GOVT: CH.1

What can be inferred from the information in the chart?

If current trends continue, Latinos will be the largest single demographics segment of the state population in the near future. Texas will become more firmly positioned as a majority minority state.

What characteristics about Asian American population of Texas make it difficult to draw conclusions about the population

Texas Asian American population is made up of people of many different nationalities. asian Americans compose only a small part of the states total population

Which of the following voting restrictions targeted low income voters who are more likely to be people of color to prevent them from voting

Poll taxes

Which of the issues below have been identified as priorities of the influential cultural conservatives in the republic party

Abortion immigration traditional marriage school choice

NASA's Johnson space Center in Houston and the worlds largest and land desolation plant at Fort Bliss I know Paso are great examples of which of the following

Cities gain significant financial and technological advancement from government programs

Provincialism in Texas has historically contributed which of the following feature(s) to the state's political culture?

A belief that the public is not served by spending on social services and education a narrow worldview and an intolerance of diversity a rejection of modern urban lifestyles

For Democrats, the path to being competitive in statewide politics in Texas is largely tied to which of the following trends

And expanding young Latino population

Which of the following best supports the assertion that these monuments were aimed at celebrating the authority of white Texans after the civil war ended

Approximately half of the monuments were erected in the decades surrounding the peak of the ku klux klan influence

Which statement best characterizes the relationship between Dallas and Fort Worth

Dallas and Fort Worth are joined by a variety of surrounding suburban cities

Put in order the following urban areas in terms of projected population in 2050, from largest to smallest

Dallas, houston, San Antonio, Austin, McAllen

Which county most diverges from the overall demographic breakdown of the rest of Texas?

El paso

Which of the following statements accurately characterized the countries population change from 2000 to 2010

Florida had more if it's county skin population over The decade then Texas had Texas population increased more rapidly than that of its neighboring states

Which of the following economic activities are located primarily in the gulf coastal plains region?

Fruit and vegetable industrial manufacturing timber petroleum export

When hurricane Harvey slammed the gulf coast in Houston with more than 50 inches of rain in 2017, and national economic issue emerged for which of the following reasons

Harvey forced the closure of oil and gas refineries

Urbanization in Texas accelerated with the development of the ____________, which made it easier for people to communicate to cities from the suburbs

Interstate highway system

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

It commemorates the day enslaves people in Texas were emancipated

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

It helped bolster the populist movement. it established an under class in Texas society.

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

Latinos are a diverse population. latinos are connected in south and west Texas. latinos have become the majority and major Texas cities.

Review the following image, and identify the projected population trend for each racial group

Latinos: increasing in population share whites: decreasing population share african Americans: constant population share

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

Limited regulations on individuals and business is intended to encourage self interested hard worK. political elites, such as business leaders, have a dominant voice and how the state is run. taxes are kept low, and social services are minimized.

In the early twentieth century, less than 50 years after 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

Relative to the rest of the country, Texas has ______ of its population under 18 years and _______ of its population over 65 years of age.

More, less

Which of the following industries helped contribute to Houston's growth over time?

Oil, trade, cotton

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

Providing more historically accurate and inclusive contacts by moving them or adding new monuments

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 Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Kansas, and Oklahoma and the compromise of 1850 in order to do which of the following

Raise money and pay off its debts

In recent years, priorities of business interest have been challenged by which of the following ?

Social conservatives

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

State capitol highly educated workforce high tech

Studied the following information about other large states in the United States to determine which of the following statements are accurate.

Texas and California have similar proportions of Latino residents Florida and New York have more black residents than texas

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

Texas contained control over its public lands

Provincialism in Texas has been eroded by which of the following factors?

The growing influence of people color, women, and LGBTQ groups the importance of Texas in the global economy increasing Urbanization

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

The interior lowerlands the Great Plains

Which of the following is the biggest driver of Texas population growth

The natural difference between births and deaths

What were the political impacts of the trend shown in the chart?

The population shift mean politics in the state are increasingly dominated by the growing and diverse urban and suburban areas of the state. the states economy has become focused on traditional industries such as farming, ranching, and oil.

Which countries signed the historic North American Free Trade agreement ?

United States, Mexico, Canada

Through African-American 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-American

White primary, poll, 1965