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Texas Government Exam 1 Chapter 1-4 Questions and Answers
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Texas Government Exam 1 Chapter 1-4Questions and Answers
Why is texas considered a majority miniroty state? - Answers -equal mix of majorities
and minorities
One party state - Answers -Texas is a one party state, it is republican
There is no competition
Types of democracy - Answers -direct- citizens voted directly
indirect- representatives vote, indirect republic
Moralistic political culture - Answers -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
Individualistic political culture - Answers -Focused on material wealth and personal
freedom to achieve success. Gov. is limited . Low voter turnout.
Traditionalistic politcal culture - Answers -The culture, historically dominant in the
southern tier of American states, in which citizens technically believe in democracy but
do not encourage participation, and government activity is generally viewed with
suspicion unless its purpose is to reinforce the power of elites.
Cotton - Answers -brought new technology such as barbwires, roads, plows
Tenant farming - Answers -system of farming in which a person rents land to farm from
a planter
Oil - Answers -Found a lot of oil at Spindletop
Industrial revolution
Boom or bust industry
High tech industries - Answers -Austin, Dallas, and San Marcos tried to diversify the
economy
Eg. Financial and Medical Services
NAFTA - Answers -North American Free Trade Agreement
, A trade agreement between Canada, the United States and Mexico that encourages
free trade between these North American countries.
Good for texas because there is cheap labor in mexico and mexico is near by
Mexico wanted freetrade with other countries
Great Recession 2007 - Answers -Economy growth declines
- housing market and loans
- not a lot of limitations on who can get a loan
- banks charged interest once houses were taken away
- deposits were taken away out of panick
- Texas was still okay as an economy
Whites in Texas - Answers -- impresarios
- After revolution: deep south became traditionalistic
- Germans, Central Europeans and Italians came in the early 20th century
Impresarios - Answers -Agents that were hired to bring settlers to Texas.
- Individuals who help to finance a particular endeavor
Blacks - Answers -- Early explorers
- Slavery was illegal under Mexican and Spanish rule
- After Texas Revolution, Slavery became legal
- After civil was, black codes were established
- Congressional reconstitution conventions- Late 1800's they had 43 Black state
legislatures
- Jim crow laws made participation low
Latinos - Answers -Mostly Mexican Decent
Have become elected officials in texas
Asians - Answers -low Participation
First asian in Texas was a Pilipino
Age in texas - Answers -Young population tend to be poorer and have the 25th per
capita income
urbanization - Answers -most people live in Urbanized areas, about 85%
Houston - Answers -Port and energy City
Largest City in texas
4th in the U.S
Named After Sam Houston
Dallas - Answers -Rival of Houston
San Antonio - Answers -not as good as Houston economy wise
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