Texas Government 2306 Unit 1 Exam Study
Guide UPDATED Questions and
CORRECT Answers
A belief that government is designed to promote the public good describes the ______ political
culture. - CORRECT ANSWER - moralistic.
Which racial or ethnic group in Texas is concentrated in East Texas? - CORRECT
ANSWER - African Americans.
Which describes a Mestizo? - CORRECT ANSWER - An individual of both Spanish and
Native American lineage.
According to Daniel Elazar which of the following distinct political subcultures does not exist in
Texas? - CORRECT ANSWER - Modernistic.
According to Daniel Elazar, what is the subculture of Texas? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Traditionalistic and individualistic
If present population rates continue, by 2020, Hispanics will account for ____ of the population
of Texas. - CORRECT ANSWER - a majority
After the mid-1870s, the Mexican government began to fear further Anglo-American settlement
and acted to curtail it, only to be met with greater demands for concessions by the settlers. -
CORRECT ANSWER - False.
Political culture is a term used to describe - CORRECT ANSWER - the broadly shared
values and beliefs about government.
, To prevent the spread of the Standard Oil Company's monopoly into Texas, the state's attorney
general in 1889 began to file "antitrust" suits against companies affiliated with Standard Oil. This
suspicion of a major corporation is an expression of - CORRECT ANSWER - the Populist
tradition in state politics.
During the early 1920s, which organization controlled every elective office in Dallas and showed
considerable political power statewide? - CORRECT ANSWER - The Ku Klux Klan.
The Texas Constitution of 1876 was designed to limit the power of government, especially of the
governor's office. - CORRECT ANSWER - True.
Because Texas allowed slavery, northern states delayed Texas statehood for a decade. -
CORRECT ANSWER - True.
Federalism - CORRECT ANSWER - The system of distributing powers between states
and a central government.
Which of the following statements best describes the post-Civil War governorship of E. J. Davis?
- CORRECT ANSWER - Davis was a Republican who used the centralized powers of the
governorship to maintain control over his regime.
The Texas Constitution of 1869 was created - CORRECT ANSWER - by members of the
Texas Republican Party.
Which of the following is not true of the Texas Constitution of 1845? - CORRECT
ANSWER - It granted the governor a term of four years.
Which of the following is the best definition of a confederation? - CORRECT ANSWER -
a system of government in which states maintain their sovereignty
Who were the Radical Republicans? - CORRECT ANSWER - those Republicans after the
Civil War who controlled Reconstruction policy in the former Confederate states
Guide UPDATED Questions and
CORRECT Answers
A belief that government is designed to promote the public good describes the ______ political
culture. - CORRECT ANSWER - moralistic.
Which racial or ethnic group in Texas is concentrated in East Texas? - CORRECT
ANSWER - African Americans.
Which describes a Mestizo? - CORRECT ANSWER - An individual of both Spanish and
Native American lineage.
According to Daniel Elazar which of the following distinct political subcultures does not exist in
Texas? - CORRECT ANSWER - Modernistic.
According to Daniel Elazar, what is the subculture of Texas? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Traditionalistic and individualistic
If present population rates continue, by 2020, Hispanics will account for ____ of the population
of Texas. - CORRECT ANSWER - a majority
After the mid-1870s, the Mexican government began to fear further Anglo-American settlement
and acted to curtail it, only to be met with greater demands for concessions by the settlers. -
CORRECT ANSWER - False.
Political culture is a term used to describe - CORRECT ANSWER - the broadly shared
values and beliefs about government.
, To prevent the spread of the Standard Oil Company's monopoly into Texas, the state's attorney
general in 1889 began to file "antitrust" suits against companies affiliated with Standard Oil. This
suspicion of a major corporation is an expression of - CORRECT ANSWER - the Populist
tradition in state politics.
During the early 1920s, which organization controlled every elective office in Dallas and showed
considerable political power statewide? - CORRECT ANSWER - The Ku Klux Klan.
The Texas Constitution of 1876 was designed to limit the power of government, especially of the
governor's office. - CORRECT ANSWER - True.
Because Texas allowed slavery, northern states delayed Texas statehood for a decade. -
CORRECT ANSWER - True.
Federalism - CORRECT ANSWER - The system of distributing powers between states
and a central government.
Which of the following statements best describes the post-Civil War governorship of E. J. Davis?
- CORRECT ANSWER - Davis was a Republican who used the centralized powers of the
governorship to maintain control over his regime.
The Texas Constitution of 1869 was created - CORRECT ANSWER - by members of the
Texas Republican Party.
Which of the following is not true of the Texas Constitution of 1845? - CORRECT
ANSWER - It granted the governor a term of four years.
Which of the following is the best definition of a confederation? - CORRECT ANSWER -
a system of government in which states maintain their sovereignty
Who were the Radical Republicans? - CORRECT ANSWER - those Republicans after the
Civil War who controlled Reconstruction policy in the former Confederate states
