Texas Government 2306 chapters 1-3
Exam one Questions and Answers
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Government - ✔✔A public institution with authority to formulate, adopt, implement,
and enforce public polices for a society.
Politics - ✔✔The process of policymaking that involves conflict and cooperation
between political parties and other groups that seek to elect government officials or to
influence those officials when they make a public policy
Public Policy - ✔✔What government does to or for its citizens to meet a public need or
goal as determined by a legislative body or other authorized officials
political culture - ✔✔Widely shared attitudes, habits, and general behavior patterns that
develop over time and affect the political life of a state or region
Moralistic - ✔✔originated with New England Puritanism; political participation is the
duty of the public to advance the public good
individualistic - ✔✔Influenced by the frontier experience; rugged individualism and
limited government; Low government regulations and taxes
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, Traditionalistic - ✔✔Product of the Old South, uses government as a means of
preserving the status quo and its leadership; roots to feudalism
Frontier experience - ✔✔Rugged individualism; feudal plantation owners
Railroad commission of Texas - ✔✔Limited regulatory jurisdiction over oil and gas
industries
NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) - ✔✔An agreement among Mexico,
the United States, and Canada designed to expand trade by eliminating tariffs among
the three nations
Texas Water Development Board - ✔✔A board that conducts statewide water planning
as mandated by state law.
Urbanization - ✔✔Movement of people from rural areas to cities.
Metropolitization - ✔✔The making of a place more urban or city like
According to the 2010 census, what was the population of Texas? - ✔✔2010: 25,145,561
Among the 50 states, Texas currently ranks __________ in population. - ✔✔second
According to Professor Daniel Elazar, the political culture of Texas is... -
✔✔Individualistic
What is the approximate land area of Texas, in square miles? - ✔✔About 260,000 miles
Of the 50 states, Texas ranks __________ in land area. - ✔✔second
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Exam one Questions and Answers
100% Pass
Government - ✔✔A public institution with authority to formulate, adopt, implement,
and enforce public polices for a society.
Politics - ✔✔The process of policymaking that involves conflict and cooperation
between political parties and other groups that seek to elect government officials or to
influence those officials when they make a public policy
Public Policy - ✔✔What government does to or for its citizens to meet a public need or
goal as determined by a legislative body or other authorized officials
political culture - ✔✔Widely shared attitudes, habits, and general behavior patterns that
develop over time and affect the political life of a state or region
Moralistic - ✔✔originated with New England Puritanism; political participation is the
duty of the public to advance the public good
individualistic - ✔✔Influenced by the frontier experience; rugged individualism and
limited government; Low government regulations and taxes
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, Traditionalistic - ✔✔Product of the Old South, uses government as a means of
preserving the status quo and its leadership; roots to feudalism
Frontier experience - ✔✔Rugged individualism; feudal plantation owners
Railroad commission of Texas - ✔✔Limited regulatory jurisdiction over oil and gas
industries
NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) - ✔✔An agreement among Mexico,
the United States, and Canada designed to expand trade by eliminating tariffs among
the three nations
Texas Water Development Board - ✔✔A board that conducts statewide water planning
as mandated by state law.
Urbanization - ✔✔Movement of people from rural areas to cities.
Metropolitization - ✔✔The making of a place more urban or city like
According to the 2010 census, what was the population of Texas? - ✔✔2010: 25,145,561
Among the 50 states, Texas currently ranks __________ in population. - ✔✔second
According to Professor Daniel Elazar, the political culture of Texas is... -
✔✔Individualistic
What is the approximate land area of Texas, in square miles? - ✔✔About 260,000 miles
Of the 50 states, Texas ranks __________ in land area. - ✔✔second
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