GOVT Exams 1,2,3 | BUNDLED| WITH COMPLET
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1. Which of the following universities are the only ones that can receive funds from oil and gas revenu
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espthatpgopintopthepPermanentpUniversitypFund?
p AnswerpTexaspA&MpUniversity
UniversitypofpTexas
2. The city of
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isptheplargestpinpthepstate,pwithpappopulationpofpoverp2pmillionppeople,pwhilepthep
metropareapisptheplargestpmetro-ppolitanpareapinpthepstate,pwithpoverp7.6pmillionpresidents.
p AnswerpHouston;pDallas-FortpWorth
3. Which term describes a narrow view of the world that is associated with rural values and is oft
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enpintolerantpofpdiversity?
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,AnswerProvincialism
4. Which of the following economic activities are located primarily in the Gulf Coastal Plains region?:
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5. Which physical regions of Texas are most likely to remain consistently controlled by Republi
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cans?
p AnswerpthepGreatpPlains
thepInteriorpLowlands
6. Provincialism in Texas has historically contributed which of the following features to the state's p
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oliticalpculture?
p Answerpapnarrowpworldviewpandpanpintolerancepofpdiversity
aprejectionpofpmodernpurbanplifestyles
apbeliefpthatptheppublicpinterestpispnotpservedpbypspendingponpsocialpservicespandpeducation.
7. Select the best explanation for the change in production and average clos-
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p AnswerpCompaniespcontinuedpproducingpoilpbutptheppandemicpradicallypdecreasedpdemandpforppetroleumppro
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8. Which of the following was the biggest driver of Texas's population growth between 2010 and 2020
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p Answerpthepnaturalpdifferencepbetweenplifepandpdeath
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,9. Texas is most often characterized by which two political cultures?
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10. Examine the following timeline on when Confederate monuments were erected in Texas. Which of
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thepfollowingpbestpsupportspthepassertionpthatpthesepmonumentspwerepaimedpatpcelebratingpthepauthorit
ypofpWhitepTexanspafterpthepCivilpWarpended?
p AnswerpApproximatelyphalfpofpthepmonumentspwereperectedpbetweenp1900pandp1940.
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hatparepmorepsupportivepofpthepDemocraticpparty.pAnswerpThepBasinpandpRangepProvince
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, 12. Study the following information about other large states in the United States to determine which o
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fpthepfollowingpstatementsparepaccurate.
p AnswerpTexaspandpCaliforniaphavepsimilarpproportionspofpLatinopresidents.
FloridapandpNewpYorkphavepaphigherpproportionpofpBlackpresidentspthanpTexas.
13. For most of Texas history, the
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heldpcontrolpofpstatepgovernment.pToday,pruralpWhitepconservativespconstitutepthepoverwhelmingp
majoritypofpsupportpforpthep inpTexas.
p AnswerpDemocraticpParty;pRe-ppublicanpParty
14. Which of the issues below have been identified as priorities that the influential cultural and social
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p conservativespinpthepRepublicanpPartypwouldplikeptopseepenacted?
p Answerplimitsptopabortion;ptraditionalpmarriage;pimmigrationprestrictions
15. The overwhelming majority of Black Texans live in which geographic re-
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16. In the early twentieth century, less than 50 years after the end of the Civil War, influential groups
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butptopprotectpstates'prightspfrompanpoverreach-pingpfederalpgovernment.
p Answerp"LostpCause";penslavement
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1. Which of the following universities are the only ones that can receive funds from oil and gas revenu
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espthatpgopintopthepPermanentpUniversitypFund?
p AnswerpTexaspA&MpUniversity
UniversitypofpTexas
2. The city of
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isptheplargestpinpthepstate,pwithpappopulationpofpoverp2pmillionppeople,pwhilepthep
metropareapisptheplargestpmetro-ppolitanpareapinpthepstate,pwithpoverp7.6pmillionpresidents.
p AnswerpHouston;pDallas-FortpWorth
3. Which term describes a narrow view of the world that is associated with rural values and is oft
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enpintolerantpofpdiversity?
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,AnswerProvincialism
4. Which of the following economic activities are located primarily in the Gulf Coastal Plains region?:
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Answertimber;pfruitpandpvegetablepfarming;pindustrialpmanufactur-ping
5. Which physical regions of Texas are most likely to remain consistently controlled by Republi
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cans?
p AnswerpthepGreatpPlains
thepInteriorpLowlands
6. Provincialism in Texas has historically contributed which of the following features to the state's p
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oliticalpculture?
p Answerpapnarrowpworldviewpandpanpintolerancepofpdiversity
aprejectionpofpmodernpurbanplifestyles
apbeliefpthatptheppublicpinterestpispnotpservedpbypspendingponpsocialpservicespandpeducation.
7. Select the best explanation for the change in production and average clos-
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p ingppricepbetweenp2018pandp2020.
p AnswerpCompaniespcontinuedpproducingpoilpbutptheppandemicpradicallypdecreasedpdemandpforppetroleumppro
ducts.
8. Which of the following was the biggest driver of Texas's population growth between 2010 and 2020
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?
p Answerpthepnaturalpdifferencepbetweenplifepandpdeath
2p/p63
,9. Texas is most often characterized by which two political cultures?
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Answerptradition-palistic
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Individualistic
10. Examine the following timeline on when Confederate monuments were erected in Texas. Which of
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thepfollowingpbestpsupportspthepassertionpthatpthesepmonumentspwerepaimedpatpcelebratingpthepauthorit
ypofpWhitepTexanspafterpthepCivilpWarpended?
p AnswerpApproximatelyphalfpofpthepmonumentspwereperectedpbetweenp1900pandp1940.
11. The p
haspthephighestpproportionpofpLatinopTexanspandpcontainspsomepofpthepfewpruralpareaspofpTexaspt
hatparepmorepsupportivepofpthepDemocraticpparty.pAnswerpThepBasinpandpRangepProvince
3p/p63
, 12. Study the following information about other large states in the United States to determine which o
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fpthepfollowingpstatementsparepaccurate.
p AnswerpTexaspandpCaliforniaphavepsimilarpproportionspofpLatinopresidents.
FloridapandpNewpYorkphavepaphigherpproportionpofpBlackpresidentspthanpTexas.
13. For most of Texas history, the
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heldpcontrolpofpstatepgovernment.pToday,pruralpWhitepconservativespconstitutepthepoverwhelmingp
majoritypofpsupportpforpthep inpTexas.
p AnswerpDemocraticpParty;pRe-ppublicanpParty
14. Which of the issues below have been identified as priorities that the influential cultural and social
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p conservativespinpthepRepublicanpPartypwouldplikeptopseepenacted?
p Answerplimitsptopabortion;ptraditionalpmarriage;pimmigrationprestrictions
15. The overwhelming majority of Black Texans live in which geographic re-
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p gionpofpTexas?:pAnswerGulfpCoastalpPlains
16. In the early twentieth century, less than 50 years after the end of the Civil War, influential groups
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p inpthepstatepsoughtptoprewritephistorypbyppromotingpthep
narrative,pwhichpsuggestedpthatpthepSouth'spprimarypcausepwaspnotptopprotectp
butptopprotectpstates'prightspfrompanpoverreach-pingpfederalpgovernment.
p Answerp"LostpCause";penslavement
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