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Texas Govnmt
Chapter 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| NOT a problem faced by Texas early in the 21st century | terrorist attacks on Houston refineries |
| "cowboy president" | George W Bush |
| We all have a stake in what governments do because governments | have a daily impact on our lives |
| 3 cities among the ten largest cities in the US | Dallas, Houston and San Antonio |
| challenges that Texas faced in recent years DO NOT include | loss of population |
| most scholars believe that the Texas constitution is | obsolete |
| This best characterizes Texans attitudes towards government | Many are suspicious of government |
| Federal mandates and reductions in federal funds have forced state and local govt to scramble to | develop more effective and efficient means for assisting low income populations |
| political and economic structures | are fundamental problems in Texas |
| after the revolution of 1836, Texas continues to struggle with | how to fund public education |
| In developing its myth of origin, Texas placed this at the center in its creation of a separate unique political order | battle of the Alamo |
| The cowboys rugged individualism symbolizes a political culture that | features a strong belief in self reliance |
| The Texas myths have primarily been the myths of | Anglos |
| Political culture can best be defined as this which give order and meaning to the political process | a set of attitudes, beliefs, and sentiments |
| Political scholar, Daniel Elazar, notes that American political culture is broken down into these subcultures | individualistic, moralistic and traditionalistic |
| This subculture holds that government should interfere as little as possible in the private activities of its citizens while assuring that adequate public facilities are available to permit individuals to pursue their own interest | individualistic |
| The moralistic subculture believes that public policy initiatives can come from | those outside formal governmental structure |
| This subculture holds that political power should be concentrated in the hands of a few elite citizens who belong to established families. Policy serves the interests of this small group | traditionalistic |
| These subcultures dominate general views in Texas of what government should do, who should govern, and what constitutes good public policy | individualistic and traditionalistic |
| Politics in Texas | is designed to minimize the role of government, tax averse and manipulated by elites |
| Currently, the Native American population living in Texas is | less than 1/2 of 1 percent of the population |
| Mirabeau Lamar, felt that the Native Americans should be | expelled, defeated or exterminated |
| There was an effort at the Constitutional Convention of 1845 to | strip Hispanics of the right to vote |
| The Hispanic share of the population in Texas has increased because of | immigration and higher birth rates among Hispanic women |
| For the most part, African Americans reside in | the areas of East Texas where white and their slaves originally settled |
| An indication of the recent change in the political power of the African American population in Texas is the increased numbers of African American | elected officials at all levels of government |
| The traditionalistic subculture was brought to Texas by | the slaveholding whites who migrated to Texas from the lower south |
| The term "Anglos" refers to | the "white" population |
| Changing demographics in Texas has led to a decrease in the percentage of Anglos in Texas from a high of this percent in 1860 to this percent by 2000 | 63, 53 |
| Although the Asian American population in Texas is relatively small, which of the follow is an example of increased political power among this ethnic group | the election of Asian AMericans to major political offices |
| What public policy issue is illustrated by the funding divide between non minority and minority school districts and discussions concerning social service recipients | education |
| The population of Texas after the 2000 census was | nearly 21 million |
| Texas is the what most populous state in the nation | second |
| High population growth rates in Texas are explained, in part by | a higher birth rate and in migration from other states |
| approximately how many Texas over the age of five speak languages other than English | 7.4 million |
| This is NOT an effect of the aging population of Texas on public goods and services | increased state revenue |
| Texas settlement patterns are currently characterized by | urbanization and suburban sprawl |
| During the decades of the 1970s - 1990 about this percent of Texans lived in urban areas | 80 |
| This refers to the number of residents living within the boundaries of a city, county or state in relationship to the land area | population density |
| Which Texas county has the smallest population | Loving |
| The poverty level for a family of four in Texas in 2007 was set at this amount | 21,027 |
| By 2030, it is possible that about this percent of Texans will live in poverty | 20 |
| Approximately what percentage of Texans do NOT have health insurance | 25 |
| This will be a primary factor in determining whether Texas can successfully compete in a new global economy | public education |
| In 2007, this percent of the Anglo population in Texas had college degrees | 30.5 |
| In 2007, this group had the lowest percent of high school graduates | hispanics |
| Education not only helps determine a persons employment and income potential, it also affects his or her participation in | politics |
| Texas is a big state that covers how many square miles | 261,797 |
| Historically, the health of Texas economy has been linked to | oil and natural gas |
| It is estimated that during 1986 and 1987 Texas lost a total of how many jobs | 233,000 |
| In the early 1980s about this percent of the economy of Texas was reliant upon energy related industries | 27 |
| Economic reversals including failing savings and loans, falling property values and falling property taxes happened during | the 1980s |
| Texas currently has the what largest economy in the nation | third |
| After the disasters of the 1980s, Texas diversified economically by shifting to | high tech industries |
| The term "high Tech" is generally used to describe business activities that | produce new technology |
| The economic diversity of Texas can be described in terms of this many distinct economic regions | 12 |
| The high plains region is dominated by agriculture production whose major source of water is the | Ogallala Aquifer |
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