GOVT 2306 Final Exam UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Drilling and fracking led to a new boom era of oil and gas production in Texas that lasted from
1973 through 2006. - CORRECT ANSWER - False
Houston is found in which part of Texas? - CORRECT ANSWER - O Gulf Coastal Plains.
Agriculture accounts for 35 percent of the contemporary Texan workforce. - CORRECT
ANSWER - False
All major statewide elected offices have been controlled by Republicans since 2000. -
CORRECT ANSWER - O False
Initially created to regulate the railroads, the focus of the Texas Railroad Commission later
shifted to include - CORRECT ANSWER - regulating oil and gas production.
Which of the following elements dominated the land-based economy of post-Reconstruction
Texas and is/are still relevant today? - CORRECT ANSWER - oil, cotton, and cattle
As of 2015, there were approximately Latinos residing in Texas. - CORRECT ANSWER -
10.6 million
Dallas developed in the late nineteenth century as a result of - CORRECT ANSWER - the
intersection of two railroad lines.
Previously-existing banking regulations and a diversified economy helped Texas escape some of
the worst effects of the Great Recession. - CORRECT ANSWER - True
, NAFTA has created a free-trade market throughout North and Central America, - CORRECT
ANSWER - False
Texas's political life grew out of the Gulf Coastal Plains. - CORRECT ANSWER - True
As the number one importer of exports from Texas, which country has the most to lose from
tighter restrictions on the border? - CORRECT ANSWER - Mexico
When compared to the rest of the nation, the population of Texas - CORRECT ANSWER -
is relatively young
Which of the following would best characterize traditional, individualisțic political culture? -
CORRECT ANSWER - a government that limits its impact in society so that citizens can
pursue their economic self-interest
Higher education in Texas has benefited most from what industry? - CORRECT
ANSWER - oil and gas
Texas may have been spared some of the worst consequences of the Great Recession due to -
CORRECT ANSWER - its diversified economy.
The first federal constitution that Texas operated under was the Mexican Constitution. -
CORRECT ANSWER - True
Which statement best describes the post-Civil War governorship of Edmund Davis? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Davis was a Republican who used the centralized powers of the governorship
to maintain control over his regime.
Which of the following is found in the Texas Constitution, but not in the U.S. Constitution? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Equal Rights Amendment
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Drilling and fracking led to a new boom era of oil and gas production in Texas that lasted from
1973 through 2006. - CORRECT ANSWER - False
Houston is found in which part of Texas? - CORRECT ANSWER - O Gulf Coastal Plains.
Agriculture accounts for 35 percent of the contemporary Texan workforce. - CORRECT
ANSWER - False
All major statewide elected offices have been controlled by Republicans since 2000. -
CORRECT ANSWER - O False
Initially created to regulate the railroads, the focus of the Texas Railroad Commission later
shifted to include - CORRECT ANSWER - regulating oil and gas production.
Which of the following elements dominated the land-based economy of post-Reconstruction
Texas and is/are still relevant today? - CORRECT ANSWER - oil, cotton, and cattle
As of 2015, there were approximately Latinos residing in Texas. - CORRECT ANSWER -
10.6 million
Dallas developed in the late nineteenth century as a result of - CORRECT ANSWER - the
intersection of two railroad lines.
Previously-existing banking regulations and a diversified economy helped Texas escape some of
the worst effects of the Great Recession. - CORRECT ANSWER - True
, NAFTA has created a free-trade market throughout North and Central America, - CORRECT
ANSWER - False
Texas's political life grew out of the Gulf Coastal Plains. - CORRECT ANSWER - True
As the number one importer of exports from Texas, which country has the most to lose from
tighter restrictions on the border? - CORRECT ANSWER - Mexico
When compared to the rest of the nation, the population of Texas - CORRECT ANSWER -
is relatively young
Which of the following would best characterize traditional, individualisțic political culture? -
CORRECT ANSWER - a government that limits its impact in society so that citizens can
pursue their economic self-interest
Higher education in Texas has benefited most from what industry? - CORRECT
ANSWER - oil and gas
Texas may have been spared some of the worst consequences of the Great Recession due to -
CORRECT ANSWER - its diversified economy.
The first federal constitution that Texas operated under was the Mexican Constitution. -
CORRECT ANSWER - True
Which statement best describes the post-Civil War governorship of Edmund Davis? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Davis was a Republican who used the centralized powers of the governorship
to maintain control over his regime.
Which of the following is found in the Texas Constitution, but not in the U.S. Constitution? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Equal Rights Amendment
