POLS 207 EXAM 2 (PHAIK LIM) QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
2025/2026
Political Culture - Answers Simply your way of life: values, beliefs, etc.
A shared environment that is affected by your history
Transportation - Answers What helped with isolation?
Minority Groups - Answers Have their own subsets of political culture; these groups often
absorb many characteristics of the dominant group
Texas; in most other places, people think of themselves as "Americans" first, but we think of
ourselves as "Texans" first - Answers Who has intense patriotism? and how?
Major historical events that do not fade away; ex. conservative beliefs - Answers What is
political culture based on?
47-48 have a majority of conservatives - Answers How many states consider themselves
culturally conservative?
Daniel Elazar - Answers Who was the social scientist that studied cultural patterns of the U.S.?
Individualistic - Answers An approach to gov. and politics that emphasizes private initiative with
minimum gov. interference.
Stresses the importance of individual initiative and a role of gov. limited to protecting individual
rights
Individualistic political culture - Answers What ensures that social and political relationships are
based upon merit, rather than tradition, family ties, or personal connections?
Traditionalistic - Answers An approach to gov. and politics that sees the role of gov. as the
preservation of tradition and existing social order
It is traditionalistic - Answers What is true of Texas' political culture?
Gov. leadership lies in the hands of the social elite.
The level of participation by ordinary citizens is relatively low. - Answers What is true of
traditionalistic political culture?
To protect and preserve the existing social order - Answers What is the role of gov. in
traditionalistic cultures?
Moralistic - Answers An approach of gov. and politics in which people expect the gov. to
intervene in the social and economic affairs of the state, promoting the public welfare and
advancing in public good
, By the state's long history of one-party rule - Answers How is Texas' political culture represented?
the 1970's - Answers When did Texas have their first Republican governor?
To discourage people from voting - Answers What is one of the main reasons that public
policies are created?
It focuses on a state's history and development as important factors influencing politics and
policy. - Answers Why is political culture important?
They must go from feudalism to capitalism - Answers How do countries progress?
Prefers the gov. to not intervene in the economy - Answers What does it mean to be an
economically conservative state?
Positive relationship of voter turnout - Answers If voting turnout is high in 1994, it will also be
high in 2000
Texas - Answers Who is known for having a low voter turnout?
(1) maintain order, (2) provide public goods, (3) promote equality - Answers What are the 3
purposes of government?
preserve life and protect property (national defense, public safety, etc.) - Answers What does it
mean to maintain order?
Benefits and services are available and beneficial to everyone (semi-debatable) - Answers What
does it mean to provide public goods?
Free-Rider problem - Answers Those who use without pay
Help the poor; ex. welfare and social services like Healthcare - Answers What does it mean to
promote equality?
The gov. does EVERYTHING --> their countries are also more communist or have monarchies
(ex. Hitler with Germany & Stalin with Russia) - Answers What is a totalitarian gov.?
NO gov. power (ex. Somalian pirates) - Answers What is anarchy?
The gov. moves closer and closer to socialism - Answers What happens when resources
become more abundant and society becomes more civilized?
Socialism - Answers Gov. owns the basic goods and services provided to members of society;
everything is divided equally
A&M: somewhat socialist system because the gov. owns a lot of things that we use - Answers
What is a local example of socialism?
2025/2026
Political Culture - Answers Simply your way of life: values, beliefs, etc.
A shared environment that is affected by your history
Transportation - Answers What helped with isolation?
Minority Groups - Answers Have their own subsets of political culture; these groups often
absorb many characteristics of the dominant group
Texas; in most other places, people think of themselves as "Americans" first, but we think of
ourselves as "Texans" first - Answers Who has intense patriotism? and how?
Major historical events that do not fade away; ex. conservative beliefs - Answers What is
political culture based on?
47-48 have a majority of conservatives - Answers How many states consider themselves
culturally conservative?
Daniel Elazar - Answers Who was the social scientist that studied cultural patterns of the U.S.?
Individualistic - Answers An approach to gov. and politics that emphasizes private initiative with
minimum gov. interference.
Stresses the importance of individual initiative and a role of gov. limited to protecting individual
rights
Individualistic political culture - Answers What ensures that social and political relationships are
based upon merit, rather than tradition, family ties, or personal connections?
Traditionalistic - Answers An approach to gov. and politics that sees the role of gov. as the
preservation of tradition and existing social order
It is traditionalistic - Answers What is true of Texas' political culture?
Gov. leadership lies in the hands of the social elite.
The level of participation by ordinary citizens is relatively low. - Answers What is true of
traditionalistic political culture?
To protect and preserve the existing social order - Answers What is the role of gov. in
traditionalistic cultures?
Moralistic - Answers An approach of gov. and politics in which people expect the gov. to
intervene in the social and economic affairs of the state, promoting the public welfare and
advancing in public good
, By the state's long history of one-party rule - Answers How is Texas' political culture represented?
the 1970's - Answers When did Texas have their first Republican governor?
To discourage people from voting - Answers What is one of the main reasons that public
policies are created?
It focuses on a state's history and development as important factors influencing politics and
policy. - Answers Why is political culture important?
They must go from feudalism to capitalism - Answers How do countries progress?
Prefers the gov. to not intervene in the economy - Answers What does it mean to be an
economically conservative state?
Positive relationship of voter turnout - Answers If voting turnout is high in 1994, it will also be
high in 2000
Texas - Answers Who is known for having a low voter turnout?
(1) maintain order, (2) provide public goods, (3) promote equality - Answers What are the 3
purposes of government?
preserve life and protect property (national defense, public safety, etc.) - Answers What does it
mean to maintain order?
Benefits and services are available and beneficial to everyone (semi-debatable) - Answers What
does it mean to provide public goods?
Free-Rider problem - Answers Those who use without pay
Help the poor; ex. welfare and social services like Healthcare - Answers What does it mean to
promote equality?
The gov. does EVERYTHING --> their countries are also more communist or have monarchies
(ex. Hitler with Germany & Stalin with Russia) - Answers What is a totalitarian gov.?
NO gov. power (ex. Somalian pirates) - Answers What is anarchy?
The gov. moves closer and closer to socialism - Answers What happens when resources
become more abundant and society becomes more civilized?
Socialism - Answers Gov. owns the basic goods and services provided to members of society;
everything is divided equally
A&M: somewhat socialist system because the gov. owns a lot of things that we use - Answers
What is a local example of socialism?
