Govt2306- chapter 1 Inquizitive

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Nasas johnson space center in houston and the worlds 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

Select the best explanation for the change in production and average closing price between 2018 and 2020

Companies continued producing oil but pandemic radically decreased demand for petroleum products

Which of the following best supports the assertion that the monuments were aimed at celebrating the authority of white texans after the Civil War ended

Approximately half the monuments were erected between 1900 and 1940

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

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

In ways did texas benefit from the United States membership in the landmark in the NAFTA Trade deal?

Correct Answers: NAFTA helped speed up a diversifed enconomy Texas goods have had more access to foregin markets Trade stimulated growth along Texas border Incorrect Answers: NAFTA helped boost employment in Texas

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

Correct Answers: Texas and california have similar proportions of latino residents Florida and New York have a higher proportion of black residents than texas incorrect answers: Florida new york and ohio have closely resemble each other in terms of racial diversity texas and california exactly match each other interms of racial diversity

which of the following statements accuratly characterize the countrys population change from 2010 to 2020

Correct answers: Florida experienced some of the most significant population growth in the country Texas had more counties with 10 percent or more growth than neighboring states Incorrect answer: Texas population growth was distibuted equally across the states large population gains in the country were clustered in New England states

Which of the following statements about political culture accurately describe texas

Correct answers: The political culture of texas is being influenced by changing demographics Values in urban areas are strongly influenced by the diverse populations living there Incorrect answers: It is easy to accurately classify texas political culture

For most of texas history, the _____________ held control of state government. Today rural white conservatives constitute the overwhelming majority of support for the ___________ in texas.

Democratic Party, Republican Party

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

Houston, Dallas/ Fort Worth/ Arlingtion, Austin, San Antonio, EL Paso

Which of the issues below have been identified as priorities that the influential cultural and social conservatives in the Republican Party would like to see enacted

Policies that cultural conservatives DO wnat to enact: Traditoinal marriage Limits to abortion Immigration restricions Policies that cultural conservatives DO NOT want to enact: Climate change mitigation Promotion of gender equality

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

Poor farmers supported populist movements that led to the stronger popular control of government and industry

which of the following was the biggest driver of texas population growth between 2010 and 2020

The natural difference between births and deaths

which of the follwong statements accurately describes the trend in the number of latino officeholders in Texas from 1980 through the early twenty first century

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

Texas is most often characterized by which two political cultures?

correct answers: traditionalistic, individualistic incorrect answers: moralistic


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