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Texas Government Chapter Thirteen Quiz
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1. The top budget priorities for the Republican leadership for the 2020-21 state budget were:
transportation and criminal justice
highways and economic development
immigration and defense
education and property tax reduction
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2. For the 2020-21 state budget, lawmakers approved a spending increase of 10 percent for:
transportation
criminal justice
health and human services
education
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3. The state income tax rate in Texas is:
2%.
0% - Texas has no state income tax.
13%.
5%.
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4. The largest single source of revenue for state government in Texas is:
severance tax.
income tax.
sales tax.
federal funds.
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5. The largest source of tax revenue for Texas state government is:
motor fuels tax.
income tax.
sales tax.
severance tax.
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6. The state sales tax rate in Texas is:
7.25%
4.25%
6.25%
8.25%
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7. Cities in Texas can collect a sales tax of
1%
2%
0%
6.25%
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8. Counties in Texas can collect a sales tax of
1%
6.25%
2%
0%
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9. Texas collects a special tax on cigarettes called:
a value-added tax.
a consumption tax.
a health tax.
an excise tax.
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10. Texas collects a franchise tax, which is a tax on a business':
job creation.
net profit.
total revenue.
inventory holdings.
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11. Texas levies this type of tax on oil and gas production.
Franchise tax.
Sales tax
Income tax.
Severance tax
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12. The state lottery generated about this much revenue during the last biennium.
$10 billion
$1 billion
$4 billion
$8 billion
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13. Texas legislators have budgeted to spend about this amount for state government over the 2020-2011 biennium.
$167 billion
$217 billion
$188 billion
$251 billion
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14. The state budget drafted by legislators cannot exceed:
the State Auditor's budget limitation proclamation.
the Comptroller's biennial revenue estimate.
The Lieutenant Governor's budget maximum formula.
the Governor's fiscal responsibility target.
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15. Governor Greg Abbott used his line-item veto power to remove this amount of spending from the 2020-2021 biennial budget.
$120 million
$4.2 billion
$0
$780 million
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16. Property tax protests in Harris County removed about this much taxable value from property tax rolls in 2017:
$5.8 billion
$388,000
$2.1 billion
$3.3 billion
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17. The use of government revenue collection and expenditure to influence the economy is called:
regulatory policy.
monetary policy.
arbitrage.
fiscal policy.
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18. The largest spending category for Texas state government for the 2018-2019 biennium is:
health and human services.
education.
public safety and criminal justice.
business and economic development.
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19. Together, these two spending categories are nearly three-fourths of the state government budget.
Transportation and Education.
Health and Human Services, and the Judiciary
Education and Criminal Justice.
Health and Human Services, and Education
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