GOVT 2306 EXAM SCRIPT PREMIUM
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
●● When was public education first legislated?
Answer: In the Texas Constitution of 1836
●● Prior to 1900 most education in Texas was handled in what manner?
Answer: Private schools and tutoring
●● What are the Gilmer-Aikin laws?
Answer: Education reform legislation passed in 1949 that raised teacher
salaries, established board of education, and replaced state
superintendent
●● What were some of the major issues shaping public education in
Texas over the last 50 years?
Answer: Funding, civil rights, and desegregation
●● Brown vs. The Board of Education and Plessy vs. Ferguson were
court battles over what?
Answer: Segregation
●● Why are counties important to Texas government?
,Answer: Provides local government on state's behalf. They're main
expression of Texas and governs rural areas.
●● What is a special district? What does a special district do?
Answer: Unit of government that delivers a specific service, not limited
in size, limited to specific geographic area (Ex. school district)
●● The chief law enforcement officer in any county is who?
Answer: The Sheriff
●● What are the differences between a home rule and general law city?
Answer: Home administer themselves and have more power/autonomy.
General law city has county administers
●● What city currently has a city government with a strong mayor-
council form of government?
Answer: Houston
●● A school district is a form of what?
Answer: Special district government
●● Providing a label to identify political candidates is an important
function of what?
, Answer: Political parties
●● The movements toward the fringe areas of both the Democrat and
Republican parties leaving them unable to compromise is known as
what?
Answer: Partisan Polarization
●● The Democratic party generally gains an overwhelming majority of
what demographic groups?
Answer: Young 18-35, minorities, women, urban residents
●● Currently in Texas the State government is controlled by what party?
Answer: Republican
●● What is political socialization?
Answer: The process by which life/events create your political belief
structure
●● What is the general demographic makeup of the Republican party?
Answer: Older, white, male, upper class, rural
●● What is a primary election? When are they generally held?
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
●● When was public education first legislated?
Answer: In the Texas Constitution of 1836
●● Prior to 1900 most education in Texas was handled in what manner?
Answer: Private schools and tutoring
●● What are the Gilmer-Aikin laws?
Answer: Education reform legislation passed in 1949 that raised teacher
salaries, established board of education, and replaced state
superintendent
●● What were some of the major issues shaping public education in
Texas over the last 50 years?
Answer: Funding, civil rights, and desegregation
●● Brown vs. The Board of Education and Plessy vs. Ferguson were
court battles over what?
Answer: Segregation
●● Why are counties important to Texas government?
,Answer: Provides local government on state's behalf. They're main
expression of Texas and governs rural areas.
●● What is a special district? What does a special district do?
Answer: Unit of government that delivers a specific service, not limited
in size, limited to specific geographic area (Ex. school district)
●● The chief law enforcement officer in any county is who?
Answer: The Sheriff
●● What are the differences between a home rule and general law city?
Answer: Home administer themselves and have more power/autonomy.
General law city has county administers
●● What city currently has a city government with a strong mayor-
council form of government?
Answer: Houston
●● A school district is a form of what?
Answer: Special district government
●● Providing a label to identify political candidates is an important
function of what?
, Answer: Political parties
●● The movements toward the fringe areas of both the Democrat and
Republican parties leaving them unable to compromise is known as
what?
Answer: Partisan Polarization
●● The Democratic party generally gains an overwhelming majority of
what demographic groups?
Answer: Young 18-35, minorities, women, urban residents
●● Currently in Texas the State government is controlled by what party?
Answer: Republican
●● What is political socialization?
Answer: The process by which life/events create your political belief
structure
●● What is the general demographic makeup of the Republican party?
Answer: Older, white, male, upper class, rural
●● What is a primary election? When are they generally held?
