Flashcards on Gov 2306 chapter 1
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Texas political culture is best described as moralistic political
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False
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Politics in texas has been defined by the almost equal political popularity of both the democrats and republicans
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False
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Throughout its history business interests have dominated Texan political culture
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True
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Houston is located in the gulf coastal plains region
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True
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Texas political life grew out of the gulf coastal plains
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True
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Dallas is located In the basin and range province
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False
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The border region is typically a Democratic Party bastion
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True
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Cotton is one of the oldest crops grown in Texas
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True
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Oil was the primary industry in Texas during the 19th century
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False
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Agriculture accounts for 35 percent of the contemporary Texan workforce
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False
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Oil was first discovered in west Texas in 1842
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False
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Oil production remains the primary driving force of exports from the Texas economy
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False
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The high tech economy of Texas emerged during 1920s
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False
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Two of the most important factors that may have helped Texas escape the worst of the Great Recession were an increasingly diversified economy lubricates by international trade and a resurgent oil and gas industry
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True
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The largest city in Texas is San Antonio
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False
