Question 1

Which Texas metropolitan area is known worldwide for its medical center and expanding research facilities in the medical field?

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A)   San Antonio
B)   Dallas
C)   Austin
D)   El Paso
E)   HoustonF) None of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 2

Texas's political life grew out of the Gulf Coastal Plains.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

On average, Texans are younger than the rest of the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following did NOT contribute to the spread of cattle ranching in the nineteenth century?

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A)   the invention of barbed wire
B)   the rationalization of cattle-raising techniques
C)   the antigrazing position of farm unions
D)   the development of large and economically diverse ranches
E)   the development of railroadsF) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 5

Which economic industry does NOT originate in the Gulf Coast Plains region?

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A)   cattle raising
B)   timber production
C)   cotton production
D)   petrochemical
E)   oilfieldsF) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 6

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

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A)   traditionalistic
B)   moralistic
C)   individualistic
D)   provincialistic
E)   constitutionalisticF) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 7

________ is important because it effects how people participate in politics and how individuals and institutions interact.

Accepted Answer

A)   Individualistic political culture
B)   Traditionalistic political culture
C)   Moralistic political culture
D)   Political culture
E)   PoliticsF) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 8

________ 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.

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A)   Indentured servitude
B)   Free ranging
C)   Wildcatting
D)   Sharecropping
E)   ProvincialismF) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A)   Northeast.
B)   West.
C)   South.
D)   Midwest.
E)   border states.F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A)   He established the first free-range cattle ranch.
B)   He worked with the Spanish government to bring American settlers into Texas.
C)   He was an important early oil entrepreneur.
D)   He designed the city that bears his name.
E)   He was one of Texas's most successful cattle barons.F) D) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 11

Houston is found in the Texas

Accepted Answer

A)   Interior Lowlands.
B)   Great Plains.
C)   Basin and Range Province.
D)   Gulf Coastal Plains.
E)   Panhandle.F) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 12

Politics in Texas has been defined by the almost-equal political popularity of both the Democrats and Republicans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

People of Hispanic origin make up over 30 percent of the population of Texas today.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which event occurred at Spindletop, Texas?

Accepted Answer

A)   Oil was discovered.
B)   The first free-range ranch in Texas was established.
C)   The last battle for Texas independence was fought.
D)   The state's worst race riots occurred.
E)   The state's worst tornado disaster occurred.F) C) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 15

What is political culture? What types of political cultures does Texas have? What are the three effects of Texas's unique political culture?

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Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A)   labor unions
B)   business interests
C)   environmentalist groups
D)   the Catholic Church
E)   lawyersF) C) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 17

The regulation of oil and energy in Texas is performed by

Accepted Answer

A)   the Texas Railroad Commission.
B)   the Texas Department of Oil and Gas.
C)   the governor of Texas.
D)   ExxonMobil.
E)   hardly anyone; there is little if any regulation of the Texas oil and energy industry.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 18

The Border region is typically a Democratic Party bastion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The term creative destruction refers to the process by which

Accepted Answer

A)   governments must occasionally overtax certain businesses that are no longer performing well.
B)   the capitalist system undergoes periodic waves of transformation caused by new technologies.
C)   a state's political culture undergoes occasional changes as a result of demographic upheavals.
D)   governments replace one constitutional system with another.
E)   power shifts from one political party to another.F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 20

Dallas developed in the late nineteenth century as a result of

Accepted Answer

A)   the intersection of two railroad lines.
B)   the development of the Port of Dallas.
C)   the easy access to the Rio Grande River.
D)   the development of a large international airport.
E)   becoming the cattle-trading hub for the state.F) B) and E)
G) None of the above

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The Border region is typically a Democratic Party bastion.

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The regulation of oil and energy in Texas is performed by

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Which economic industry does NOT originate in the Gulf Coast Plains region?

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

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________ is important because it effects how people participate in politics and how individuals and institutions interact.

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Texas's political life grew out of the Gulf Coastal Plains.

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________ 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.

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

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Houston is found in the Texas

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On average, Texans are younger than the rest of the United States.

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

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Dallas developed in the late nineteenth century as a result of

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People of Hispanic origin make up over 30 percent of the population of Texas today.

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Which event occurred at Spindletop, Texas?

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What is political culture? What types of political cultures does Texas have? What are the three effects of Texas's unique political culture?

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Politics in Texas has been defined by the almost-equal political popularity of both the Democrats and Republicans.

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Which of the following did NOT contribute to the spread of cattle ranching in the nineteenth century?

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

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