Texas Government Questions with CORRECT Answers (Verified Update)
Q1: The war that led to the declaration of the Republic of Texas began
A. within months of the arrival of the first American settlers
B. when the Spanish government imposed restrictions on American settlers
C. with the battle at the Alamo
D. in 1835 - in 1835
Answer: D. in 1835 - in 1835
Q2: What is the main reason why early petitions by the Republic of Texas to join the United
States were rejected?
A. The American government feared sparking a war with Spain.
B. Texas was composed almost entirely of Catholic Spanish speakers.
C. There was controversy over Texas becoming a slave state.
D. Texas residents favored monarchy, not republicanism - There was controversy over
Texas becoming a slave state
Answer: D. Texas residents favored monarchy, not republicanism - There was controversy over
Texas becoming a slave state
Q3: One of the primary political goals for Reconstruction was
A. to restore law and order to a society recovering from war.
B. to reintroduce slavery, in a limited way, in several southern states.
C. to undermine the economy in the southern states.
D. to allow Northern states to be readmitted to the Union. - to restore law and order to a
society recovering from war.
Answer: D. to allow Northern states to be readmitted to the Union. - to restore law and order to a
society recovering from war.
Q4: Approximately how long did one-party Democratic rule last in Texas?
A. 150 years
B. 100 years
C. 10 years
D. 50 years - 100 years
Answer: D. 50 years - 100 years
,Q5: Which of the following is true of the early settlement of parts of the Republic of Mexico by
U.S. Anglos?
A. Santa Anna sought to keep the peace by increasing Anglo property rights and economic
freedom.
B. By 1824, the Mexican government had ended the empresario land-grant system.
C. The Anglos were largely southern white Protestant, and existing Spanish settlers were
largely Catholic.
D. Existing Spanish-descent settlers encouraged the importation of slaves by the Anglo
settlers. - The Anglos were largely southern white Protestant, and existing Spanish settlers
were largely Catholic.
Answer: D. Existing Spanish-descent settlers encouraged the importation of slaves by the Anglo
settlers. - The Anglos were largely southern white Protestant, and existing Spanish
settlers were largely Catholic.
Q6: What was the primary use of land in Texas from the 1820s to the 1860s?
A. cattle
B. cotton
C. oil
D. Land use in the period was about equally divided among these three. - cattle
Answer: D. Land use in the period was about equally divided among these three. - cattle
Q7: Between 1900 and 1950, what was the primary factor that accelerated the demographic shift
from a rural society to an urban society in Texas?
A. WWI and WWII
B. oil
C. the automobile
D. the civil rights movement - oil
Answer: D. the civil rights movement - oil
Q8: Today, what industry dominates the Texas economy, employing more than half of the private
sector workforce?
A. agriculture and cattle
B. manufacturing and the tech industry
C. oil and petrochemical processing
D. the service industry - the service industry
Answer: D. the service industry - the service industry
,Q9: Currently, the top export (in total dollar value) of Texas is
A. chemicals
B. computers and electronics
C. petroleum and coal products.
D. machinery
Answer: C. petroleum and coal products.
Q10: The Democratic Party was able to retain power during the Progressive Era by
A. purging the party of the "Yellow Dog Democrats."
B. passing laws that made it more difficult for Republicans to vote.
C. adopting progressive reforms into its own platform.
D. recruiting more diverse candidates to run for office. - adopting progressive reforms into
its own platform.
Answer: D. recruiting more diverse candidates to run for office. - adopting progressive reforms
into its own platform.
Q11: The most economically diversified region in Texas is the
A. border area
B. metroplex
C. plains region
D. central corridor - metroplex
Answer: D. central corridor - metroplex
Q12: Which of the following characterizes the evolution of the political climate in Texas over the
past 50 years?
A. Both partisanship and ideology have changed significantly.
B. While political party alignment has shifted, ideology has remained relatively constant.
C. Neither partisanship nor ideology have changed significantly.
D. While ideology has shifted, partisanship has remained relatively constant. - While
political party alignment has shifted, ideology has remained relatively constant
Answer: D. While ideology has shifted, partisanship has remained relatively constant. - While
political party alignment has shifted, ideology has remained relatively constant
, Q13: What happened in 1901 that began a change that dramatically changed the political and
economic landscape of Texas?
A. The ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment gave black men the right to vote.
B. Republican Edmund Jackson Davis, whose administration was controversial and unpopular,
became governor of Texas, beginning the shift from a one-party Democratic state to a
one-party Republican state.
C. A well in the Spindletop field outside of Beaumont gushed with oil.
D. Texas became the twenty-eighth state in the Union, retained its public debt and its public
lands, and the U.S. government purchased lands that were formerly the western and
northwestern parts of Texas, now present-day New Mexico and parts of Colorado, Wyoming,
Kansas, and Oklahoma.
Answer: C. A well in the Spindletop field outside of Beaumont gushed with oil.
Q14: Texans are MOST likely to identify as a(n)
A. liberal.
B. independent.
C. moderate.
D. conservative. - conservative
Answer: D. conservative. - conservative
Q15: In terms of population size, Texas ranks_________ in the nation in comparison to other
states.
A. fourth
B. second
C. third
D. first - second
Answer: D. first - second
Q16: In terms of total land size, Texas ranks_________ in the nation in comparison to other states.
