POLS 207 LIM TAMU COMPREHENSIVE
EXAM STUDY GUIDE WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
●● Political views
Answer: Individuals political views are all different because everyone
has different experiences. States also view issues differently than others
based on experience.
●● Distinct Texas Political Culture
Answer: states size, geographic isolation once an independent republic,
and mixture of the old south with western frontier.
●● what racial groups tend to be separate from Texas majority?
Answer: African American & Mexican
●● Intense patriotism of Texas
Answer: Texas first American second. Texans believe Texas is the best
state.
●● Experiences that undergird the conservative political culture
Answer: Slavery defeat of civil war and postwar occupation and denying
African Americans full citizenship.
,●● Political culture is measured by what two concepts and who created
it?
Answer: scope of government and turnout. Daniel Elazars.
●● Individualistic Political Culture
Answer: Emphasizes private initiative minimal government interference.
Limits role of government to protecting individual rights. Based on merit
not tradition.
●● Moralisitic Political Culture
Answer: People expect government to intervene and to promote public
welfare. Participation in government is seen as ones civic duty.
●● Traditionalistic Political Culture
Answer: Role of government as preservation of tradition and existing
social order. Government lies in the hands of the social elites and
participation by the general public should be low. (Texas is trad)
●● What political culture does Texas have?
Answer: Traditionalistic-Individualistic
●● Voting turnout in elections for governor
Answer: 1994 35%
, 2006 26%
●● Voting turnout in 1996 & 2012
Answer: 1996 44%
2012 44%
participation has not changed that much
●● Purposes of government
Answer: maintain order(non debatable) provide public goods(semi
debatable) and promote equality(most debatable)
●● Totalitarian
Answer: Government should have unlimited power
●● Anarchy
Answer: No government power
●● Capitalism
Answer: Individuals owns the basic goods and services provided to
members of the society and do with them as they please
Ex: free market supply and demand sufficient amount f goods to
maximize profit
EXAM STUDY GUIDE WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
●● Political views
Answer: Individuals political views are all different because everyone
has different experiences. States also view issues differently than others
based on experience.
●● Distinct Texas Political Culture
Answer: states size, geographic isolation once an independent republic,
and mixture of the old south with western frontier.
●● what racial groups tend to be separate from Texas majority?
Answer: African American & Mexican
●● Intense patriotism of Texas
Answer: Texas first American second. Texans believe Texas is the best
state.
●● Experiences that undergird the conservative political culture
Answer: Slavery defeat of civil war and postwar occupation and denying
African Americans full citizenship.
,●● Political culture is measured by what two concepts and who created
it?
Answer: scope of government and turnout. Daniel Elazars.
●● Individualistic Political Culture
Answer: Emphasizes private initiative minimal government interference.
Limits role of government to protecting individual rights. Based on merit
not tradition.
●● Moralisitic Political Culture
Answer: People expect government to intervene and to promote public
welfare. Participation in government is seen as ones civic duty.
●● Traditionalistic Political Culture
Answer: Role of government as preservation of tradition and existing
social order. Government lies in the hands of the social elites and
participation by the general public should be low. (Texas is trad)
●● What political culture does Texas have?
Answer: Traditionalistic-Individualistic
●● Voting turnout in elections for governor
Answer: 1994 35%
, 2006 26%
●● Voting turnout in 1996 & 2012
Answer: 1996 44%
2012 44%
participation has not changed that much
●● Purposes of government
Answer: maintain order(non debatable) provide public goods(semi
debatable) and promote equality(most debatable)
●● Totalitarian
Answer: Government should have unlimited power
●● Anarchy
Answer: No government power
●● Capitalism
Answer: Individuals owns the basic goods and services provided to
members of the society and do with them as they please
Ex: free market supply and demand sufficient amount f goods to
maximize profit
