Govt 2306 Chapter 1,2, & 3

A belief that government is designed to promote the public good describes ______ political culture.

Traditionalistic political cultures, according to Daniel Elazar, are typically found in the

Political culture is a term used to describe

Which of the following is the best description of Texas political culture?

Which of the following does not reflect one of the historic characteristics that make up Texas political culture?

By ____, all major statewide elected offices in Texas were controlled by Republicans

Which of the following political groups have traditionally had the least influence on Texas politics?

Provincialism is best defined as

Which of the following has traditionally dominated the political culture of Texas?

Houston is found in the Texas

Which city is located in the Great Plains region of Texas?

Big Bend is found in what region of Texas?

The term creative destruction refers to the process by which

_____ is the system, common in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, by which farmers would be lent land and equipment in exchange for part of the profits.

Who led the Grange and Populist movements of the late nineteenth century?

When in Texas history did cattle become big business?

Which event occurred at Spindletop, Texas?

The regulation of oil and energy in Texas is performed by

____was the chief economic product of Texas during the early twentieth century

Which two Texas metropolitan areas are national centers for the high-tech industry?

Technological change in Texas is best evidenced by the

What year was the NAFTA agreement signed?

NAFTA established

Which of the following contributed most to the increase in the population of Texas?

Approximately what percentage of the current population of Texas is Hispanic?

In 1944, the Supreme Court case Smith v. Allwright ended

Which racial or ethnic group in Texas is concentrated in East Texas?

What was Stephen F. Austin's role in the development of Texas?

Which city in Texas currently has the largest populations?

Dallas developed in the late nineteenth century as a result of

Historically, the economy of Fort Worth has been associated ith what industry?

The economy of San Antonio rests on the all of the following except

Congress gained the power to tax income through

State legislatures lost the power to appoint their U.S. senators under

The Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is the legal basis for

During the Nullification Crisis of 1833, South Carolina tried to assert the right to veto (or nullify)

Among the advantages that are frequently associated with a federal form of government, which of the following is not normally listed as an advantage?

Dual federalism is also known as

The relationship between the states and the federal government changed dramatically soon after

Under the New Deal, federalism is frequently described as

For eligible participants, the Social Security Act of 1935 instituted all of the following EXCEPT

Medicaid, a national program providing health care for the poor, was added to the existing Social Security program under

The use of block grants, allowing states considerable leeway in how federal money is spent, was championed by President _____ under the name New Federalism

As federal regulations became more intrusive, forcing states to change their policies in order to meet national goals, some people began calling our system ____ federalism.

When the federal government requires a state to meet federal guidelines without offering financial support to pay for these programs, it is known as

During the Wilson administration, Texans held key leadership positions in Congress and had great political influence because

By 1912, Texas's population represented about ____ percent of the population of the entire United States

After the Civil War and Reconstruction had ended, politics in Texas were dominated for several decades by

Progressives favored the prohibition of alcohol, because they believed that

Though it was controversial at the time, President Wilson was able to pass legislation creating he Federal Reserve System with the help of an influential representative from Texas named

With the weakening public support for the New Deal, the Reagan era reoriented Texans' support for all of the following except

Which prominent Texan served as FDR's vice president until 1940?

Which future president from Texas supported Roosevelt's court-packing scheme when he ran for office in the U.S. Congress?

A key component of FDR's New Deal was greater emphasis upon public works projects, which included all of the following EXCEPT

In the Supreme Court case against Ollie McClung, the federal government claimed authority to end state-sanctioned segregation under which part of the U.S. Constitution?

The Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of minimum wage laws in

Who were the "Shivercrats"

Since obtaining statehood, the one area in which Texans have most consistently supported the federal government is in matters of

As Texans became disillusioned in the years following the New Deal, increasingly they began to support economic deregulation, tax cuts, and a strong national defense. Which presidential candidate made these goals part of his national platform?

When Phil Gramm, a lifelong Democrat, switched to the Republican Party and easily won reelection, it signaled

In Wickard v. Filburn, the Supreme Court decided that

Congress's authority to withhold highway funding from states that failed to raise the legal drinking age was upheld under

Until a national database was created, background checks under the Brady Act were suspended following the Supreme Court's ruling in

According to the text, the Tea party era is marked by all of the follwing EXCEPT

As a result of the Tea Party movement

A Tea Party political action committee, Club for Growth Action, targeted Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurt in his 2012 race in the Republican primary with a $1 million television ad campaign in which he was labeled a ____, the new derogatory label for a candidate in Texas.

Today, our federal system is best described as

One significant problem facing Texas in the future involves

One proposal to address illegal immigration in Texas is a guest-worker program in which temporary immigrant workers would be permitted to work in Texas provided that they do all of the following except

The system of distributing powers between states and central government is called

The supremacy clause of the U.S. Constitution states that

What is the most important difference between the U.S. Constitution and state constitutions?

Which of the following is the best definition of a confederation?

Which of the following was not important part of the 1827 Constitution of Coahuila y Tejas, established when Texas was part of Mexico?

The Mexican War of Independence against ___ grew out of the ____

Which of the following statements best describes the structure of the Texas legislature?

The majority of delegates to the Convention of 1836 that drafted the constitution for a newly independent Republic of Texas were from

Texas became an independent republic in ____ and became part of the United States in ______

The main problem that stalled the admission of Texas into the United States was

Which of the following was not part of the annexation agreement between Texas and the United States?

The Texas Constitutional Convention of 1861 was dominated by

Which of the following statements about the Texas Constitutional Convention of 1865 is not true?

Who were the Radical Republicans?

The Texas Constitution of 1869 was created

Which of the following statements best describes the post-Civil War governorship of E. J. Davis?

The domination of Texas politics by Republicans after the Civil War ended

Who made up the Grange, and what effect did they have on the writing of the Texas Constitution?

In what year was Texas's current constitution ratified?

Which principle of government is the key to understanding the drafting of the Texas Constitution of 1876?

Which of the following was not a goal for those writing the Texas Constitution?

The Texas Constitution is

What is the major difference between the bill of rights in the Texas constitution and the U.S. Bill of Rights?

Which of the following is not found in the Texas bill of rights?

The separation of government into three branches-legislative, executive, and judicial- is called

Which of the following describes a significant difference between the structure of the Texas executive department and the structure of the U.S. executive branch?

Under the Texas Constitution, who has the power of impeachment?

The Texas Constitution requires which of the following for amendment?

What was the main criticism of the current Texas Constitution behind the Ratliff-Junell proposal for a new constitution?

Which of the following was not part of the Ratliff-Junell proposal for Texas constitutional change?

Which of the following is not a reason for the low level voter turnout for constitutional amendments?