POLS 2312 EXAM QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE 2025-2026
The authors of the textbook note the difference between legendary Texas and true Texas
history. Which of the following are examples of this difference the authors discussed? -
Answers the frontier image of Texas versus business innovation in the globak market place
In the Texas geography section of Chapter 1, the authors discuss the relationship between the
land of Texas and the mentality of Texans. Which of the following is cited as a reason for
Texans' mentality being shaped by the state's geographic size? - Answers the sense that Texas
is a place of limitless potential
Reconstruction in Texas met the demands of Radical Republicans in Congress ... - Answers
through the Texas Constitution of 1869
The rise of the Grange and the "Redeemers" was important because ... - Answers it led to the
writing of a constitution that is still in use in Texas today
Traditionalistic political culture is characterized by ... - Answers the belief that government has a
limited role related to the preservation of the social ladder
Texas history can best be understood as ... - Answers a long string of transitions that often
brought conflict between old ways and new ways
All of the following have been causes of major transitions in Texas politics except ... - Answers
the rise to prominence of cowboys in Texas government in the latter half of the nineteenth
century
As attorney general, current Texas Governor Greg Abbott joined other states in challenging the
consitutionality of Obamacare, that is officially known as ... - Answers Affordable Care Act
All of the following statements are true concerning the legislative branch of government in the
current Texas Constitution except ... - Answers the members of the legislature set their own
salaries
The Texas executive branch is called plural because ... - Answers the governor shares power
with several other officials who are elected separately
In creating a federal system, the founders of the U.S. Constitution were agreeing to ... - Answers
a compromise between a confederacy and a unitary form of government
The Texas Constitution ... - Answers defines marriage as the union of one man and one woman
All Texas constitutions have tended to reflect Texans' ... - Answers opposition to strong
government
According to the U.S. Constitution, ... - Answers the federal constitution supercedes all other
state laws and state constitutions
, The authors of the text conclude thst the Texas Constitution is ... - Answers badly outdated and
should be replaced
Which of the following is a basic characteristic of the Texas Legislature? - Answers the governor
may call special sessions of the legislature
The authors discuss typologies of state legislature. Which type describes Texas? - Answers
hybrid of citizen and professional legislature
The theory of representation that holds that elected officials are agents of the majority who
elected them to office and thus they should carry out, to the extent possible, the wishes of the
majority is what kind of model? - Answers delegate
Texas legislative elections in the general cycle choose a plurality winner. What is required to win?
- Answers one must win more votes than any opponent
Demographic representation tends to go along with what theory of representation? - Answers
microcosm
The drawing of district boundaries for legislative districts in the Texas Legislature must follow
the rule of ... - Answers one person, one vote
A bicameral legislature ... - Answers has two chambers, an upper and a lower house
Men are what in the Texas legislature relative to the state population? - Answers
overrepresented
An election in which voters are asked to name their second choice on the ballot is an example
of ... - Answers an instant runoff
Historically, incumbents have benefited during redistricting from ... - Answers a bipartisan effort
of state legislators
Standing committees contribute to the power of the chambers of the Texas Legislature by ... -
Answers creating a division of labor
The importance of having a blocking bill at the top of the calendar in the Texas Senate is that ...
- Answers it allows the Senate to choose the order in which it will take up bills on the calendar
The stort of the "Killer Bees" illustrates ... - Answers the problem created for the Texas Senate
by the requirement of a two-thirds majority to pass most bills
What is the purpose of an emergency clause of proposed legislation? - Answers it makes the bill
take effect immediately upon passage
The way in which parties align a vote for or against a bill is called ... - Answers structuring the
vote
The authors of the textbook note the difference between legendary Texas and true Texas
history. Which of the following are examples of this difference the authors discussed? -
Answers the frontier image of Texas versus business innovation in the globak market place
In the Texas geography section of Chapter 1, the authors discuss the relationship between the
land of Texas and the mentality of Texans. Which of the following is cited as a reason for
Texans' mentality being shaped by the state's geographic size? - Answers the sense that Texas
is a place of limitless potential
Reconstruction in Texas met the demands of Radical Republicans in Congress ... - Answers
through the Texas Constitution of 1869
The rise of the Grange and the "Redeemers" was important because ... - Answers it led to the
writing of a constitution that is still in use in Texas today
Traditionalistic political culture is characterized by ... - Answers the belief that government has a
limited role related to the preservation of the social ladder
Texas history can best be understood as ... - Answers a long string of transitions that often
brought conflict between old ways and new ways
All of the following have been causes of major transitions in Texas politics except ... - Answers
the rise to prominence of cowboys in Texas government in the latter half of the nineteenth
century
As attorney general, current Texas Governor Greg Abbott joined other states in challenging the
consitutionality of Obamacare, that is officially known as ... - Answers Affordable Care Act
All of the following statements are true concerning the legislative branch of government in the
current Texas Constitution except ... - Answers the members of the legislature set their own
salaries
The Texas executive branch is called plural because ... - Answers the governor shares power
with several other officials who are elected separately
In creating a federal system, the founders of the U.S. Constitution were agreeing to ... - Answers
a compromise between a confederacy and a unitary form of government
The Texas Constitution ... - Answers defines marriage as the union of one man and one woman
All Texas constitutions have tended to reflect Texans' ... - Answers opposition to strong
government
According to the U.S. Constitution, ... - Answers the federal constitution supercedes all other
state laws and state constitutions
, The authors of the text conclude thst the Texas Constitution is ... - Answers badly outdated and
should be replaced
Which of the following is a basic characteristic of the Texas Legislature? - Answers the governor
may call special sessions of the legislature
The authors discuss typologies of state legislature. Which type describes Texas? - Answers
hybrid of citizen and professional legislature
The theory of representation that holds that elected officials are agents of the majority who
elected them to office and thus they should carry out, to the extent possible, the wishes of the
majority is what kind of model? - Answers delegate
Texas legislative elections in the general cycle choose a plurality winner. What is required to win?
- Answers one must win more votes than any opponent
Demographic representation tends to go along with what theory of representation? - Answers
microcosm
The drawing of district boundaries for legislative districts in the Texas Legislature must follow
the rule of ... - Answers one person, one vote
A bicameral legislature ... - Answers has two chambers, an upper and a lower house
Men are what in the Texas legislature relative to the state population? - Answers
overrepresented
An election in which voters are asked to name their second choice on the ballot is an example
of ... - Answers an instant runoff
Historically, incumbents have benefited during redistricting from ... - Answers a bipartisan effort
of state legislators
Standing committees contribute to the power of the chambers of the Texas Legislature by ... -
Answers creating a division of labor
The importance of having a blocking bill at the top of the calendar in the Texas Senate is that ...
- Answers it allows the Senate to choose the order in which it will take up bills on the calendar
The stort of the "Killer Bees" illustrates ... - Answers the problem created for the Texas Senate
by the requirement of a two-thirds majority to pass most bills
What is the purpose of an emergency clause of proposed legislation? - Answers it makes the bill
take effect immediately upon passage
The way in which parties align a vote for or against a bill is called ... - Answers structuring the
vote
