TEXAS GOVT 2306 CHAPTER 1 guide – Flashcards
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A belief that government is designed to promote the public good describes the _____ political culture.
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moralistic
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Individualistic political culture, which began in the middle states, focuses on government policies that promote:
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personal freedom and material wealth
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NAFTA established:
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free trade between Mexico, the US, and Canada
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Population growth in Texas is explained by all of the following EXCEPT:
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slavery and indentured servitude
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The Texas economy of the 21st century is centered on:
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computers, electronics, and other high-tech products
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The availability of land grants during the early 19th century in the Gulf Coastal Plains region was responsible for which of the following?
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Growth and development of political life in Texas
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The cattle industry became big business:
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after the US Civil War
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The regulation of oil and energy in Texas is performed by:
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the Texas Railroad Commission
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The term "creative destruction" refers to the process by which:
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the capitalist system undergoes periodic waves of transformation caused by new technologies
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What is meant by the "Great Recession?"
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A time of chronic economic problems beginning in late 2007 that drew analogies to the Great Depression of the 1930s.
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What was Stephen F. Austin's role in the development of Texas?
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He worked with the Spanish government to bring American settlers into Texas.
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Which city in Texas currently has the largest population?
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Houston
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Which city is located in the Basin and Range Province?
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El Paso
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Which historic event in state history occurred at Spindletop, TX?
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The discovery of oil.
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Which of the following has a positive influence on cotton production in Texas?
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(All of these are correct)
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Which of the following has traditionally dominated the political culture of Texas?
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Business interests.
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Which of the following helped to undercut provincialism in Texas?
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Growing influence of minorities, women, and gays in state politics.
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Which of the following is a physical region of Texas?
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(All of these are correct)
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Who led the Grange and Populist movements of the late 19th century?
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Tenant farmers.
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_____ is the system, common in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, by which farmers would be lent land and equipment in exchange for part of the profits.
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Sharecropping
