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2306 Concepts and Topics to Study for Unit 4 Test

Public Policy

Texas welfare spending

Poverty in TX

% of Texans with health insurance

Higher education costs in TX (deregulation)

K-12 education funding in TX – Robin Hood Plan

Highest two fund appropriations for FY 16-17

Regressive Tax

Progressive Tax

Highest and Lowest Categories for % of Average Annual Family Income Paid in Sales Tax in 2018

Fiscal Policy

Budget Policy in TX

Spending Policy in TX

Highest two sources of state revenue in TX, Fiscal Year 2018

Budgeting Procedure in TX

Children’s Health Insurance Program for low-income families

Medicaid in TX

Criminal Justice Policy in TX

Civil Law and Criminal Law

Age of majority in TX

TX “tough on crime”

Incarceration rates in TX

Recidivism

Rehabilitation in TX

Death penalty in TX

Poverty and access to legal services

Consumer sales tax and economic downturn

Equal Opportunity

Affirmative Action

Top 10% Rule

Mental Health Services in TX

Health and Human Service Funding in TX

Business/ Regulatory policy in TX

Environmental Policy in TX

Immigration Policy in TX