They do not qualify for Medicaid, and Simone is only 17 years old.
Which of the following health care coverage programs would best suit Simone?
a. the Children's Health Insurance Program
b. the Robin Hood Plan
c. the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
d. the Texas Mobility Fund
Q. 3What is the Texas government-sponsored health care coverage for the poor?
a. BadgerCare
b. Medi-Cal
c. Medicaid
d. MassHealth
Q. 4Which of the following statements is true of the Medicaid program?
a. A significant portion of program spending goes to aging and disability services.
b. The funds are divided between the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services and the Texas Animal Health Commission.
c. Health care is covered for children aged 6 to 18 who live above the federal poverty line.
d. Health care is not covered for pregnant women and infants.
Q. 5Kim Dunn attends Bluebird School, a public elementary school in a poor school district in Texas. She is 11 years old, and her family belongs to the category living below the federal poverty level.
Based on this scenario, which of the following statements is most likely to be true?
a. The Bluebird School receives money from wealthy districts through the Rainy Day Fund.
b. Kim can be covered by Medicaid health services.
c. The Dunn family pays a lot of income tax.
d. Kim is eligible for the Children's Health Insurance Program.
Q. 6How did Texas lower school district property taxes and increase the state's share of education funding in 2006?
a. It increased funding to meet the current services budget.
b. It increased spending per student to meet the national average.
c. It got rid of a de facto property tax.
d. It restructured the franchise and cigarette taxes to create the Property Tax Relief Fund.
Q. 7Which of the following typically uses property tax money from wealthy districts in order to finance poor districts?
a. the Permanent School Fund
b. the Robin Hood Plan
c. the Foundation School Program
d. the Rainy Day Fund
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