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Texas political culture is best described as moralistic

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False: Traditionalistic and Individualistic

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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: only recently has it become Republican

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Provincialism has been defining pattern of Texas political culture

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True

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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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dallas is located in the Basin and Range Providence

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False: Interior Lowlands

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Oil is the primary industry in Texas during the 19th century

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False: the 20th century

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Agriculture accounts for 35% 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: in the East 1901

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Oil production remains the primary driving force of exports from the Texas economy

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True

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The high-tech economy of Texas emerged during the 1920's

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False:1980's

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People of Hispanic origin make up over 30 precent of the population in Texas

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True

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On average, Texans are younger than the rest of the United States population

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True

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The largest city in Texas is San Antonio

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False: Houston

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Many conservatives believe that American are overtaxed and overegulated by the federal government

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True

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Under that Articles of Confederation, states played a primary role in governing American, while the national government had very limited powers

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True

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During the Nullification Crisis of 1833, South Carolina and several northern states attempted to nullify key positions of FDR's New Deal

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False

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The tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prevents state governments from imposing "cruel and unusual punishments"

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False

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Replacing the Articles of Confederation in 1787, the new U.S. Constitution allowed both the federal government and state governments to retain significant measures of sovergnity

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True

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The Great Depression of 1929 was the catalyst that led many Americans to support the New Deal

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True

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New Federalism was President Richard Nixon's attempt to give individual states greater control over how they spent federal money

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True

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Unfunded mandates requiring states to meet federal guidelines without financial support are associated with coercive federalism

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True

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Unfunded mandates infringe upon state sovergnity

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True

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One advantage that a federal system has over a highly centralized government is that it allows states to experiment with ways to improve public policy

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True

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Questions of slavery was an important subject of congressional debate prior to Texas' annexation

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True

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Edward House, a prominent Texan and important ally of Woodrow Wilson, helped pass many progressive polices know as New Freedom

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True

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Because of single party dominate, texas' members of Congress easily built up seniority and were quite powerful during the Wilson era

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False

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The League of Nation was created during FDR's presidency as part of the New Deal

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False: Woodrow Wilson

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As revealed in his recent book and campaign speeches, Governor Rick Perry is an outspoken supporter of a strong centralized federal government

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False

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The state of Texas has had three constitutions in the course of its history

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False: 6

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The Texas Constitution created a unicameral legislature

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False: bicameral

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Controversy about admitting a new slave state held up the annexation of Texas into the United States for nine years

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True

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Sam Houston was the major author of the current Texas Constitution

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True

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The Constitution of 1866 did not exclude former secessionists from voting

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True

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The Texas Constitution of 1869 was written by members of the Republican party, including ten African Americans

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True

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Urban business interest had the greatest role in writing the Texas Constitution of 1876

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False

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The Texas Constitution of 1876 was designed to limit the power of government, especially of the governor's office

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True

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Texas has a bill of rights containing more liberties than those found in the U.S. Bill of Rights

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True

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The Texas Constitution created plural executives, consisting of multiple elected officers

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True

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The Texas Constitution creates two top appellate courts, one for civil cases and one for criminal cases

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True

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The Texas Constitution makes no requirements for the establishment and upkeep of a public school system

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False

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Under the Texas Constitution, it is unconstitutional to impeach elected officeholders

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False

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There have been no serious attempts in recent years to change the Texas Constitution

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False

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The current Texas Constitution has been amended more than four times

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True: 400+

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