A. third
B. second
C. first
D. fourth - second
Answer: D. fourth - second
Q1: The war that led to the declaration of the Republic of Texas began
A. within months of the arrival of the first American settlers
B. when the Spanish government imposed restrictions on American settlers
C. with the battle at the Alamo
D. in 1835 - in 1835
Answer: D. in 1835 - in 1835
Q2: What is the main reason why early petitions by the Republic of Texas to join the United
States were rejected?
A. The American government feared sparking a war with Spain.
B. Texas was composed almost entirely of Catholic Spanish speakers.
C. There was controversy over Texas becoming a slave state.
D. Texas residents favored monarchy, not republicanism - There was controversy over
Texas becoming a slave state
Answer: D. Texas residents favored monarchy, not republicanism - There was controversy over
Texas becoming a slave state
Q3: One of the primary political goals for Reconstruction was
A. to restore law and order to a society recovering from war.
B. to reintroduce slavery, in a limited way, in several southern states.
C. to undermine the economy in the southern states.
D. to allow Northern states to be readmitted to the Union. - to restore law and order to a
society recovering from war.
Answer: D. to allow Northern states to be readmitted to the Union. - to restore law and order to a
society recovering from war.
Q4: Approximately how long did one-party Democratic rule last in Texas?
A. 150 years
B. 100 years
C. 10 years
D. 50 years - 100 years
Answer: D. 50 years - 100 years
,Q5: Which of the following is true of the early settlement of parts of the Republic of Mexico by
U.S. Anglos?
A. Santa Anna sought to keep the peace by increasing Anglo property rights and economic
freedom.
B. By 1824, the Mexican government had ended the empresario land-grant system.
C. The Anglos were largely southern white Protestant, and existing Spanish settlers were
largely Catholic.
D. Existing Spanish-descent settlers encouraged the importation of slaves by the Anglo
settlers. - The Anglos were largely southern white Protestant, and existing Spanish settlers
were largely Catholic.
Answer: D. Existing Spanish-descent settlers encouraged the importation of slaves by the Anglo
settlers. - The Anglos were largely southern white Protestant, and existing Spanish
settlers were largely Catholic.
Q6: What was the primary use of land in Texas from the 1820s to the 1860s?
A. cattle
B. cotton
C. oil
D. Land use in the period was about equally divided among these three. - cattle
Answer: D. Land use in the period was about equally divided among these three. - cattle
Q7: Between 1900 and 1950, what was the primary factor that accelerated the demographic shift
from a rural society to an urban society in Texas?
A. WWI and WWII
B. oil
C. the automobile
D. the civil rights movement - oil
Answer: D. the civil rights movement - oil
Q8: Today, what industry dominates the Texas economy, employing more than half of the private
sector workforce?
A. agriculture and cattle
B. manufacturing and the tech industry
C. oil and petrochemical processing
D. the service industry - the service industry
Answer: D. the service industry - the service industry
,Q9: Currently, the top export (in total dollar value) of Texas is
A. chemicals
B. computers and electronics
C. petroleum and coal products.
D. machinery
Answer: C. petroleum and coal products.
Q10: The Democratic Party was able to retain power during the Progressive Era by
A. purging the party of the "Yellow Dog Democrats."
B. passing laws that made it more difficult for Republicans to vote.
C. adopting progressive reforms into its own platform.
D. recruiting more diverse candidates to run for office. - adopting progressive reforms into
its own platform.
Answer: D. recruiting more diverse candidates to run for office. - adopting progressive reforms
into its own platform.
Q11: The most economically diversified region in Texas is the
A. border area
B. metroplex
C. plains region
D. central corridor - metroplex
Answer: D. central corridor - metroplex
Q12: Which of the following characterizes the evolution of the political climate in Texas over the
past 50 years?
A. Both partisanship and ideology have changed significantly.
B. While political party alignment has shifted, ideology has remained relatively constant.
C. Neither partisanship nor ideology have changed significantly.
D. While ideology has shifted, partisanship has remained relatively constant. - While
political party alignment has shifted, ideology has remained relatively constant
Answer: D. While ideology has shifted, partisanship has remained relatively constant. - While
political party alignment has shifted, ideology has remained relatively constant
, Q13: What happened in 1901 that began a change that dramatically changed the political and
economic landscape of Texas?
A. The ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment gave black men the right to vote.
B. Republican Edmund Jackson Davis, whose administration was controversial and unpopular,
became governor of Texas, beginning the shift from a one-party Democratic state to a
one-party Republican state.
C. A well in the Spindletop field outside of Beaumont gushed with oil.
D. Texas became the twenty-eighth state in the Union, retained its public debt and its public
lands, and the U.S. government purchased lands that were formerly the western and
northwestern parts of Texas, now present-day New Mexico and parts of Colorado, Wyoming,
Kansas, and Oklahoma.
Answer: C. A well in the Spindletop field outside of Beaumont gushed with oil.
Q14: Texans are MOST likely to identify as a(n)
A. liberal.
B. independent.
C. moderate.
D. conservative. - conservative
Answer: D. conservative. - conservative
Q15: In terms of population size, Texas ranks_________ in the nation in comparison to other
states.
A. fourth
B. second
C. third
D. first - second
Answer: D. first - second
Q16: In terms of total land size, Texas ranks_________ in the nation in comparison to other states.
A. third
B. second
C. first
D. fourth - second
Answer: D. fourth - second
