List at least four ways in which you have been affected by government and politics so far today

What will be an ideal response?


An ideal response will:
1, Discuss any number of examples of how government affects a person in a typical day.
2, Provide at least four examples. For example, if you buy an item, taxes are collected on the purchase by local and state governments. The water used for drinking or showering is provided by the local water district from the water filtration plant. Its safety is the responsibility of government. The roads you drive on were probably built by some governmental entity. The speed limit was determined to maximize safe driving. The garbage may have been picked up by either a local government or a company contracted by government.

Political Science

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A. judicial restraint B. judicial activism C. judicial prejudice D. judicial merit

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Poverty in Texas__________

a. is concentrated among Anglos in the Dallas suburbs b. is more pronounced in the counties along the border with Mexico c. is defined differently than it is elsewhere in the country d. is something that tends not to affect children

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Unionists, feminists, and environmentalists are more likely to be Democrats than Republicans

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Economic diversification in the latter half of the twentieth century in Texas has been tied to the rise of

A) agriculture. B) petroleum. C) shipping and transportation. D) service industries and finance. E) high tech industries.

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