Exam (elaborations) POLS 2312 :UTA POLS2312 Final Exam questions with answers

UTA POLS 2312 Final Exam questions with
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The dallas fort worth metroplex - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔has seen decades of strong economic growth as major
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corporations move their headquarters there. |\ |\ |\ |\




which of the following is true regarding education in
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Texas? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Texas ranks among the
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bottom 10 states in chances for student success.
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In Texas, urban voters tend to support the _______ Party,
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while suburban voters tend to support the _______ Party -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Democratic; Republican |\ |\ |\




Approximately what proportion of Texans speak a |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


language other than English at home? - CORRECT |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


ANSWERS ✔✔one third |\ |\




The Native American population in Texas declined in the
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centuries following European colonization for all the
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following reasons except - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


onset of severe and long-lasting drought
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Based on current trends, some demographers project that
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by 2040, Texas Latinos will make up approximately
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,__________ of the state's population. - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔58 percent |\




"A public institution with authority to formulate, adopt,
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implement, and enforce public policies for a society" |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


defines - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔government
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of the 50 states, Texas ranks __________ in land area. -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔second |\ |\




Which of the following is a multibillion-dollar industry
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that produces products, such as medicines and vaccines,
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to benefit medical science? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔biotechnology


According to Professor Daniel Elazar, the political culture
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of Texas is strongly __________, in that those in positions of
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power have tended to believe that government should
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maintain a stable society but intervene as little as
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possible in the lives of people. - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔individualism


How does Texas's large geographical size affect politics in
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the state? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Texas's large
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geographical size affects politics heavily. With a great |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


amount of land and resource, Texas is able to house some
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of the biggest companies in the United States. Housing
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these companies makes Texas lean towards the
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Republican party, since they are generally business |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


friendly and opt for less government regulation. The size
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,and resource abundance that Texas has makes it a hot-
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spot for a certain political stance, one that continues to
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benefit the big businesses that make use of Texas's large
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geographical size. |\




The Gulf Coast region is home to ___________, the state's
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largest city. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Houston
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Texas faces water challenges due to all of the following
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factors EXCEPT - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔decreased
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urbanization.


The Radical Republicans of the ___________ era sought to
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use government to end a white supremacist political
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system and achieve racial equality. - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔post-Civil War |\




the process of policymaking that involves conflict and
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cooperation between political parties and other groups |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


that seek to elect government officials or to influence
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those officials when they make public policy is referred to
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as - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔politics.
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The Asian American population of Texas is - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔concentrated in urban areas of the state.
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Texas has the __________ largest number of African
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Americans in the nation after New York. - CORRECT |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


ANSWERS ✔✔second |\

, The adoption of "right to work" laws in Texas
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demonstrates that the state government maintains a |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


climate friendly to - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔business
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owners


laws that segregated African Americans and denied them
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access to public services were known as - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔jim crow laws |\ |\ |\




the "values, attitudes, traditions, habits, and general
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behavioral patterns that develop over time and shape the |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


politics and public policy of a particular region," are
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collectively referred to as - CORRECT ANSWERS |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


✔✔political culture |\




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Analyze how political culture has shaped Texas's politics,
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government, and public policy. - CORRECT ANSWERS |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


✔✔The political culture of Texas is dominated by the
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individualistic and traditionalistic subcultures. The |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


individualistic culture is rooted in the search for |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


individual opportunity of the state's early settlers and is
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reflected in its constitutionally weak government and low
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spending on public programs. The traditionalistic culture
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grew out of the Old South, where policies were designed
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to preserve the social order of a landed aristocracy, and
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the poor and minorities were often disenfranchised (not
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allowed to vote). With an increasingly diverse population,
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some areas in Texas may be shifting toward an increase in
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