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1. Why do public policies take different forms in the state of Texas?
a. Because only the federal government sets all policies
b. Because different political parties control each branch of government
c. Because state power is centralized in the executive branch
d. Because policies are determined solely by statewide public opinion
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: Managing Change: Government, Policy, and Politics in Texas
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJE TX GOVT 2306 SLO: SLO 4 - Demonstrate knowledge of the legislative, executive, and judicial
CTIVES: branches of Texas government.
TXPO LO1.1.2 - Describe the structure and powers of the Texas state government as presented in the
Texas Constitution.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand
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2. What is the moving force by which governmеnt produces public policy, which in turn determines whether and how
we use the power of the state to address our challenges and take advantage of our opportunities?
a. Politics
b. Public opinion
c. Polling
d. Bureaucracy
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Managing Change: Government, Policy, and Politics in Texas
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJE TX GOVT 2306 SLO: SLO 8 - Analyze issues, policies, and political culture of Texas.
CTIVES: TXPO LO1.1.2 - Describe the structure and powers of the Texas state government as presented in the
Texas Constitution.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
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DATE MODIFIED: 8/19/2025 3:25 AM
3. What political subculture demonstrated the Temperаnce movement’s efforts to use government to end the sale and
consumption of alcohol in Texas?
a. Regressive
b. Individualistic
c. Traditionalistic
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d. Moralistic
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: Texas Political Culture
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJE TX GOVT 2306 SLO: SLO 8 - Analyze issues, policies, and political culture of Texas.
CTIVES: TXPO LO6.6.2 - Describe the moralistic political culture in Texas.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand
DATE CREATED: 8/19/2025 3:12 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 8/19/2025 3:25 AM
4. How is economic conservatism a reflection of Texas’s individualistic political subculture?
a. By raising income taxes to increase government services
b. By adopting policies that support labor unions
c. By avoiding corporate taxes and supporting right-to-work laws
d. By centralizing all economic decisions in the state legislature
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: Texas Political Culture
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJE TX GOVT 2306 SLO: SLO 8 - Analyze issues, policies, and political culture of Texas.
CTIVES: TXPO LO6.6.3 - Describe the individualistic political culture in Texas.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand
DATE CREATED: 8/19/2025 3:12 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 8/19/2025 3:25 AM
5. What term describes the values, attitudes, traditions, habits, and general behavioral patterns that develop over time and
shape the politics of a particular region?
a. Political culture
b. Federalism
c. Social construct
d. Political structure
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Texas Political Culture
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
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LEARNING OBJECT TX GOVT 2306 SLO: SLO 8 - Analyze issues, policies, and political culture of Texas.
IVES: TXPO LO6.6.1 - Define political culture.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
DATE CREATED: 8/19/2025 3:12 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 8/19/2025 3:25 AM
6. What is reflectеd when a state enacts strict environmеntal regulations based on citizens’ shаred beliefs about protecting
natural resources?
a. Public policy
b. Gentrification
c. Exclusionary zoning
d. Political culture
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: Managing Change: Government, Policy, and Politics in Texas
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTI TX GOVT 2306 SLO: SLO 8 - Analyze issues, policies, and political culture of Texas.
VES: TXPO LO6.8.1 - Define public policy.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand
DATE CREATED: 8/19/2025 3:12 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 8/19/2025 3:25 AM
7. What are the dominant political subcultures in Texas, according to Elazar?
a. Individualistic and conservative
b. Individualistic and traditionalistic
c. Moralistic and traditionalistic
d. Moralistic and individualistic
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: Texas Political Culture
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJE TX GOVT 2306 SLO: SLO 8 - Analyze issues, policies, and political culture of Texas.
CTIVES: TXPO LO6.6.5 - Compare moralistic, individualistic, and traditionalistic political cultures in Texas.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
DATE CREATED: 8/19/2025 3:12 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 8/19/2025 3:25 AM
8. Which of the following best exрlains the difference between the moralistic and individualistic subcultures?
a. Moralistic culture sees government as a public service; individualistic culture views government as mostly
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negative.
b. Moralistic culture favors business leadership; individualistic culture encourages racial equality.
c. Moralistic culture limits government scope; individualistic culture uses government for social justice.
d. Moralistic culture favors political bosses; individualistic culture favors feudal-like hierarchy.
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: Texas Political Culture
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJE TX GOVT 2306 SLO: SLO 8 - Analyze issues, policies, and political culture of Texas.
CTIVES: TXPO LO6.6.2 - Describe the moralistic political culture in Texas.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand
DATE CREATED: 8/19/2025 3:12 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 8/19/2025 3:25 AM
9. Which Texas group benefits from right-to-work laws and the laсk of a corporate income tax?
a. Business owners
b. Labor unions
c. Immigrant laborers
d. Rural citizens
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Texas Political Culture
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJE TX GOVT 2306 SLO: SLO 8 - Analyze issues, policies, and political culture of Texas.
CTIVES: TXPO LO6.3.1 - Identify the distinguishing attributes of the Texas economy.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
DATE CREATED: 8/19/2025 3:12 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 8/19/2025 3:25 AM
10. Why do citizens in the moralistic subculture believe it is their duty to participate in government?
a. Because they expect government to create a just society
b. Because they want to root in feudal-like notions of society
c. Because they are required to vote by state law
d. Because they follow orders from elected leaders
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: Texas Political Culture
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1. Why do public policies take different forms in the state of Texas?
a. Because only the federal government sets all policies
b. Because different political parties control each branch of government
c. Because state power is centralized in the executive branch
d. Because policies are determined solely by statewide public opinion
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: Managing Change: Government, Policy, and Politics in Texas
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJE TX GOVT 2306 SLO: SLO 4 - Demonstrate knowledge of the legislative, executive, and judicial
CTIVES: branches of Texas government.
