Texas Government 2306 Exam 1 Review
What are some Texas attitudes towards the government by
Texans? - Correct Answers ✅Many are suspicious of
government.
What are some problems of the state's growth? - Correct
Answers ✅1. Population growth and immigration
2. A political and economic shift
3. Citizens ignorant of government don't vote
4. Taxes not raised (partisan issue)
5. Immigrants from Mexico straining social services' assets
6. Environmental problems identified and actions demanded
What are the Demographics? (Include size, education, and
minority groups. - Correct Answers ✅The Hispanic
population in Texas reached about 32 percent in 2000, and
that population continues to increase. The birthrate of
Hispanics is higher than that of Anglos, and Hispanic
population is projected to reach about 39 percent by 2010
and 46 percent in 2020. 49% of Hispanics completed high
school, with only 8.9 % completing college.87% of the Anglo
, Texas Government 2306 Exam 1 Review
population completes high school, with 30 percent
completing college.
The African-American population of Texas is today about the
same 12 percent it was in 1960, and is projected to remain
about the same through 2020. Seventy-five percent of all
adults 25 years or older completed high school, and 23.8
percent completed college.Only 76 % of the African-American
population in Texas completed high school, with only 15 %
completing college.
The Anglo population of Texas has declined from its 1950
level of 74 percent to its 2000 share of 53.1 percent
The Asian population of Texas has grown to about 2.9 percent
of the state's total, and should reach 4.2 percent by 2020,
largely because of immigration from Asian countries.
What is a Republic? - Correct Answers ✅A state in which
supreme power is held by the people and their elected
representatives, and which has an elected or nominated
president.
Texas myths? (both in the notes and book) - Correct
Answers ✅1. The experience of the battle of the Alamo
provides explanation for Texas's social and political patterns
of "going it alone."
What are some Texas attitudes towards the government by
Texans? - Correct Answers ✅Many are suspicious of
government.
What are some problems of the state's growth? - Correct
Answers ✅1. Population growth and immigration
2. A political and economic shift
3. Citizens ignorant of government don't vote
4. Taxes not raised (partisan issue)
5. Immigrants from Mexico straining social services' assets
6. Environmental problems identified and actions demanded
What are the Demographics? (Include size, education, and
minority groups. - Correct Answers ✅The Hispanic
population in Texas reached about 32 percent in 2000, and
that population continues to increase. The birthrate of
Hispanics is higher than that of Anglos, and Hispanic
population is projected to reach about 39 percent by 2010
and 46 percent in 2020. 49% of Hispanics completed high
school, with only 8.9 % completing college.87% of the Anglo
, Texas Government 2306 Exam 1 Review
population completes high school, with 30 percent
completing college.
The African-American population of Texas is today about the
same 12 percent it was in 1960, and is projected to remain
about the same through 2020. Seventy-five percent of all
adults 25 years or older completed high school, and 23.8
percent completed college.Only 76 % of the African-American
population in Texas completed high school, with only 15 %
completing college.
The Anglo population of Texas has declined from its 1950
level of 74 percent to its 2000 share of 53.1 percent
The Asian population of Texas has grown to about 2.9 percent
of the state's total, and should reach 4.2 percent by 2020,
largely because of immigration from Asian countries.
What is a Republic? - Correct Answers ✅A state in which
supreme power is held by the people and their elected
representatives, and which has an elected or nominated
president.
Texas myths? (both in the notes and book) - Correct
Answers ✅1. The experience of the battle of the Alamo
provides explanation for Texas's social and political patterns
of "going it alone."
