Texas Government Questions with CORRECT Answers (Verified Update)
Q1: Which interpretation of federalism was dominant from the founding to the mid 1930s?
A. Dual Federalism
B. New Federalism
C. Creative Federalism
D. Cooperative Federalism
E. None of the above - A
Answer: E. None of the above - A
Q2: This former governor during the 1950s was head of the Texas Democrats which challenged
the Loyalist or Democrats of Texas headed by someone who would later be elected to the
U.S. Senate
A. John Tower
B. John Connally
C. Sam Rayburn
D. Allan Shivers
E. None of the above - D
Answer: E. None of the above - D
Q3: Who among the following was the only governor impeached and removed from office in
Texas history?
A. "Pappy" O'Daniel
B. John Conally
C. Allan Shivers
D. James S. Hogg
E. None of the abover - E
Answer: E. None of the abover - E
Q4: Hopwood v Texas is a U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Religious Freedom Restoration
Act was ruled unconstitutional.
Answer: False
,Q5: Hopwood v Texas is a U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Religious Freedom Restoration
Act was ruled unconstitutional. - False He is a former Comptroller and Lt Governor under
both Ann Richards and George W. Bush. The Texas history museum is named after him.
A. Bill Hobby
B. Jim Mattox
C. Bob Bullock
D. John Cornyn
E. None of the above
Answer: C. Bob Bullock
Q6: He is a former Comptroller and Lt Governor under both Ann Richards and George W. Bush.
The Texas history museum is named after him.
A. Bill Hobby
B. Jim Mattox
C. Bob Bullock
D. John Cornyn
E. None of the above - C
Answer: E. None of the above - C
Q7: The Republican nominee for President, Herbert Hoover, carried the state of Texas in the 1928
election
Answer: True
Q8: The Republican nominee for President, Herbert Hoover, carried the state of Texas in the 1928
election - True Jim "Pa" Ferguson was Governor of Texas after World War II - False He
was a progressive Governor of Texas during the 1890s and helped bring about the creation of
the Railroad Commission
A. James S. Hogg
B. John Connally
C. "Pa" Ferguson
D. "Pappy" O'Daniel
E. None of the above
Answer: A. James S. Hogg
Q9: Jim "Pa" Ferguson was Governor of Texas after World War II
Answer: False
,Q10: He was a progressive Governor of Texas during the 1890s and helped bring about the
creation of the Railroad Commission
A. James S. Hogg
B. John Connally
C. "Pa" Ferguson
D. "Pappy" O'Daniel
E. None of the above - A
Answer: E. None of the above - A
Q11: The Texas Constitution has been amended over 450 times
Answer: True
Q12: The Texas Constitution has been amended over 450 times - True Who among the following
was the Reconstruction Governor of Texas and the last Republican Governor for over one
hundred years? He is profiled in a reading at the end of a chapter in our text
A. Coke Stevenson
B. James S. Hogg
C. "Pa" Ferguson
D. E.J. Davis
E. Ross Sterling
Answer: D. E.J. Davis
Q13: Who among the following was the Reconstruction Governor of Texas and the last Republican
Governor for over one hundred years? He is profiled in a reading at the end of a chapter in
our text
A. Coke Stevenson
B. James S. Hogg
C. "Pa" Ferguson
D. E.J. Davis
E. Ross Sterling - D
Answer: E. Ross Sterling - D
Q14: This former governor was in office during the 1940s and was defeated in his attempt to win a
U.S. Senate seat in the very controversial election of 1948
A. John Connally
B. Lyndon Johnson
C. Coke Stevenson
D. Allan Shivers
E. None of the above - C
Answer: E. None of the above - C
, Q15: The most recent major effort to rewrite the Texas Constitution took place during the
A. 1940s
B. 1950s
C. 1960s
D. 1970s
E. 1980s - D
Answer: E. 1980s - D
Q16: This former member of the U.S. House of Representatives was an active member of the
House Judiciary Committee during the Watergate crisis of the 1970s
A. Jim Mattox
B. Barbara Jordan
C. Henry Cisneros
D. Garry Mauro
E. None of the above - B
Answer: E. None of the above - B
Q17: This former U.S. Senator (1971-1993) was also Secretary of Treasury during the first Clinton
Adminstration and ran with Michael Dukakis as the VP nominee of the Democratic Party
A. Mark White
B. Ralph Yarborough
C. Lloyd Bentsen
D. Jim Mattox
E. None of the above
Answer: C. Lloyd Bentsen
Q18: This Texas, from Bonham, served as U.S. House Speaker longer than anyone in U.S. history
A. Jim Wright
B. Bob Bullock
C. James S. Hogg
D. Sam Rayburn
E. Bill Clements - D
Answer: E. Bill Clements - D
Q19: Who among the following is not a former Governor of Texas
A. John Connally
B. James S. Hogg
C. Bill Clements
D. Allan Shivers
E. Ralph Yarborough - E
Answer: E. Ralph Yarborough - E
Q1: Which interpretation of federalism was dominant from the founding to the mid 1930s?
