Chapter 1: The Political Culture, People, and Economy of Texas
1) Political culture is a term used to describe
a) broadly shared values and beliefs about government.
2) Which of the following is a significant challenge to business influence in Texas?
a) a powerful social conservative wing
3) Texas’s political life grew out of which region?
a) the Gulf Coastal Plains
4) Which of the following is a benefit of the privatization of public property in Texas?
a) It allowed Texas to retain ownership of the minerals under some of this land,
which has provided funding for elementary and secondary education as well as
higher education.
5) Who is responsible for the regulation of oil and gas in Texas?
a) the Texas Railroad Commission
6) The economy of Texas grew rapidly in the 1990s. What was at the heart of this boom?
a) expanding manufacturing because of high tech
7) Up until recently, which factor has contributed the most to the increase in Texas’s
population?
a) a natural increase of births in proportion to deaths
8) Since 1850 there has been a marked shift of the population in Texas from rural to urban
areas. This process is known as
a) Urbanization.
Chapter 2: The Texas Constitution
1) How do both state constitutions and the U.S. constitution seek to prevent tyranny?
a) by giving each branch of government a little bit of control over the other branches
through the process of checks and balances afforded by the separation of
powers.
2) Which of the following features does the Texas Constitution contain that the U.S.
Constitution does not?
a) the power to establish local governments
3) What impact did the Civil War have on the Texas Constitution?
1) Political culture is a term used to describe
a) broadly shared values and beliefs about government.
2) Which of the following is a significant challenge to business influence in Texas?
a) a powerful social conservative wing
3) Texas’s political life grew out of which region?
a) the Gulf Coastal Plains
4) Which of the following is a benefit of the privatization of public property in Texas?
a) It allowed Texas to retain ownership of the minerals under some of this land,
which has provided funding for elementary and secondary education as well as
higher education.
5) Who is responsible for the regulation of oil and gas in Texas?
a) the Texas Railroad Commission
6) The economy of Texas grew rapidly in the 1990s. What was at the heart of this boom?
a) expanding manufacturing because of high tech
7) Up until recently, which factor has contributed the most to the increase in Texas’s
population?
a) a natural increase of births in proportion to deaths
8) Since 1850 there has been a marked shift of the population in Texas from rural to urban
areas. This process is known as
a) Urbanization.
Chapter 2: The Texas Constitution
1) How do both state constitutions and the U.S. constitution seek to prevent tyranny?
a) by giving each branch of government a little bit of control over the other branches
through the process of checks and balances afforded by the separation of
powers.
2) Which of the following features does the Texas Constitution contain that the U.S.
Constitution does not?
a) the power to establish local governments
3) What impact did the Civil War have on the Texas Constitution?
