POLS 2312 UTA EXAM 1 COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ which of the following is true regarding education in Texas?
Answer: Texas ranks among the bottom 10 states in chances for
student success.
◉ In Texas, urban voters tend to support the _______ Party, while
suburban voters tend to support the _______ Party
Answer: Democratic; Republican
◉ Approximately what proportion of Texans speak a language other
than English at home?
Answer: one third
◉ The Native American population in Texas declined in the centuries
following European colonization for all the following reasons except
Answer: the onset of severe and long-lasting drought
◉ Based on current trends, some demographers project that by
2040, Texas Latinos will make up approximately __________ of the
state's population.
Answer: 58 percent
,◉ "A public institution with authority to formulate, adopt,
implement, and enforce public policies for a society" defines
Answer: government
◉ of the 50 states, Texas ranks __________ in land area.
Answer: second
◉ Which of the following is a multibillion-dollar industry that
produces products, such as medicines and vaccines, to benefit
medical science?
Answer: biotechnology
◉ According to Professor Daniel Elazar, the political culture of Texas
is strongly __________, in that those in positions of power have tended
to believe that government should maintain a stable society but
intervene as little as possible in the lives of people.
Answer: individualism
◉ How does Texas's large geographical size affect politics in the
state?
Answer: Texas's large geographical size affects politics heavily. With
a great amount of land and resource, Texas is able to house some of
the biggest companies in the United States. Housing these
,companies makes Texas lean towards the Republican party, since
they are generally business friendly and opt for less government
regulation. The size and resource abundance that Texas has makes it
a hot-spot for a certain political stance, one that continues to benefit
the big businesses that make use of Texas's large geographical size.
◉ The Gulf Coast region is home to ___________, the state's largest city.
Answer: Houston
◉ Texas faces water challenges due to all of the following factors
EXCEPT
Answer: decreased urbanization.
◉ The Radical Republicans of the ___________ era sought to use
government to end a white supremacist political system and achieve
racial equality.
Answer: post-Civil War
◉ the process of policymaking that involves conflict and cooperation
between political parties and other groups that seek to elect
government officials or to influence those officials when they make
public policy is referred to as
Answer: politics.
, ◉ The Asian American population of Texas is
Answer: concentrated in urban areas of the state.
◉ Texas has the __________ largest number of African Americans in the
nation after New York.
Answer: second
◉ The adoption of "right to work" laws in Texas demonstrates that
the state government maintains a climate friendly to
Answer: business owners
◉ laws that segregated African Americans and denied them access
to public services were known as
Answer: jim crow laws
◉ the "values, attitudes, traditions, habits, and general behavioral
patterns that develop over time and shape the politics and public
policy of a particular region," are collectively referred to as
Answer: political culture
◉ END OF CH Q
Analyze how political culture has shaped Texas's politics,
government, and public policy.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ which of the following is true regarding education in Texas?
Answer: Texas ranks among the bottom 10 states in chances for
student success.
◉ In Texas, urban voters tend to support the _______ Party, while
suburban voters tend to support the _______ Party
Answer: Democratic; Republican
◉ Approximately what proportion of Texans speak a language other
than English at home?
Answer: one third
◉ The Native American population in Texas declined in the centuries
following European colonization for all the following reasons except
Answer: the onset of severe and long-lasting drought
◉ Based on current trends, some demographers project that by
2040, Texas Latinos will make up approximately __________ of the
state's population.
Answer: 58 percent
,◉ "A public institution with authority to formulate, adopt,
implement, and enforce public policies for a society" defines
Answer: government
◉ of the 50 states, Texas ranks __________ in land area.
Answer: second
◉ Which of the following is a multibillion-dollar industry that
produces products, such as medicines and vaccines, to benefit
medical science?
Answer: biotechnology
◉ According to Professor Daniel Elazar, the political culture of Texas
is strongly __________, in that those in positions of power have tended
to believe that government should maintain a stable society but
intervene as little as possible in the lives of people.
Answer: individualism
◉ How does Texas's large geographical size affect politics in the
state?
Answer: Texas's large geographical size affects politics heavily. With
a great amount of land and resource, Texas is able to house some of
the biggest companies in the United States. Housing these
,companies makes Texas lean towards the Republican party, since
they are generally business friendly and opt for less government
regulation. The size and resource abundance that Texas has makes it
a hot-spot for a certain political stance, one that continues to benefit
the big businesses that make use of Texas's large geographical size.
◉ The Gulf Coast region is home to ___________, the state's largest city.
Answer: Houston
◉ Texas faces water challenges due to all of the following factors
EXCEPT
Answer: decreased urbanization.
◉ The Radical Republicans of the ___________ era sought to use
government to end a white supremacist political system and achieve
racial equality.
Answer: post-Civil War
◉ the process of policymaking that involves conflict and cooperation
between political parties and other groups that seek to elect
government officials or to influence those officials when they make
public policy is referred to as
Answer: politics.
, ◉ The Asian American population of Texas is
Answer: concentrated in urban areas of the state.
◉ Texas has the __________ largest number of African Americans in the
nation after New York.
Answer: second
◉ The adoption of "right to work" laws in Texas demonstrates that
the state government maintains a climate friendly to
Answer: business owners
◉ laws that segregated African Americans and denied them access
to public services were known as
Answer: jim crow laws
◉ the "values, attitudes, traditions, habits, and general behavioral
patterns that develop over time and shape the politics and public
policy of a particular region," are collectively referred to as
Answer: political culture
◉ END OF CH Q
Analyze how political culture has shaped Texas's politics,
government, and public policy.
