CTC GOVT 2306 (Complete) Exam
Questions and Answers (Solved Papers)
In what year did Mexico achieve independence from Spain? -
Correct Answers ✅1821
What battle in Texas' war for independence from Mexico
involved surprising the Mexicans while they took a siesta in
the afternoon, at which point the Texans captured Santa Anna
and ordered him to sign a document agreeing to their
independence or be executed? - Correct Answers ✅San
Jacinto
Mexico relinquished all claim to Texas and, in return for $15
million, ceded all territory west of Texas and south of Oregon
to the United States in the Treaty of - Correct Answers
✅Guadalupe Hidalgo.
The foundation of Texas' economy well into the 20th century
was - Correct Answers ✅cotton.
Who was the first native Texan to be elected governor of
Texas, presiding for five years in the 1890s? - Correct
Answers ✅James S. Hogg
During the early 20th century, ________ set oil production
limits, and therefore price floors, making it in effect the
director of the Texas economy. - Correct Answers ✅the
Railroad Commission
,CTC GOVT 2306 (Complete) Exam
Questions and Answers (Solved Papers)
After WWII, Texas was one of twenty-two states that had laws
requiring ________, and spent millions of dollars fighting a U.S.
Supreme Court decision against it. - Correct Answers
✅racial segregation
The combination of shrinking revenues and growing demand
for services in Texas in the 1980s resulted in the legislature -
Correct Answers ✅raising taxes three times in three years.
________ is the belief people have that their government is
founded upon morally right principles and that they should
therefore obey its laws. - Correct Answers ✅Legitimacy
The United States has a federal system. What does this
mean? - Correct Answers ✅Its powers are divided
between, and shared among, the national government and
the state governments.
Texas became important as an avenue of increased
commerce between Mexico and the United States following
the passage of - Correct Answers ✅NAFTA.
________ refers to a shared system of values, beliefs, and
habits of behavior with regard to government and politics. -
Correct Answers ✅Political culture
,CTC GOVT 2306 (Complete) Exam
Questions and Answers (Solved Papers)
Which statement about the Texas economy is true? - Correct
Answers ✅Conservative policies are evident in the way the
state government treats business and industry.
As of 2010, how many seats did Texas have in the U.S. House
of Representatives? - Correct Answers ✅36
The overall distribution of settlement reflects the ________ of
local areas, with East Texas remaining more populous. -
Correct Answers ✅food production capability
Of the various purposes served by a constitution, which is the
most abstract and ambiguous? - Correct Answers
✅legitimacy
The Bill of Rights, added to the U.S. Constitution and adapted
in similar fashion in the Texas Constitution as part of Article 1,
is one of the chief instruments used in - Correct Answers
✅limiting government power.
Texas is now being governed by its ________ constitution. -
Correct Answers ✅sixth
Texas was ruled by ________ for fifteen years before going to
war with it and declaring its independence from it. - Correct
Answers ✅Mexico
, CTC GOVT 2306 (Complete) Exam
Questions and Answers (Solved Papers)
The U.S. Constitution was ratified in ________, while the
current Texas Constitution was adopted in ________. - Correct
Answers ✅1789; 1876
When the present constitution went before the people of
Texas for a vote, the twenty counties that registered
disapproval all represented - Correct Answers ✅urban
areas.
Overall, the frequent additions of amendments to the Texas
Constitution have made it - Correct Answers ✅poorly
organized and difficult to read.
As in the U.S. Constitution, the Texas charter allocates
governmental functions among three main branches: -
Correct Answers ✅the executive, the legislative, and the
judicial.
Of the three categories of local governments in Texas, which
type is the most restricted? - Correct Answers ✅counties
If home rule was still active in Texas today, - Correct
Answers ✅counties could choose their own form of
government.
Questions and Answers (Solved Papers)
In what year did Mexico achieve independence from Spain? -
Correct Answers ✅1821
What battle in Texas' war for independence from Mexico
involved surprising the Mexicans while they took a siesta in
the afternoon, at which point the Texans captured Santa Anna
and ordered him to sign a document agreeing to their
independence or be executed? - Correct Answers ✅San
Jacinto
Mexico relinquished all claim to Texas and, in return for $15
million, ceded all territory west of Texas and south of Oregon
to the United States in the Treaty of - Correct Answers
✅Guadalupe Hidalgo.
The foundation of Texas' economy well into the 20th century
was - Correct Answers ✅cotton.
Who was the first native Texan to be elected governor of
Texas, presiding for five years in the 1890s? - Correct
Answers ✅James S. Hogg
During the early 20th century, ________ set oil production
limits, and therefore price floors, making it in effect the
director of the Texas economy. - Correct Answers ✅the
Railroad Commission
,CTC GOVT 2306 (Complete) Exam
Questions and Answers (Solved Papers)
After WWII, Texas was one of twenty-two states that had laws
requiring ________, and spent millions of dollars fighting a U.S.
Supreme Court decision against it. - Correct Answers
✅racial segregation
The combination of shrinking revenues and growing demand
for services in Texas in the 1980s resulted in the legislature -
Correct Answers ✅raising taxes three times in three years.
________ is the belief people have that their government is
founded upon morally right principles and that they should
therefore obey its laws. - Correct Answers ✅Legitimacy
The United States has a federal system. What does this
mean? - Correct Answers ✅Its powers are divided
between, and shared among, the national government and
the state governments.
Texas became important as an avenue of increased
commerce between Mexico and the United States following
the passage of - Correct Answers ✅NAFTA.
________ refers to a shared system of values, beliefs, and
habits of behavior with regard to government and politics. -
Correct Answers ✅Political culture
,CTC GOVT 2306 (Complete) Exam
Questions and Answers (Solved Papers)
Which statement about the Texas economy is true? - Correct
Answers ✅Conservative policies are evident in the way the
state government treats business and industry.
As of 2010, how many seats did Texas have in the U.S. House
of Representatives? - Correct Answers ✅36
The overall distribution of settlement reflects the ________ of
local areas, with East Texas remaining more populous. -
Correct Answers ✅food production capability
Of the various purposes served by a constitution, which is the
most abstract and ambiguous? - Correct Answers
✅legitimacy
The Bill of Rights, added to the U.S. Constitution and adapted
in similar fashion in the Texas Constitution as part of Article 1,
is one of the chief instruments used in - Correct Answers
✅limiting government power.
Texas is now being governed by its ________ constitution. -
Correct Answers ✅sixth
Texas was ruled by ________ for fifteen years before going to
war with it and declaring its independence from it. - Correct
Answers ✅Mexico
, CTC GOVT 2306 (Complete) Exam
Questions and Answers (Solved Papers)
The U.S. Constitution was ratified in ________, while the
current Texas Constitution was adopted in ________. - Correct
Answers ✅1789; 1876
When the present constitution went before the people of
Texas for a vote, the twenty counties that registered
disapproval all represented - Correct Answers ✅urban
areas.
Overall, the frequent additions of amendments to the Texas
Constitution have made it - Correct Answers ✅poorly
organized and difficult to read.
As in the U.S. Constitution, the Texas charter allocates
governmental functions among three main branches: -
Correct Answers ✅the executive, the legislative, and the
judicial.
Of the three categories of local governments in Texas, which
type is the most restricted? - Correct Answers ✅counties
If home rule was still active in Texas today, - Correct
Answers ✅counties could choose their own form of
government.
