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Texas Government 2306 Exam 1 ReviewQuestions and Answers
What are some Texas attitudes towards the government by Texans? - Answers -Many
are suspicious of government.
What are some problems of the state's growth? - Answers -1. Population growth and
immigration
2. A political and economic shift
3. Citizens ignorant of government don't vote
4. Taxes not raised (partisan issue)
5. Immigrants from Mexico straining social services' assets
6. Environmental problems identified and actions demanded
What are the Demographics? (Include size, education, and minority groups. - Answers -
The Hispanic population in Texas reached about 32 percent in 2000, and that
population continues to increase. The birthrate of Hispanics is higher than that of
Anglos, and Hispanic population is projected to reach about 39 percent by 2010 and 46
percent in 2020. 49% of Hispanics completed high school, with only 8.9 % completing
college.87% of the Anglo population completes high school, with 30 percent completing
college.
The African-American population of Texas is today about the same 12 percent it was in
1960, and is projected to remain about the same through 2020. Seventy-five percent of
all adults 25 years or older completed high school, and 23.8 percent completed
college.Only 76 % of the African-American population in Texas completed high school,
with only 15 % completing college.
The Anglo population of Texas has declined from its 1950 level of 74 percent to its 2000
share of 53.1 percent
The Asian population of Texas has grown to about 2.9 percent of the state's total, and
should reach 4.2 percent by 2020, largely because of immigration from Asian countries.
, What is a Republic? - Answers -A state in which supreme power is held by the people
and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president.
Texas myths? (both in the notes and book) - Answers -1. The experience of the battle of
the Alamo provides explanation for Texas's social and political patterns of "going it
alone."
2. The cowboy and the frontier perpetuates Texans' belief in Texas as both a wilderness
and a garden (of Eden).
What are the 3 subcultures? - Answers -1.The individualistic subculture:
Limited government intervention in the private lives of citizens
The Government's role is to assure stability, so that the private sector can pursue its
own interests
2. The moralistic subculture:
Government serving to promote the general welfare
belief that politics is responsibility of all
An understanding that gov't must intervene in private lives and actions for the good of all
of the community
3. The Traditionalistic subculture:
a hierarchical arrangement to political order
the power and influence of the general public is limited
The elite, higher on the hierarchical scale, may exercise influence and control that will
best benefit them
What is the Political Culture? - Answers -Broadly shared values, beliefs, and attitudes
about how government and society should function.
Difference between Elitism and Pluralism? - Answers -- Elitist perspective suggest that
political power and influence rest in the hands of a few.
- Pluralistic position advocates propose that power relationships change over time, and
with such shifts enormous social and economic changes have begun to move Texas
elitism to some form of pluralism.
Lamar (2nd President) - Answers -In the 1800s, there were over 23 different Native
American groups in Texas.
The second president of Texas, M.B. Lamar, set out to expel, defeat or exterminate
them. This policy was largely successful.
What is Economic Diversification? - Answers -A theme central to the benefit of Texas'
prospective economy. Dependence on oil and gas is slowly receding, as Texas is now
referred to as the "silicon prairie".
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