GOV 2306 final

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

False

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

True

Texas was one of the last states to enter the Great Recession and was one of the first to exit.

True

Texas's political life grew out of the Gulf Coastal Plains.

True

The Constitution of 1866 did not exclude former secessionists from voting

True

Who made up the Grange, and what effect did they have on the writing of the Texas Constitution?

They were an agricultural group who wanted a government that would improve the plight of farmers.

The Constitution of 1866 granted the governor a line-item veto on appropriations

True

The Constitution of 1866 granted the governor a line-item veto on appropriations.

True

The Texas Constitution became a place where special interests could seek to promote and protect their own agendas

True

The Texas Constitution created a plural executive, consisting of multiple elected executive officers.

True

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

True

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

True

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

True

The current Texas Constitution has been amended more than 400 times.

True

The drive to rewrite the Texas Constitution grew out of a major stock fraud that broke in the early 1970s involving the Sharpstown State Bankers Life Insurance Corporation.

True

There are rights guaranteed to Texans in Article 1 of the Texas Constitution that go far beyond those of the U.S. Constitution

True

There are rights guaranteed to Texans in Article 1 of the Texas Constitution that go far beyond those of the U.S. Constitution.

True

According to the Tenth Amendment, any powers not delegated to the national government by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states,

belong to either the people or the state

The Texas Constitution of 1869 was created

by members of the Texas Republican Party

Which of the following would best characterize traditional, individualistic political culture?

low taxes and minimized social services

The current Texas Constitution borrowed all of the following from the Constitution of 1827 EXCEPT

the establishment of Catholicism as the state religion.

Traditionalistic political cultures, according to Daniel Elazar, are typically found in the

South

The Mexican War of Independence against ________ grew out of the ________.

Spain; Napoleonic Wars

Discussion of the judicial department is in Article ________ of the Texas Constitution.

5

Texas has operated under how many constitutions

7

Which article of the Texas Constitution discusses free public education?

7

As of 2015, there were approximately ________ Latinos residing in Texas.

10.6 million

Approximately how long did one-party Democratic rule last in Texas?

100 years

Texas became an independent republic in ________ and became part of the United States in ________.

1836; 1845

In what year was Texas's current constitution ratified?

1876

What year was the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) signed?

1992

Big Bend is found in what region of Texas?

Basin and Range Province

Under the New Deal, federalism is frequently described as

Cooperative federalism

Which two Texas metropolitan areas are national centers for the high-tech industry?

Dallas and Austin-San Marcos

Which statement best describes the post-Civil War governorship of E. J. Davis

Davis was a Republican who used the centralized powers of the governorship to maintain control over his regime.

Since the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, the Border region, including El Paso, McAllen, and Brownsville, has remained politically a ________ bastion.

Democratic Party

Politically, urban areas and suburban areas in Houston, Austin, and Dallas-Fort Worth can be characterized as ________ and ________ areas.

Democratic; Republican

The Reconstruction governor who initially refused to leave office after being ousted by voters was

Edmund J. Davis.

Agriculture accounts for 35 percent of the contemporary Texan workforce.

False

Dallas is located in the Basin and Range Province.

False

Over the last thirty years Texas has dispensed more on oil and gas for jobs than it did in the years previous.

False

Texas political culture is best described as moralistic political.

False

The Texas Constitution created a unicameral legislature

False

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

False

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

False

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

False

During which president's administration did the federal government's power, especially with regard to the economy, increase the most?

Franklin Roosevelt

________ dominated the secession convention of 1861.

Lawyers and slaveholders

New technologies such as ________ and ________ led to a new boom era of oil and gas production in Texas beginning in 2008 and continuing through today.

Horizontal drilling; fracking

Which city in Texas currently has the largest population?

Houston

Which is a correct statement about the Tenth Amendment?

In spite of this amendment, the U.S. Supreme Court in McCulloch v. Maryland permitted federal action through implied powers.

________ provide(s) states constitutional protections that go above rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution.

Independent state grounds

Which of the following political groups have traditionally had the LEAST influence on Texas politics?

Labor unions

Which city is located in the Great Plains region of Texas?

Lubbock

Which country is the top importer of Texas exports?

Mexico

Higher education in Texas has benefited most from what industry?

Oil & gas

Which event occurred at Spindletop, Texas?

