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POLS 2312 UTA -EXAM 1 | UTA POLS2312 Exam 2024 Questions and Correct
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The Texas governor's election of 1969 resulted in:
a. the first Democratic governor elected in Texas
b. The first Republican governor elected in Texas
c. Ethics charges against the governor
d. The first woman governor in the state -ANSWER-b. The first
Republican governor elected in Texas
The native fear that Texans have of centralized government is the
result of which historical period?
a. Spanish/Mexican Origins
b. Reconstruction
c. All the other answers
d. Civil War -ANSWER-c. All the other answers
As a result of the Civil War and Reconstruction (1860's to 1890"s):
a. Texans became very supportive of the federal (national)
government
b. Republicans would dominate Texas politics for more than 100 years
c. African Americans would be a force in Texas politics until the 1930's
d. Democrats would dominate Texas politics for more than 100 years -
ANSWER-d. Democrats would dominate Texas politics for more than
100 years
From 1866-1869, Texas:
a. Reverted to the control of Mexico
b. Had no organized government
,c. Was an independent nation
d. Was under federal military rule -ANSWER-d. Was under federal
military rule
Barbara Jordan:
a. Was the first Republican woman elected in Texas
b. Was the first African American elected from the South to Congress
c. Led the Republican party from 1979-1990
d. Was the first female governor of Texas -ANSWER-b. Was the first
African American elected from the South to Congress
The ability of African Americans to influence politics in Texas was
restricted by:
a. Social differences that kept the races separate
b. Laws requiring segregation
c. Their small number, relative to whites and Mexican Americans
d. All of the other answers -ANSWER-d. All of the other answers
In Texas, Democrats limited the effects of the populist movement by:
a. reminding poor whites that they would be in a party with blacks and
Hispanics
b. supporting the Republican candidates
c. paying people not to vote for it
d. running strong candidates -ANSWER-a. reminding poor whites that
they would be in a party with blacks and Hispanics
The economic panic (depression) of 1837 contributed to:
a. all of the other answers
b. the election of governor E. J. Davis
c. the decision to forbid banks from chartering across the state
d. the decision to declare independence from Mexico -ANSWER-c. the
decision to forbid banks from chartering across the state
,In order to join the Confederate States of America in the late 1860's
Texas:
a. elected Sam Houston governor
b. seceded from the United States of America
c. all of the other answers
d. prohibited slavery -ANSWER-b. seceded from the United States of
America
Sam Houston:
a. was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth
b. Served as governor during the Civil War
c. opposed the decision to secede from the United States to join the
Confederacy
d. led the charge to have Texas join the Confederate States of
America -ANSWER-c. opposed the decision to secede from the
United States to join the Confederacy
The promise to make Texas a state was a key part of the campaign
for president of:
a. George Washington
b. James K. Polk
c. Lyndon B. Johnson
d. Abraham Lincoln -ANSWER-b. James K. Polk
During the 1820's and 1830's, Texas was primarily under the control
of:
a. American settlers
b. Mexico
c. Ross Perot's Great, Great, Great, Great Grandfather
d. Native American8 -ANSWER-b. Mexico
, Based on the historical experiences of Texas, many citizens tend to:
a. be suspicious of big government
b. encourage expensive government programs
c. be very trustful of government
d. grant a great deal of power in the state government -ANSWER-a.
be suspicious of big government
Those voting in the election of 1869 were primarily:
a. Democrats
b. Liberals
c. Former Southern soldiers
d. Republicans -ANSWER-d. Republicans
What influence of Texas' Mexican origins is still evident today?
a. the importance of land and property rights
b. all of the other answers
c. the desire for a strong government
d. the importance of religion in politics -ANSWER-a. the importance of
land and property rights
During the Civil War, soldiers from Texas:
a. fought only in the Union army
b. fought in both the Confederate (Southern) and Union (United
States) armies
c. refused to fight
d. fought only in the Southern (Confederate) army -ANSWER-d.
fought only in the Southern (Confederate) army
Before becoming an independent nation, Texas declared its
independence from:
a. Mexico
b. The United States
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