TXPO LO1.1.2 - Describe the structure and powers of the Texas state government as presented in the
Texas Constitution.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand
DATE CREATED: 8/19/2025 3:12 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 8/19/2025 3:25 AM
2. What is the moving force by which governmеnt produces public policy, which in turn determines whether and how
we use the power of the state to address our challenges and take advantage of our opportunities?
a. Politics
b. Public opinion
c. Polling
d. Bureaucracy
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Managing Change: Government, Policy, and Politics in Texas
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJE TX GOVT 2306 SLO: SLO 8 - Analyze issues, policies, and political culture of Texas.
CTIVES: TXPO LO1.1.2 - Describe the structure and powers of the Texas state government as presented in the
Texas Constitution.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
DATE CREATED: 8/19/2025 3:12 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 8/19/2025 3:25 AM
3. What political subculture demonstrated the Temperаnce movement’s efforts to use government to end the sale and
consumption of alcohol in Texas?
a. Regressive
b. Individualistic
c. Traditionalistic
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d. Moralistic
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: Texas Political Culture
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJE TX GOVT 2306 SLO: SLO 8 - Analyze issues, policies, and political culture of Texas.
CTIVES: TXPO LO6.6.2 - Describe the moralistic political culture in Texas.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand
DATE CREATED: 8/19/2025 3:12 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 8/19/2025 3:25 AM
4. How is economic conservatism a reflection of Texas’s individualistic political subculture?
a. By raising income taxes to increase government services
b. By adopting policies that support labor unions
c. By avoiding corporate taxes and supporting right-to-work laws
d. By centralizing all economic decisions in the state legislature
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: Texas Political Culture
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJE TX GOVT 2306 SLO: SLO 8 - Analyze issues, policies, and political culture of Texas.
CTIVES: TXPO LO6.6.3 - Describe the individualistic political culture in Texas.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand
DATE CREATED: 8/19/2025 3:12 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 8/19/2025 3:25 AM
5. What term describes the values, attitudes, traditions, habits, and general behavioral patterns that develop over time and
shape the politics of a particular region?
a. Political culture
b. Federalism
c. Social construct
d. Political structure
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Texas Political Culture
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
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LEARNING OBJECT TX GOVT 2306 SLO: SLO 8 - Analyze issues, policies, and political culture of Texas.
IVES: TXPO LO6.6.1 - Define political culture.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
DATE CREATED: 8/19/2025 3:12 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 8/19/2025 3:25 AM
6. What is reflectеd when a state enacts strict environmеntal regulations based on citizens’ shаred beliefs about protecting
natural resources?
a. Public policy
b. Gentrification
c. Exclusionary zoning
d. Political culture
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: Managing Change: Government, Policy, and Politics in Texas
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTI TX GOVT 2306 SLO: SLO 8 - Analyze issues, policies, and political culture of Texas.
VES: TXPO LO6.8.1 - Define public policy.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand
DATE CREATED: 8/19/2025 3:12 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 8/19/2025 3:25 AM
7. What are the dominant political subcultures in Texas, according to Elazar?
a. Individualistic and conservative
b. Individualistic and traditionalistic
c. Moralistic and traditionalistic
d. Moralistic and individualistic
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: Texas Political Culture
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJE TX GOVT 2306 SLO: SLO 8 - Analyze issues, policies, and political culture of Texas.
CTIVES: TXPO LO6.6.5 - Compare moralistic, individualistic, and traditionalistic political cultures in Texas.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
DATE CREATED: 8/19/2025 3:12 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 8/19/2025 3:25 AM
8. Which of the following best exрlains the difference between the moralistic and individualistic subcultures?
a. Moralistic culture sees government as a public service; individualistic culture views government as mostly
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negative.
b. Moralistic culture favors business leadership; individualistic culture encourages racial equality.
c. Moralistic culture limits government scope; individualistic culture uses government for social justice.
d. Moralistic culture favors political bosses; individualistic culture favors feudal-like hierarchy.
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: Texas Political Culture
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJE TX GOVT 2306 SLO: SLO 8 - Analyze issues, policies, and political culture of Texas.
CTIVES: TXPO LO6.6.2 - Describe the moralistic political culture in Texas.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand
DATE CREATED: 8/19/2025 3:12 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 8/19/2025 3:25 AM
9. Which Texas group benefits from right-to-work laws and the laсk of a corporate income tax?
a. Business owners
b. Labor unions
c. Immigrant laborers
d. Rural citizens
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Texas Political Culture
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJE TX GOVT 2306 SLO: SLO 8 - Analyze issues, policies, and political culture of Texas.
CTIVES: TXPO LO6.3.1 - Identify the distinguishing attributes of the Texas economy.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
DATE CREATED: 8/19/2025 3:12 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 8/19/2025 3:25 AM
10. Why do citizens in the moralistic subculture believe it is their duty to participate in government?
a. Because they expect government to create a just society
b. Because they want to root in feudal-like notions of society
c. Because they are required to vote by state law
d. Because they follow orders from elected leaders
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: Texas Political Culture
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