Chapter 1: The Political Culture, People, and Economy of Texas

Political parties in Texas are currently more influential in some parts of the state than in others. Match the party with the areas in Texas in which it tends to dominate. Democratic Party Republican Party

Democratic Party: urban areas Republican Party: suburban areas rural areas

For most of Texas history, rural White conservatives gave the ____ control of state government but now constitute the overwhelming majority of support for the ____ in Texas

Democratic Party Republican Party

The persistent poverty created by the sharecropper and tenant farmer systems had what political impact on Texas?

Poor farmers supported Populist movements that led to stronger popular control of government

Policies that cultural conservatives DO NOT want to enact

-climate change mitigation -promotion of gender equality -expanded LGBTQ rights

Which of the following goals would be consistent with the La Raza Unida Party platform?

-expand voting access for Latino citizens -increase the number of Latino officials in public office

Which factors help explain why the Austin metro area has a higher average income than other major metro areas in Texas?

-high tech -state capital -highly educated workforce

Which of the following economic activities are located primarily in the Gulf Coastal Plains region?

-industrial manufacturing -timber -fruit and vegetable farming -petroleum export

Which physical regions of Texas are most likely to remain consistently controlled by Republicans?

-the Great Plains -the Interior Lowlands

Policies that cultural conservatives DO want to enact

-traditional marriage -school choice -immigration restrictions -limits to abortion

Texas is often most characterized by which two political cultures?

-traditionalistic -individualistic

Which of the following statements about the cotton economy in Texas are accurate?

-It established an underclass in Texas society -It helped bolster the Populist movement

Which of the following statements about the Latino population in Texas are true?

-Latinos have become the majority in major Texas cities -Latinos are a diverse population -Latinos are concentrated in south and west Texas

Texas is often described as sharing features of both individualistic and traditionalistic political cultures for which of the following reasons?

-Limited regulation on individuals and businesses is intended to encourage self-interested hard work. -Political elites, such as business leaders, have a dominant voice in how the state is run. -Taxes are kept low, and social services are minimized.

Which of the following statements about political culture accurately describe Texas?

-The political culture of Texas is being influenced by changing demographics. -The political subcultures in urban and suburban areas have increasingly diverged. -Values in urban areas are strongly influenced by the diverse populations living there.

In what ways did Texas benefit from the United States' membership in the landmark NAFTA trade deal?

-Trade stimulated growth along Texas's border -NAFTA helped speed up a diversified economy -Texas goods have has more access to foreign markets

NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston and the world's largest inland desalination plant at Fort Bliss in El Paso are great examples of which of the following?

Cities gain significant financial and technological advancements from government programs.

Match each industry with the urban area it is most associated with.

Fort Worth: cattle Houston: energy San Antonio: military installations Austin: high tech

The city of ____ is the largest in the state, with a population of over 2.5 million people, while the ____ metro area is the largest metropolitan area in the state, with over 6.9 million residents.

Houston Dallas-Fort Worth

Why does "Juneteenth" hold a particularly special place in Black communities in Texas?

It commemorated the day enslaved people in Texas were emancipated

In the early twentieth century, less than 50 years after the end of the Civil War, influential groups in the state sought to rewrite history by promoting the ____ narrative, which suggested that the South's primary cause was not to protect ____ but to valiantly protect _____ from an overreaching federal government.

Lost Cause slavery states' rights

Saudi Arabia is the only place in the world that has a larger oil reserve than which oilfield in Texas?

Permian Basin

Which of the following statements accurately describes the trend in the number of Latino officeholders in Texas from 1980 through the early twenty-first century?

The number of Latinos in public office has increased dramatically since the 1980s

When Texas entered the Union in 1845, what did Texas do with its public lands?

Texas retained control of public lands

were emancipated in 1865, they were disenfranchised by the ____ and forced to pay _____ taxes in order to vote. It was only after the Voting Rights Act of ______ that the political system opened up for African Americans.

White primary poll 1965

Which of the following ways has been used to deal with the controversy surrounding memorials and monuments to the Confederacy and its leaders placed on public grounds?

providing more historically accurate and inclusive context by moving them or adding new monuments

Which term describes a narrow view of the world that is associated with rural values and is often intolerant of diversity?

provincialism

Texas surrendered claims to land in New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Kansas, and Oklahoma in the Compromise of 1850 in order to do which of the following?

raise money and pay off its debts

Business interests are a large part of the Republican coalition in Texas. In recent years, priorities of business interests have been challenged by which of the following groups that make up another important part of the Republican coalition?

social conservatives

Which of the following is the biggest driver of Texas's population growth?

the natural difference between births and deaths