Texas Government 2306 chapters 1-8
questions with correct answers
government |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |system |by |which |a |state |or |community |is |governed
politics |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |practice |and |theory |of |influencing |other |people
political |culture |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-broadly |shared |values, |beliefs, |and |attitudes |about |
how |the |government |should |function |and |politics |should |operate; |American |political |culture |
emphasizes |the |values |of |liberty, |equality, |and |democracy
moralistic |political |culture |(definition) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |belief |that |government |
should |be |active |in |promoting |the |public |good |and |that |citizens |should |participate |in |politics |
and |civic |activities |to |ensure |that |good
individualistic |political |culture |(definition) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |belief |that |government |
should |limit |its |role |to |providing |order |in |society, |so |that |citizens |can |pursue |their |economic |
self-interests
traditionalistic |political |culture |(definition) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |belief |that |government
|should |be |dominated |by |political |elites |and |guided |by |tradition
provincialism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |narrow, |limited, |and |self-interested |view |of |the |world |
often |associated |with |rural |values |and |notions |of |limited |government
North |American |Free |Trade |Agreement |(NAFTA) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-trade |treaty |among |
the |United |States, |Canada, |and |Mexico |to |lower |and |eliminate |tariffs |among |the |three |
countries
,impresario |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-an |individual |who |promotes, |organizes, |or |helps |to |
finance |a |particular |endeavor
poll |tax |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |state-imposed |tax |on |voters |as |a |prerequisite |for |voting; |
poll |taxes |were |rendered |unconstitutional |in |national |elections |by |the |Twenty-Fourth |
Amendment, |and |in |state |elections |by |the |Supreme |Court |in |1966.
urbanization |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |process |by |which |people |move |from |rural |areas |to |
cities
In |terms |of |area, |how |does |Texas |rank |among |the |50 |states? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Second |
to |California. |268,601 |sq. |miles
Which |of |Texas's |physical |regions |is |characterized |by |the |presence |of |many |of |the |state's |
largest |ranches? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Interior |Lowlands
Which |of |Texas's |physical |regions |is |found |in |the |western-most |part |of |Texas? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Pine |Belt
Creative |destruction |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-creates |new |economies |and |destroys |old |ones.
Which |industry |controlled |the |politics |and |economy |of |Texas |for |most |of |the |twentieth |
century? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-oil
Fracking |and |horizontal |drilling |have |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-reinvigorated |Texas's |oil |industry.
Unlike |earlier |eras, |the |Texas |economy |of |the |twenty-first |century |features |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-computers, |electronics, |and |other |high-tech |products.
, NAFTA |refers |to |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-an |international |trade |agreement.
What |is |meant |by |the |"Great |Recession"? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |time |of |chronic |economic
|problems |beginning |in |late |2007 |that |drew |analogies |to |the |Great |Depression |of |the |1930's
Which |of |the |following |accounts |for |most |of |Texas's |population |growth? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-natural |increases |as |a |result |of |the |differences |between |births |and |deaths
True |of |False?
San |Antonio |has |a |larger |white |population |that |Latino. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-False
The |three |major |metropolitan |areas |in |Texas |are |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Houston, |Dallas-Fort
|Worth, |and |San |Antonio.
Texas |politics |is |shaped |by |the |state |geography, |such |as |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-size, |location,
|natural |resources
True |of |False?
Texas |shares |the |largest |boarder |with |a |foreign |country |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-True
What |is |the |population |of |Texas? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-26 |million
moralistic |political |culture |(key |beliefs) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--rooted |in |New |England |
Puritanism
-the |common |good |(expressed |through |politics) |is |everyones |concern
-government |should |promote |the |public |good
-Example |states: |MN, |IA, |WI, |CA, |WA, |ME, |VT, |NH
questions with correct answers
government |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |system |by |which |a |state |or |community |is |governed
politics |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |practice |and |theory |of |influencing |other |people
political |culture |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-broadly |shared |values, |beliefs, |and |attitudes |about |
how |the |government |should |function |and |politics |should |operate; |American |political |culture |
emphasizes |the |values |of |liberty, |equality, |and |democracy
moralistic |political |culture |(definition) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |belief |that |government |
should |be |active |in |promoting |the |public |good |and |that |citizens |should |participate |in |politics |
and |civic |activities |to |ensure |that |good
individualistic |political |culture |(definition) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |belief |that |government |
should |limit |its |role |to |providing |order |in |society, |so |that |citizens |can |pursue |their |economic |
self-interests
traditionalistic |political |culture |(definition) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |belief |that |government
|should |be |dominated |by |political |elites |and |guided |by |tradition
provincialism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |narrow, |limited, |and |self-interested |view |of |the |world |
often |associated |with |rural |values |and |notions |of |limited |government
North |American |Free |Trade |Agreement |(NAFTA) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-trade |treaty |among |
the |United |States, |Canada, |and |Mexico |to |lower |and |eliminate |tariffs |among |the |three |
countries
,impresario |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-an |individual |who |promotes, |organizes, |or |helps |to |
finance |a |particular |endeavor
poll |tax |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |state-imposed |tax |on |voters |as |a |prerequisite |for |voting; |
poll |taxes |were |rendered |unconstitutional |in |national |elections |by |the |Twenty-Fourth |
Amendment, |and |in |state |elections |by |the |Supreme |Court |in |1966.
urbanization |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |process |by |which |people |move |from |rural |areas |to |
cities
In |terms |of |area, |how |does |Texas |rank |among |the |50 |states? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Second |
to |California. |268,601 |sq. |miles
Which |of |Texas's |physical |regions |is |characterized |by |the |presence |of |many |of |the |state's |
largest |ranches? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Interior |Lowlands
Which |of |Texas's |physical |regions |is |found |in |the |western-most |part |of |Texas? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Pine |Belt
Creative |destruction |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-creates |new |economies |and |destroys |old |ones.
Which |industry |controlled |the |politics |and |economy |of |Texas |for |most |of |the |twentieth |
century? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-oil
Fracking |and |horizontal |drilling |have |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-reinvigorated |Texas's |oil |industry.
Unlike |earlier |eras, |the |Texas |economy |of |the |twenty-first |century |features |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-computers, |electronics, |and |other |high-tech |products.
, NAFTA |refers |to |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-an |international |trade |agreement.
What |is |meant |by |the |"Great |Recession"? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |time |of |chronic |economic
|problems |beginning |in |late |2007 |that |drew |analogies |to |the |Great |Depression |of |the |1930's
Which |of |the |following |accounts |for |most |of |Texas's |population |growth? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-natural |increases |as |a |result |of |the |differences |between |births |and |deaths
True |of |False?
San |Antonio |has |a |larger |white |population |that |Latino. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-False
The |three |major |metropolitan |areas |in |Texas |are |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Houston, |Dallas-Fort
|Worth, |and |San |Antonio.
Texas |politics |is |shaped |by |the |state |geography, |such |as |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-size, |location,
|natural |resources
True |of |False?
Texas |shares |the |largest |boarder |with |a |foreign |country |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-True
What |is |the |population |of |Texas? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-26 |million
moralistic |political |culture |(key |beliefs) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--rooted |in |New |England |
Puritanism
-the |common |good |(expressed |through |politics) |is |everyones |concern
-government |should |promote |the |public |good
-Example |states: |MN, |IA, |WI, |CA, |WA, |ME, |VT, |NH
