Lone Star Politics Tradition and Transformation in Texas 9th Edition By Kenneth Collier, Steven
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Questions & Answers
1. According to the text, politics may be defined as ______.
A. who gets what, when, and how
B. an organization for exercising authority over a people
C. the exercise of power that is considered legitimate
D. a government that vests power in the people
Correct Answer: A. who gets what, when, and how
2. Which term refers to a system or organization for exercising authority over a people?
A. campaign
B. politics
C. government
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D. democracy
Correct Answer: C. government
3. ______ refers to the exercise of power that is considered legitimate.
A. Government
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B. Politics
C. Democracy
D. Authority
Correct Answer: D. Authority
4. A government that vests power in the people is considered a(n) ______.
A. democracy
B. monarchy
C. autocracy
D. oligarchy
Correct Answer: A. democracy
5. Based on its landmass, where does Texas rank in the United States for size in square miles?
A. third
B. first
C. fourth
D. second
Correct Answer: D. second
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6. The political outsider in Texas may have an advantage because Texans have a fondness for
______.
A. drama
B. independence
C. upheaval
D. novelty
Correct Answer: B. independence
7. The first wave of change began about ______ years ago when humans found their way into
Texas.
A. 12,000
B. 500
C. 20,000
D. 1,000
Correct Answer: A. 12,000
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8. The Caddo people are known by many historians as the “______ of Texas.”
A. Catholics
B. Italians
C. Romans
D. Christians
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Correct Answer: C. Romans
9. Which Native American group lived in a peaceful and well−ordered society in what would become
the Texas panhandle?
A. the Caddo
B. the Cherokee
C. the Blackfoot
D. the Apache
Correct Answer: D. the Apache
10. The entrepreneurs who made money colonizing areas were referred to as ______.
A. empresarios
B. trabajadores
C. laboreros
D. braceros
Correct Answer: A. empresarios
11. To bargain with the United States, Texas claimed the ______ Trail, which was a trade route
between the United States and Mexico.
A. Santa Fe
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B. Oregon
C. Hidalgo
D. Apache
Correct Answer: A. Santa Fe
12. Who campaigned for the acquisition of Texas, causing the issue of the annexation of Texas to
become central to the 1844 U.S. presidential election?
A. Andrew Jackson
B. Abraham Lincoln
C. Henry Davenport
D. James K. Polk
Correct Answer: D. James K. Polk
13. The Mexican−American War ended after troops under the command of U.S. general ______
moved into Mexico City.
A. Miguel Hidalgo
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B. John Quincy Adams
C. Zachary Taylor
D. Winfield Scott
Correct Answer: D. Winfield Scott
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14. When was Texas’s secession from the United States successfully established?
A. 1860
B. 1855
C. 1861
D. 1859
Correct Answer: C. 1861
15. Which group was nicknamed “Redeemers” at the end of Reconstruction in Texas?
A. Republicans
B. “Scalawags”
C. Democrats
D. “Carpetbaggers”
Correct Answer: C. Democrats
16. Many Texas schools remained segregated well into the early ______.
A. 1980s
B. 1970s
C. 1960s
D. 1950s
Correct Answer: B. 1970s
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17. Which woman was elected as the first female mayor of San Antonio?
A. Liz Cockrell
B. Rosa Parks
C. Nellie Connally
D. Kathryn J. Whitmire
Correct Answer: A. Liz Cockrell
18. Which political culture type is rarely found in Texas?
A. moralistic
B. individualistic
C. traditionalistic
D. popularistic
Correct Answer: A. moralistic
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19. ______ comprises the shared values and beliefs about the nature of the political world that give
us a common language that we can use to discuss and debate ideas.
A. Democracy
B. Government
C. Political culture
D. Authority
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Correct Answer: C. Political culture
20. Daniel Elazar’s premise is that political cultures are based on ______ patterns.
A. educational
B. religious
C. economic
D. immigrant
Correct Answer: D. immigrant
21. How did the Zunis respond to Coronado’s Spanish expedition when they stated the Zunis now
enjoyed protection as subjects of the Spanish king?
