Test Bank for Governing Texas, 7th Edition by Anthony Champagne
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1. Which are the dominant values of American political culture?
a. economic self-determination, freedom, happiness
b. liberty, equality, justice
c. economic self-determination, free will, individualism
d. one-party state, provincialism, business dominance
Answer: b
2. Which of the following helps us understand why different states have different laws and
policies related to issues like a personal income tax, alcohol sales, or the legalization of
marijuana?
a. political culture
b. economic self-determination
c. low-tax, low-service ethos
d. provincialism
Answer: a
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3. Political culture is a term used to describe
a. the level of education and learning related to the arts in a particular state.
b. the degree of public support for the arts, including public funding for things like
museums and symphony orchestras.
c. the broadly shared values and beliefs about government.
d. the relative distance between the most conservative member of the legislature and
the most liberal member of the legislature.
Answer: c
4. Provincialism is best defined as
a. the belief that God will lead.
b. a narrow self-interested view of the world.
c. the belief in an active government.
d. the belief in the free market.
Answer: b
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5. A state like Texas, which has low taxes and minimal social services and which
emphasizes economic self-interest, can be categorized as belonging to which political
culture?
a. progressive-communal
b. moralistic-individualistic
c. traditionalistic-individualistic
d. individualistic
Answer: c
6. What does the growing influence of women, Black, Latino, and LGBTQ individuals in
Texas politics indicate?
a. Aspects of provincialism are being undercut.
b. The political culture is becoming more traditionalistic.
c. Aspects of provincialism are becoming more popular.
d. The urban-rural divide is becoming less salient in Texas politics.
Answer: a
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7. Over the course of Texas's political history, which statement best characterizes the nature
of partisan control?
a. Democrats have been the majority for nearly the entire time.
b. Republicans have been the majority for nearly the entire time.
c. Democrats were dominant early; Republicans have been more recently.
d. Republicans were dominant early; Democrats have been more recently.
Answer: c
8. Which of the following was a consequence of one-party dominance in Texas?
a. Only one party's candidates were listed on ballots for all elections during this
period.
b. Since the outcome of all elections was known, the elections were cancelled to save
scarce resources.
c. General elections tended to be non-competitive during this period.
d. Primaries ended up being irrelevant to both parties.
Answer: c
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Chapter 1
1. Which are the dominant values of American political culture?
a. economic self-determination, freedom, happiness
b. liberty, equality, justice
c. economic self-determination, free will, individualism
d. one-party state, provincialism, business dominance
Answer: b
2. Which of the following helps us understand why different states have different laws and
policies related to issues like a personal income tax, alcohol sales, or the legalization of
marijuana?
a. political culture
b. economic self-determination
c. low-tax, low-service ethos
d. provincialism
Answer: a
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3. Political culture is a term used to describe
a. the level of education and learning related to the arts in a particular state.
b. the degree of public support for the arts, including public funding for things like
museums and symphony orchestras.
c. the broadly shared values and beliefs about government.
d. the relative distance between the most conservative member of the legislature and
the most liberal member of the legislature.
Answer: c
4. Provincialism is best defined as
a. the belief that God will lead.
b. a narrow self-interested view of the world.
c. the belief in an active government.
d. the belief in the free market.
Answer: b
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5. A state like Texas, which has low taxes and minimal social services and which
emphasizes economic self-interest, can be categorized as belonging to which political
culture?
a. progressive-communal
b. moralistic-individualistic
c. traditionalistic-individualistic
d. individualistic
Answer: c
6. What does the growing influence of women, Black, Latino, and LGBTQ individuals in
Texas politics indicate?
a. Aspects of provincialism are being undercut.
b. The political culture is becoming more traditionalistic.
c. Aspects of provincialism are becoming more popular.
d. The urban-rural divide is becoming less salient in Texas politics.
Answer: a
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7. Over the course of Texas's political history, which statement best characterizes the nature
of partisan control?
a. Democrats have been the majority for nearly the entire time.
b. Republicans have been the majority for nearly the entire time.
c. Democrats were dominant early; Republicans have been more recently.
d. Republicans were dominant early; Democrats have been more recently.
Answer: c
8. Which of the following was a consequence of one-party dominance in Texas?
a. Only one party's candidates were listed on ballots for all elections during this
period.
b. Since the outcome of all elections was known, the elections were cancelled to save
scarce resources.
c. General elections tended to be non-competitive during this period.
d. Primaries ended up being irrelevant to both parties.
Answer: c
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