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Texas Government 2306 chapters 1-3 Exam one Questions and Answers
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Texas Government 2306 chapters 1-3Exam one Questions and Answers
Government - Answers -A public institution with authority to formulate, adopt,
implement, and enforce public polices for a society.
Politics - Answers -The process of policymaking that involves conflict and cooperation
between political parties and other groups that seek to elect government officials or to
influence those officials when they make a public policy
Public Policy - Answers -What government does to or for its citizens to meet a public
need or goal as determined by a legislative body or other authorized officials
political culture - Answers -Widely shared attitudes, habits, and general behavior
patterns that develop over time and affect the political life of a state or region
Moralistic - Answers -originated with New England Puritanism; political participation is
the duty of the public to advance the public good
individualistic - Answers -Influenced by the frontier experience; rugged individualism
and limited government; Low government regulations and taxes
Traditionalistic - Answers -Product of the Old South, uses government as a means of
preserving the status quo and its leadership; roots to feudalism
Frontier experience - Answers -Rugged individualism; feudal plantation owners
Railroad commission of Texas - Answers -Limited regulatory jurisdiction over oil and
gas industries
NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) - Answers -An agreement among
Mexico, the United States, and Canada designed to expand trade by eliminating tariffs
among the three nations
Texas Water Development Board - Answers -A board that conducts statewide water
planning as mandated by state law.
Urbanization - Answers -Movement of people from rural areas to cities.
Metropolitization - Answers -The making of a place more urban or city like
, According to the 2010 census, what was the population of Texas? - Answers -2010:
25,145,561
Among the 50 states, Texas currently ranks __________ in population. - Answers -
second
According to Professor Daniel Elazar, the political culture of Texas is... - Answers -
Individualistic
What is the approximate land area of Texas, in square miles? - Answers -About
260,000 miles
Of the 50 states, Texas ranks __________ in land area. - Answers -second
In what geographic area is Huston situated? - Answers -Gulf Coast
The only region of Texas classified as mountainous is - Answers -Basin and Range
Province
What is the origin of Texas cattle ranching? - Answers -The cattle drive
In 2011, what caused record financial losses in land-based industries in Texas? -
Answers -A sever drought
Which industry transformed Texas from a predominantly agricultural culture into an
industrial society? - Answers -Oil and gas
What three land based industries have been influential in the development of Texas? -
Answers -Cattle, Cotton, and Timber
Approximately what percent of Texans currently live in metropolitan areas? - Answers -
88%
Know what the racial/ethic groups statistical breakdown. - Answers -White/Anglo: 43.0
Hispanic/Latino: 38.8
Black/African American: 12.5
Asian: 4.7
American Indian or Alaskan Native: 1.0
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander: 0.1
Two or more races: 1.9
Which group of the population in Texas is growing more rapidly? - Answers -
Hispanic/Latino
Texas ranks ______ in the nation in the number of Latino residents. - Answers -Second
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