A. a lavish party
B. a volley of arrows
C. a basket of gold bars
D. a large protest
Correct Answer: B. a volley of arrows
22. Over the last three decades, the primary driver of Texas’s population growth has shifted to
______ migration.
A. tribal
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Galatas, Harrelson-Stephens, Matthew Newton | Test Bank | Chapters 1 to 15
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Chapter 01 Test Bank - Easy
Questions & Answers
1. According to the text, politics may be defined as ______.
A. who gets what, when, and how
B. an organization for exercising authority over a people
C. the exercise of power that is considered legitimate
D. a government that vests power in the people
Correct Answer: A. who gets what, when, and how
2. Which term refers to a system or organization for exercising authority over a people?
A. campaign
B. politics
C. government
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D. democracy
Correct Answer: C. government
3. ______ refers to the exercise of power that is considered legitimate.
A. Government
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B. Politics
C. Democracy
D. Authority
Correct Answer: D. Authority
4. A government that vests power in the people is considered a(n) ______.
A. democracy
B. monarchy
C. autocracy
D. oligarchy
Correct Answer: A. democracy
5. Based on its landmass, where does Texas rank in the United States for size in square miles?
A. third
B. first
C. fourth
D. second
Correct Answer: D. second
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6. The political outsider in Texas may have an advantage because Texans have a fondness for
______.
A. drama
B. independence
C. upheaval
D. novelty
Correct Answer: B. independence
7. The first wave of change began about ______ years ago when humans found their way into
Texas.
A. 12,000
B. 500
C. 20,000
D. 1,000
Correct Answer: A. 12,000
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8. The Caddo people are known by many historians as the “______ of Texas.”
A. Catholics
B. Italians
C. Romans
D. Christians
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Correct Answer: C. Romans
9. Which Native American group lived in a peaceful and well−ordered society in what would become
the Texas panhandle?
A. the Caddo
B. the Cherokee
C. the Blackfoot
D. the Apache
Correct Answer: D. the Apache
10. The entrepreneurs who made money colonizing areas were referred to as ______.
A. empresarios
B. trabajadores
C. laboreros
D. braceros
Correct Answer: A. empresarios
11. To bargain with the United States, Texas claimed the ______ Trail, which was a trade route
between the United States and Mexico.
A. Santa Fe
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B. Oregon
C. Hidalgo
D. Apache
Correct Answer: A. Santa Fe
12. Who campaigned for the acquisition of Texas, causing the issue of the annexation of Texas to
become central to the 1844 U.S. presidential election?
A. Andrew Jackson
B. Abraham Lincoln
C. Henry Davenport
D. James K. Polk
Correct Answer: D. James K. Polk
13. The Mexican−American War ended after troops under the command of U.S. general ______
moved into Mexico City.
A. Miguel Hidalgo
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B. John Quincy Adams
C. Zachary Taylor
D. Winfield Scott
Correct Answer: D. Winfield Scott
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14. When was Texas’s secession from the United States successfully established?
A. 1860
B. 1855
C. 1861
D. 1859
Correct Answer: C. 1861
15. Which group was nicknamed “Redeemers” at the end of Reconstruction in Texas?
A. Republicans
B. “Scalawags”
C. Democrats
D. “Carpetbaggers”
Correct Answer: C. Democrats
16. Many Texas schools remained segregated well into the early ______.
A. 1980s
B. 1970s
C. 1960s
D. 1950s
Correct Answer: B. 1970s
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17. Which woman was elected as the first female mayor of San Antonio?
A. Liz Cockrell
B. Rosa Parks
C. Nellie Connally
D. Kathryn J. Whitmire
Correct Answer: A. Liz Cockrell
18. Which political culture type is rarely found in Texas?
A. moralistic
B. individualistic
C. traditionalistic
D. popularistic
Correct Answer: A. moralistic
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19. ______ comprises the shared values and beliefs about the nature of the political world that give
us a common language that we can use to discuss and debate ideas.
A. Democracy
B. Government
C. Political culture
D. Authority
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Correct Answer: C. Political culture
20. Daniel Elazar’s premise is that political cultures are based on ______ patterns.
A. educational
B. religious
C. economic
D. immigrant
Correct Answer: D. immigrant
21. How did the Zunis respond to Coronado’s Spanish expedition when they stated the Zunis now
enjoyed protection as subjects of the Spanish king?
A. a lavish party
B. a volley of arrows
C. a basket of gold bars
D. a large protest
Correct Answer: B. a volley of arrows
22. Over the last three decades, the primary driver of Texas’s population growth has shifted to
______ migration.
A. tribal
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