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wethepeoplech19
We the People Government Chapter 19
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Texas is the second largest state, consisting of approximately ________________ square miles. | 267000 |
| One of the earliest cash crops in Texas was _______________ | Cotton |
| _____________ took off as an industry after the Civil War, expanding throughout the state; by the twentieth century it become a cyclical industry, thriving during economic booms and struggling when international and national prices declined. | Ranching |
| The discovery of oil at _______________ in 1901 produced Texas’s first oil boom. | Spindletop |
| An important effect of the oil and gas boom in Texas was the development of a new mentality to economic life in the state called ______________ | Boom and bust |
| The _________________ Commission expanded its original mission and began regulating oil and gas production in 1917. | Railroad |
| The Texas economy diversified in the 1980s and 1990s with the rapid growth of __________ enterprises in the Austin and Dallas areas. | High tech |
| The ____________ sought to create a free trade zone in North America. | NAFTA |
| Compared with the rest of the nation, the effect of the Great Recession (2007–2010) on Texas has been ________ | Less severe |
| The fastest growing ethnic group in Texas are | Hispanic |
| Today the African American population of the state is concentrated in _________ | East texas and urban areas |
| Compared with the rest of the nation, the population of Texas __________ | is relatively young |
| States often demonstrate a distinct _____________ that is the product of their entire history. | Political culture |
| ______________ state political cultures were rooted in New England, where Puritans and other religious groups sought to create the Good Society. | Moralistic |
| ______________ political culture developed in the South, reflecting the values of the slave plantation economy and its successor, the Jim Crow era. | Traditionalistic |
| Texas is categorized as having a __________________ political culture. | traditionalistic-individualistic |
| The ______________ Party dominated Texas politics from the end of Reconstruction until the 1990s. | Democratic |
| The concept of __________________ emphasizes rural values and Jeffersonian notions of limited government. | Provincialism |
| Which of the following economic sectors dominated Texas politics throughout the latter half of the twentieth century? | Business |
| a small group of people that dominates the political process | Elite |
| the belief that government should limit its role to providing order in society, so that citizens can pursue their economic self-interests | individualistic political culture |
| the belief that government should be active in promoting the public good and that citizens should participate in politics and civic activities to ensure that good | moralistic political culture |
| trade treaty among the United States, Canada, and Mexico to lower and eliminate tariffs among the three countries | NAFTA |
| broadly shared values, beliefs, and attitudes about how the government should function. American political culture emphasizes the values of liberty, equality, and democracy | Political culture |
| the complex interrelations between politics and the economy, as well as their effect on one another | Political economy |
| a narrow, limited, and self-interested view of the world | Provincialism |
| the belief that government should be dominated by political elites and guided by tradition | traditionalistic political culture |
| the process by which people move from rural areas to cities | urbanization |
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