A. Dual Federalism
B. New Federalism
C. Creative Federalism
D. Cooperative Federalism
E. None of the above - A
Answer: E. None of the above - A
Q2: This former governor during the 1950s was head of the Texas Democrats which challenged
the Loyalist or Democrats of Texas headed by someone who would later be elected to the
U.S. Senate
A. John Tower
B. John Connally
C. Sam Rayburn
D. Allan Shivers
E. None of the above - D
Answer: E. None of the above - D
Q3: Who among the following was the only governor impeached and removed from office in
Texas history?
A. "Pappy" O'Daniel
B. John Conally
C. Allan Shivers
D. James S. Hogg
E. None of the abover - E
Answer: E. None of the abover - E
Q4: Hopwood v Texas is a U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Religious Freedom Restoration
Act was ruled unconstitutional.
Answer: False
,Q5: Hopwood v Texas is a U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Religious Freedom Restoration
Act was ruled unconstitutional. - False He is a former Comptroller and Lt Governor under
both Ann Richards and George W. Bush. The Texas history museum is named after him.
A. Bill Hobby
B. Jim Mattox
C. Bob Bullock
D. John Cornyn
E. None of the above
Answer: C. Bob Bullock
Q6: He is a former Comptroller and Lt Governor under both Ann Richards and George W. Bush.
The Texas history museum is named after him.
A. Bill Hobby
B. Jim Mattox
C. Bob Bullock
D. John Cornyn
E. None of the above - C
Answer: E. None of the above - C
Q7: The Republican nominee for President, Herbert Hoover, carried the state of Texas in the 1928
election
Answer: True
Q8: The Republican nominee for President, Herbert Hoover, carried the state of Texas in the 1928
election - True Jim "Pa" Ferguson was Governor of Texas after World War II - False He
was a progressive Governor of Texas during the 1890s and helped bring about the creation of
the Railroad Commission
A. James S. Hogg
B. John Connally
C. "Pa" Ferguson
D. "Pappy" O'Daniel
E. None of the above
Answer: A. James S. Hogg
Q9: Jim "Pa" Ferguson was Governor of Texas after World War II
Answer: False
,Q10: He was a progressive Governor of Texas during the 1890s and helped bring about the
creation of the Railroad Commission
A. James S. Hogg
B. John Connally
C. "Pa" Ferguson
D. "Pappy" O'Daniel
E. None of the above - A
Answer: E. None of the above - A
Q11: The Texas Constitution has been amended over 450 times
Answer: True
Q12: The Texas Constitution has been amended over 450 times - True Who among the following
was the Reconstruction Governor of Texas and the last Republican Governor for over one
hundred years? He is profiled in a reading at the end of a chapter in our text
A. Coke Stevenson
B. James S. Hogg
C. "Pa" Ferguson
D. E.J. Davis
E. Ross Sterling
Answer: D. E.J. Davis
Q13: Who among the following was the Reconstruction Governor of Texas and the last Republican
Governor for over one hundred years? He is profiled in a reading at the end of a chapter in
our text
A. Coke Stevenson
B. James S. Hogg
C. "Pa" Ferguson
D. E.J. Davis
E. Ross Sterling - D
Answer: E. Ross Sterling - D
Q14: This former governor was in office during the 1940s and was defeated in his attempt to win a
U.S. Senate seat in the very controversial election of 1948
A. John Connally
B. Lyndon Johnson
C. Coke Stevenson
D. Allan Shivers
E. None of the above - C
Answer: E. None of the above - C
, Q15: The most recent major effort to rewrite the Texas Constitution took place during the
A. 1940s
B. 1950s
C. 1960s
D. 1970s
E. 1980s - D
Answer: E. 1980s - D
Q16: This former member of the U.S. House of Representatives was an active member of the
House Judiciary Committee during the Watergate crisis of the 1970s
A. Jim Mattox
B. Barbara Jordan
C. Henry Cisneros
D. Garry Mauro
E. None of the above - B
Answer: E. None of the above - B
Q17: This former U.S. Senator (1971-1993) was also Secretary of Treasury during the first Clinton
Adminstration and ran with Michael Dukakis as the VP nominee of the Democratic Party
A. Mark White
B. Ralph Yarborough
C. Lloyd Bentsen
D. Jim Mattox
E. None of the above
Answer: C. Lloyd Bentsen
Q18: This Texas, from Bonham, served as U.S. House Speaker longer than anyone in U.S. history
A. Jim Wright
B. Bob Bullock
C. James S. Hogg
D. Sam Rayburn
E. Bill Clements - D
Answer: E. Bill Clements - D
Q19: Who among the following is not a former Governor of Texas
A. John Connally
B. James S. Hogg
C. Bill Clements
D. Allan Shivers
E. Ralph Yarborough - E
Answer: E. Ralph Yarborough - E