Oil was discovered

Which statement best describes the structure of the Texas legislature?

Since independence from Mexico, Texas has had a bicameral legislature.

The white primary, which was the practice of excluding African Americans from Democratic Party elections in Texas, was found unconstitutional as a result of which court case?

Smith v. Allwright

Article VI of the U.S. Constitution contains the

Supremacy Clause

Which of the following was NOT part of the annexation agreement between Texas and the United States?

Texas could maintain its own army and navy for 25 years.

Low taxes and low services, pro-business and free market government caused Texans to experience the ________.

Texas economic miracle

Which of the following statements about the Texas Constitutional Convention of 1865 is FALSE?

Texas had to return to the federal government parts of Oklahoma seized by Texas Confederate soldiers.

Under the Texas Constitution, who has the power of impeachment

The House of Representatives has the power to impeach, while the Senate has the power to try and convict

What is the major difference between the bill of rights in the Texas Constitution and the U.S. Bill of Rights?

The Texas Constitution grants Texans rights that are not found in the U.S. Constitution.

Which is a true statement about the powers of the national government?

The amount of power the national government has exercised has grown over the last 200 years as a result of the "necessary and proper clause."

Which statement regarding urbanization in Texas is INCORRECT?

The origins of cities in Texas are found in Native American civilizations.

Who were the Radical Republicans?

Those Republicans after the Civil War who controlled Reconstruction policy in the former Confederate states

Conservative rancher/banker Dolph Briscoe was the first governor in the history of the state not to receive a majority of the popular vote.

True

Drilling and fracking led to a new boom era of oil and gas production in Texas from 2008 and carrying through until today.

True

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

True

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.

True

Since 2002, all major statewide elected offices have been controlled by Republicans.

True

The Texas Constitution is

a long, complex, and detailed document.

Provincialism is best defined as

a narrow view of the world

The Constitution of Reconstruction created

a strong governor's office.

Following the Civil War, the ________ industry took off.

cattle

Which economic industry does NOT originate in the Gulf Coastal Plains region?

cattle raising

Technological change in Texas is best evidenced by the

development of a high-tech industry after a slump in oil prices

What does the Texas Constitution contain that the U.S. Constitution does not?

equal rights amendment

The Texas Constitutional Convention of 1974

failed to agree on a proposed constitution.

Which of the following combinations of political cultures has most influenced Texas history and politics?

individualistic and traditionalistic

When compared to the rest of the nation, the population of Texas

is relatively young

Which technological change did NOT help define and redefine the Texas political economy over the last 150 years?

large-scale irrigation from underwater reservoirs, particularly the Ogallala Aquifer

Which of the following elements dominated the land-based economy of post-Reconstruction Texas and is/are still important today?

oil, cotton, and cattle

States that exhibit a distinctive culture that is the "product of their entire history" are an example of

political culture

The term privatization of public property established

property rules and regulations under which economic development would take place in the state.

The legal doctrine at issue in the Plessy v. Ferguson case is the

separate but equal doctrine

The origins of ranching and the cattle industry extend back to the late ________ century?

seventeenth

The main problem that stalled the admission of Texas into the United States was

that Texas would be a proslavery state.

What was Texas's most progressive constitution in terms of power and organization?

the Constitution of 1869

Which amendment was commonly referred to as the States' Rights Amendment?

the Tenth Amendment

In the case of Gibbons v. Ogden (1824), the Supreme Court decided that

the federal government's authority to regulate international and interstate commerce bestowed on it some power to regulate intrastate commerce.

Which provision of the 1836 Constitution was the most important adaptation of Spanish-American Law for the Texas Republic?

the idea of community property

Which principle of government is the key to understanding the drafting of the Texas Constitution of 1876?

the necessity of strong limitations on the authority of state officials

Which of the following does NOT reflect one of the historic characteristics that make up Texas political culture?

the strong role of labor unions

Who were the Radical Republicans?

those Republicans after the Civil War who controlled Reconstruction policy in the former Confederate states

Which of the following is a function of a state constitution?

to forbid certain government actions by establishing civil liberties

Which of the following was NOT a goal for those writing the Texas Constitution of 1876?

to give independence to the judiciary by making all judges appointed instead of elected

For eligible participants, the Social Security Act of 1935 instituted all of the following EXCEPT

universal health care for all Americans.