TX GOVT 2306

An individualistic political culture is one in which:

Which of the following supports the traditionalistic political culture found in Texas

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

The Immigration Reform and Control Act of l986

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

In economic policy, the basic principle underlying conservatism is

Texas has a political culture that is best described as

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

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

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

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

The moralistic subculture

The traditionalistic culture

The individualistic culture in Texas is most prominent in

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

According to Daniel Elazar, the political culture of Texas is

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

Recent population shifts in Texas have been

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

Which one of the following is not a correct statement

Texas political culture includes all but one of the following

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:

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

Texas' influence in national affairs

What is the largest non-Anglo population in Texas?

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

The first EARTH day was held when?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Texas has a well-earned reputation for uniqueness due to

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

Texas has:

Which of the following is true of Social Darwinism?

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

A political culture is:

In terms of religious preference, most Texans:

. Favorable factors of the Texas economy include

The Asian-American population of Texas

The community property laws and homestead laws in Texas

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

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

In Marbury v. Madison, the Supreme Court decided that

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

In the Texas constitution, the Bill of Rights

A constitution provides for all of the functions except
for

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

States may not:

In a confederal political system the central governing
unit

In a federal political system power is:

A major reason for the development of cooperative
federalism was:

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?

The goal of new federalism is to

Federal government obligations to states include all of the following except

Which case supported the concept of implied powers?

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

State obligations to federal government are all of the following except:

The term enumerated powers refers to:

The term implied powers refers to:

Unitary systems:

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

Weaknesses of Texas Constitution include:

The Republic of Texas:

The Texas Constitutional Convention of 1974:

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

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

The Texas Constitution has grown most through:

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

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?

The first article of the Texas Constitution pertains to:

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

Which of the following is not a required step in amending the constitution?

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

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

A major function of constitutions is to

In the United States, citizens live under

The government of the United States is legitimate
because it

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

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

The privileges and immunities clause of the Constitution means:

The implied powers of the national government:

The concept of horizontal federalism deals with

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

The Full Faith and Credit Clause:

All of the following statements are correct except:

The last major effort at constitutional revision in Texas ocurred in the period of

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

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

Article 1 of the present Texas Constitiution pertains to

Among the powers of government provided by the Texas Constitution is

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

An example of an impled power is the federal government's right to

_______________ obligations imposed by the states in dealing with one another

Establishing courts is a

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution limited state socereignty?

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

Constitutions serve to

The "statehood constitution" of 1845 was
influenced by

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

Which TExas Constitution provided for appointed judges and annual legislative sessions?

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

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

Article I of the Texas Constitution contains

. 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

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

The Texas Constitution provides for each of the
following EXCEPT

The judicial article of the Texas Constitution creates

Amendments to the Texas Constitution may be proposed by

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

The Texas Constitution is written in such detail that it
is

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

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

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

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

The Texas Constitution of 1876 tends to

Federalism reflects how power and responsibility

A series of assistance programs called the New Deal illustrate a

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

Texans in Congress

The concept of devolution is consistent with the belief that

One disadvantage of devolution is