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Government Exam 4

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79 out of ______ counties have had a population decline between 2000-2010
254
Texas has the ____ highest population
second
Texas is ranked ______ in percent growth
fifth
Hispanic's account for _____% of the States population growth
65
Texas's median age is ______ (3.6 years younger than U.S.)
33.6
According to 1.0 projection Texas's population will be ______ in 2050
55.2 million
According to 1.0 projection Texas population with age 65+ will be ______%
16.9
In 2050 Texas's population with high school education or less will be _____%
53.1
In 2050 Texas's population with bachelor's degree or more will be _____%
24.4
In 2050 population making less than $25,000 will be _______%
49.4
In 2050 population making $50,000 or more will be _____%
18.5
Average household income in 2050
$58,574
The number of nursing home residents from 2010-2050 is projected to increase by
324.7%
Texas will add ________ miles of roadway by 2050
371,753
2021 Gross Domestic Product of Texas was
$2.0 trillion
49% of the states revenue comes from
Sales Tax
18% of the states revenue comes from
licenses/lottery
A sales tax is what type of tax?
regressive
Taxas has the ______ most regressive tax system.
3rd
State Budget for 2022-2023
$248 billion
ducation and health & human services comprise
over ______ of state spending
70%
______percentage of population without health insurance in 2019
18.4% which is twice the national rate
Texas ranks _____ in per-student spending
37th
Public school funding from property taxes in 2018 was?
55.5%
State Highway Fund financed by $______/gallon
gasoline tax
- not raised since 1991
- 75% of gas tax to highways, 25% to schools
0.20
More than ______ local units of government
exist in Texas
5000
Dillon Rule
- all local govt. is a creation of the state
- state govt. delegates or grants all
powers/functions/responsibilities of local govt.
- no local govt. has sovereign powers
- most popular form of city government across
the country, but distant second behind mayor-
council in Texas
Council-Manager
Most city officials
- elected in non-partisan elections held in May
(Houston holds city elections in Nov. of odd number years)
- serve 2 year term of office (some cities have term limits
while others do not)
Property tax, biggest source of revenue for city, is ______% of city revenue
- 37% of city revenue on avg
Sales tax is ______% of city revenue on average
27%
March unemployment rate
3.6%
Biden nominated Steve Dettelbach to
lead ATF
Republicans in the U.S. House of Representativesvote against Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act
three
NASA announces long-term plan for ISS
International Space Station to fall in Pacific Ocean in Jan. 2031
Houses passes bill to expand health-care eligibility forveterans who were exposed to toxins during service inIraq and Afghanistan on 256-174 vote
all Democrats & 34 Republicans vote for, 174 GOP vote against
COVID causes decline in U.S. life expectancy
- in 2019 was 78.9 years, in 2021 was 76.6 years
______of the largest U.S. corporations in 2020 paid no federalincome taxes on almost $40.5 billion in profits
55
55 of the largest U.S. corporations in 2020 paid no federalincome taxes on almost $40.5 billion in profits
all Democrats/Independents & three GOP
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