Texas Government 2306 questions with complete solutions 2023/2024

Texas Government 2306 A public policy is an attempt to meet a public need or reach a public goal. There is agreement that society need __________, or public policies, by which to live. Making implementing, and enforcing these policies is the job of goverment - correct answer rules Government is a _________ institution with the power (or authority) to allocate and resources by making, implentingm enforcing, and interpreting public polices - correct answer public Politics is influenced by ___________, which consists of the values, attitudes, traditions, habits, and general behavioral patterns that develop over time and shape the process of policy making of a particular region - correct answer political culture Texas's foundations was laid and developed under the flags of six national governments - correct answer SPAIN/FRANCE/MEXICO/THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS/THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA/THE CONFEDERATE STATE OF AMERICA Political scientist Daniel Elazar asserted that the political culture of Texas is strongly ___________, in that the government is supposed to maintain a stable society, but intervene as little as possible in people's lives - correct answer individualistic culture Elazar wrote that the ___________, culture grew out of Old South, is rooted in feudal-like notions of society and government and reflects its agrarian plantation economy - correct answer traditionalistic culture After the American Civil War, African Americans found their access to public rights and services limited by - correct answer Jim Crow Laws The geographical international boundary of Texas is formed by the - correct answer Rio Grande / Gulf of Mexico The Greater Houston Metropolitan Service Area is located in the - correct answer Gulf Coast Historically, the engines of Texas's economy have been driven by the following land-based industries - correct answer cattle, energy, cotton, timber Texas was 80% _______ at the beginning of the 20th Century, but today is more than 85% ____ - correct answer rural / urban A 1933 POTUS- negotiated agreement, called _____________, was approved by Congress to stimulate and expand trade between the US, Mexico, and Canada, by reducing/eliminating barriers to trade over a 15-year period - correct answer NAFTA In 1919, the Texas Legislature gave the ______________ limited regulatory jurisdiction over the state's oil and gas producers. - correct answer Railroad Commission According to the textbook, the oil and gas industry accounts for less than 5% of the state's job. Therefor, Texas is currently placing increased emphasis on alternative energy. - correct answer True Migration of people from rural to cities - correct answer urbanization When large numbers of people are concentrated in urban centers, which become linked in a single, geographic entity - correct answer metropoltanization The growth of relatively small towns and cities, usually incorporated themselves, that are located outside outside the corporate limits of a central city - correct answer sub-urbanization In general, an ______________, area is a core area containing a large population nucleus together with adjacent communities. They are economically and socially integrated with that core. - correct answer metropolitan Cities are eager to obtain the highest possible statistical (population) designation in order to receive access to Congressional approations - correct answer true