Texas Politics 1133- Test 1 UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
What is the role of political parties in Texas municipal elections? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Political parties have no involvement in these non-partisan elections
Early political culture and political parties in Texas were generally? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Pro-anti Sam Houston
The typical percentage voter turn-out in a municipal election is - CORRECT ANSWER -
Less than 10%
In Houston, a strong mayor-council city, ______appoints the chief of police and possesses veto
power over ordinary majorities in the city council - CORRECT ANSWER - The mayor
Based on Daniel Elazars' sub-culture of political culture, Texas would be - CORRECT
ANSWER - A hybrid between traditionalistic and individualistic
"A set of values, beliefs, attitudes, and patterns of behavior " is the definition of which concept -
CORRECT ANSWER - Political culture
The largest organized group of delegates at the Texas Constitutional Convention in 1875, were
which of the following - CORRECT ANSWER - The Grange or the Society of the Patrons
of husbandry
Texas generally would rank ____ regarding social and poverty issues - CORRECT
ANSWER - #1 of all states
A person commits a robbery in Dallas and flees to Edmond, Oklahoma. He or she is captured
there. How would they return to Texas and face trial? - CORRECT ANSWER - The Texas
, governor would request the Oklahoma governor to return the fugitive, to which Oklahoma would
agree. Dallas and Edmond authorities would then arrange a mutually agreed location to meet and
transfer the fugitive
Right to work means - CORRECT ANSWER - the prohibition of any labor contract
requiring all employees of a company be members of a labor union
The challenges that Texas face in recent years do NOT include - CORRECT ANSWER -a
loss of population
The cowboy's rugged individualism symbolize a political culture that - CORRECT
ANSWER - features a strong belief in self-reliance
The current Texas Constitution is - CORRECT ANSWER - burdened by excessive detail
Maquiladoras - CORRECT ANSWER - are manufacturing operations where supply and
distribution facilities are on the Texas side and assembly is on the Mexican side of the
international boundary
The last time a constitutional convention was called to rewrite the Constitution of 1876 was in -
CORRECT ANSWER - 1974
Federal mandates and reductions in federal funds have forced state and local governments to
scramble to - CORRECT ANSWER - develop more effective and efficient means for
assisting low-income populations
The _____ subculture holds that government should interfere as little as possible in private
activities while assuring that adequate public facilities and favorable business climate are
available - CORRECT ANSWER - individualistic
General Law cities - CORRECT ANSWER - are bound by Dillon's Rule
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
What is the role of political parties in Texas municipal elections? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Political parties have no involvement in these non-partisan elections
Early political culture and political parties in Texas were generally? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Pro-anti Sam Houston
The typical percentage voter turn-out in a municipal election is - CORRECT ANSWER -
Less than 10%
In Houston, a strong mayor-council city, ______appoints the chief of police and possesses veto
power over ordinary majorities in the city council - CORRECT ANSWER - The mayor
Based on Daniel Elazars' sub-culture of political culture, Texas would be - CORRECT
ANSWER - A hybrid between traditionalistic and individualistic
"A set of values, beliefs, attitudes, and patterns of behavior " is the definition of which concept -
CORRECT ANSWER - Political culture
The largest organized group of delegates at the Texas Constitutional Convention in 1875, were
which of the following - CORRECT ANSWER - The Grange or the Society of the Patrons
of husbandry
Texas generally would rank ____ regarding social and poverty issues - CORRECT
ANSWER - #1 of all states
A person commits a robbery in Dallas and flees to Edmond, Oklahoma. He or she is captured
there. How would they return to Texas and face trial? - CORRECT ANSWER - The Texas
, governor would request the Oklahoma governor to return the fugitive, to which Oklahoma would
agree. Dallas and Edmond authorities would then arrange a mutually agreed location to meet and
transfer the fugitive
Right to work means - CORRECT ANSWER - the prohibition of any labor contract
requiring all employees of a company be members of a labor union
The challenges that Texas face in recent years do NOT include - CORRECT ANSWER -a
loss of population
The cowboy's rugged individualism symbolize a political culture that - CORRECT
ANSWER - features a strong belief in self-reliance
The current Texas Constitution is - CORRECT ANSWER - burdened by excessive detail
Maquiladoras - CORRECT ANSWER - are manufacturing operations where supply and
distribution facilities are on the Texas side and assembly is on the Mexican side of the
international boundary
The last time a constitutional convention was called to rewrite the Constitution of 1876 was in -
CORRECT ANSWER - 1974
Federal mandates and reductions in federal funds have forced state and local governments to
scramble to - CORRECT ANSWER - develop more effective and efficient means for
assisting low-income populations
The _____ subculture holds that government should interfere as little as possible in private
activities while assuring that adequate public facilities and favorable business climate are
available - CORRECT ANSWER - individualistic
General Law cities - CORRECT ANSWER - are bound by Dillon's Rule
