GOV 2306 Test I

1. An individualistic political culture is one in which:

2. Which of the following supports the traditionalistic political culture found in Texas?

3. The first African-Americans to come to Texas were:

4. The Immigration Reform and Control Act of l986

5. Texas currently ranks in number of electoral votes, with 34.

6. In economic policy, the basic principle underlying conservatism is

7. Texas has a political culture that is best described as

8. Which of the following would be helpful in identifying a political culture?

9. The acquiring of political values and beliefs from family and institutions is through a process called

10. Individuals who are from different regions of the country or within a state will likely have different political values. This illustrates the existence of a variety of different political

11. Which of the following subcultures best explains the reasons for less participation by African-Americans in politics?

12. The moralistic subculture

13. The traditionalistic culture

14. The individualistic culture in Texas is most prominent in

15. German immigrants to Texas were socially conservative, suspicious of government, and self-sufficient. The subculture in areas they settled is referred to as

16. According to Daniel Elazar, the political culture of Texas is

17. Which of the following is an incorrect statement regarding the Native American population of Texas?

18. Recent population shifts in Texas have been

19. Which of the following states has a larger population than Texas?

20. Which one of the following is not a correct statement?

21. Texas political culture includes all but one of the following:

22. Harsh competition among individuals where the most fit survive and reproduce their own kind while the weak or inferior perish is referred to as and was proposed by:

23. An enduring contribution of the Native American population to Texas' culture, government and politics is

24. Texas' influence in national affairs

25. What is the largest non-Anglo population in Texas?

26. What tax was levied for extraction of natural resources in Texas?

27. The first EARTH day was held when?

28. Mexico finally relinquished its claim to Texas at the conclusion of the

29. Following the Civil War, most African Americans in Texas voted for

30. The purpose of the Ku Klux Klan in Texas and throughout the South was to

31. In 1876 after Democrats regained control of the state government, a constitution was adopted that

32. The requirement to pay a poll tax as a prerequisite to voting had an especially negative effect on

33. The Great Depression that began in 1929 was less severe in Texas because

34. The growth of the Texas economy in the 1970s was fed in large measure by

35. The dramatic drop in the world price of oil in 1985 led to these conditions in Texas:

36. What theory of economic and social development holds that if business flourishes, everyone will benefit from the prosperity that follows?

37. The significance of the Texas laissez-faire ideology is seen in the

38. The population increase Texas experienced from 1980 to 1990 entitled the state to

39. Texas has a well-earned reputation for uniqueness due to

40. The two dominant ideologies in Texas today are usually referred to as

41. Texas has:

42. Which of the following is true of Social Darwinism?

43. What word best describes the social make-up of the Texas people?

44. A political culture is:

45. In terms of religious preference, most Texans:

46. Favorable factors of the Texas economy include

47. The Asian-American population of Texas

48. The community property laws and homestead laws in Texas

49. The migration of people from rural regions to growing cities is called

50. The impact of the oil industry on Texas after 1986 is reflected by

1. In Marbury v. Madison, the Supreme Court decided that:

2. A special law passed for the purpose of punishing a certain person without a trial is called:

3. In the Texas constitution, the Bill of Rights

4. A constitution provides for all of the functions except for:

5. The primary consequence of a state being a part of a federal system is that:

6. States may not:

7. In a confederal political system the central governing unit:

8. In a federal political system power is:

9. A major reason for the development of cooperative federalism was:

10. You have been convicted in Indiana of a crime and escape to Texas, where you are apprehended by the local police. Indiana wants you back. Which constitutional provision would Indiana invoke?

11. The goal of new federalism is to:

12. Federal government obligations to states include all of the following except

13. Which case supported the concept of implied powers?

14. This is not the state power according to the 10th amendment:

15. State obligations to federal government are all the following except:

16. The term enumerated powers refers to:

17. The term implied powers refers to:

18. Unitary systems:

19. Which one of the following statements is correct about the case of Marbury v. Madison?

20. Weaknesses of Texas constitution include:

21. The Republic of Texas:

22. The Texas Constitutional Convention of 1974:

23. Which of the following is not one of the articles of the Texas Constitution?

24. A basic criticism of the Constitution is that it is, to a great extent:

25. The Texas Constitution has grown most through:

26. The political situation in Texas prior to the drafting of the present Constitution was:

27. You and your spouse are granted a divorce by a Reno, Nevada, court, but Texas (your home state) refuses to recognize your new marital status. Which right is Texas abridging?

28. The first article of the Texas Constitution pertains to:

29. The chief obstacle to the revision of the Texas Constitution is:

30. Which of the following is not a required step in amending the Constitution?

31. In the case of McCulloch v. Maryland, the Supreme Court held:

32. A league of independent states in which the central government handles only those matters of common concern expressly delegated to it is referred to as a:

33. A major function of constitutions is to:

34. In the United States, citizens live under:

35. The government of the United States is legitimate because it:

36. Of the different ways of ordering relations between central governments and local units, the most popular method in the world is:

37. The state of Maryland imposed a tax on the Bank of the United States because:

38. The privileges and immunities clause of the Constitution means:

39. The implied powers of the national government:

40. The concept of horizontal federalism deals with:

41. A constitutional power which both state and national governments may exercise in a particular area of jurisdiction is called:

42. The Full Faith and Credit Clause:

43. All of the following statements are correct except:

44. The last major effort at constitutional revision in Texas occurred in the period of:

45. The Texas Constitution has been amended (as of the present date):

46. When the national government institutes a military draft, it is using its:

47. Article I of the present Texas Constitution pertains to:

48. Among the powers of government provided by the Texas constitution is

49. The process of amending the Texas Constitution includes the provision that amendments must be proposed by:

50. An example of an implied power is the federal government's right to:

51. ____________________ obligations imposed by the states in dealing with one another.

52. Establishing courts is a

53. Which amendment to the U. S. Constitution limited state sovereignty?

54. When a government's acts are accepted by the citizens as lawful, fair, and just, the government is said to have

55. Constitutions serve to

56. The "statehood constitution" of 1845 was influenced by

57. Which of the various Texas Constitutions is regarded as the best ever produced by the state?

58. Which Texas Constitution provided for appointed judges and annual legislative sessions?

59. What was Texas' most progressive constitution in terms of power and organization?

60. The Texas Constitution adopted in 1876 included provisions to do all of the following except

61. Article I of the Texas Constitution contains

62. In the United States, checks and balances allow each branch of government to limit the other branches and in so doing support the principle of

63. The Texas Constitution and the U.S. Constitution are alike in that

64. The Texas Constitution provides for each of the following EXCEPT

65. The judicial article of the Texas Constitution creates

66. Amendments to the Texas Constitution may be proposed by

67. Amendments to the Texas Constitution are proposed by the legislature and are ratified by

68. The Texas Constitution is written in such detail that it is

69. Over the last century, most amendments to the Texas Constitution have dealt with policy issues that they say should have been resolved by the

70. Those who advocate reform of the Texas Constitution generally focus on which of the following issues?

71. A constitutional amendment adopted in 1972 authorized _____ to convene itself as a constitutional convention.

72. The last time Texans had an opportunity to vote on a new constitution was

73. The Texas Constitution of 1876 tends to

74. Federalism reflects how power and responsibility

75. A series of assistance programs called the New Deal illustrate a

76. The federal relationship between the national and state governments reveals a shift of power from the states to the national government which is largely due to

77. Texans in Congress

78. The concept of devolution is consistent with the belief that

79. One disadvantage of devolution is